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NY Paid Cancellations Turn Of Century (19th To 20th Era)

 
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Posted 12/17/2015   11:36 am  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add PoStat4evR to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
I, over the years, have been accumulating postal stationery covers and postal cards with "NY PAID" variety handstamp cancellations. I am not at home or would post one for you to look at. I am assuming most of you know what I am talking about. My question is this: Is there an official listing of these different types of cancels in a single document someplace? I have "A" thru "L" on the double strike cancels, and a variety of yet different types of cancels. Just curious if any of you know where such a list might be. Thanks beforehand.
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Posted 12/18/2015   11:54 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add PoStat4evR to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I guess a little more info could have been given on these cancellations. They appear on foreign mail coming into the unit states at New York. I assume they are used to indicate that the postage on the item is sufficient to allow it to continue to its destination within the continental United States.
The "normal" cancel is made up of one pair of joined circular cancellations with an external year date located between the lower junction of the pair. The first circle has the "New York, and day/month" in it, the second circle has "PAID ALL, with a letter [A-K] located in the center. I assume the letters
indicate which operator processed the item through the system. FYI, there is a similar cancel from San Francisco on the West coast.
I am sorry but had a bit to do yesterday when I got home. Will try to get a scan this evening or at least Saturday for you all to see.
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OK. As promised. Here are a few of the cancels I have been talking about.
1st: A "paid all C, without date" cancel on a Germany #8 postal card, year 1878



2nd: a "paid all C, with date" cancel on German postakl card # 14, 1886




3rd: Here is a "paid all PO" and a F-NY cancel" on German Postal card # 14, 1886




4th: A Philadelphia version on Germany #25 postal card 1890




5th: A Boston Paid version on England postal card #21, 1892




And finally 6th: A "PONY" receiving mark on a England # 21 postal card





There are a bunch of these types of cancel on incoming foreign mail in the US. New your has quite a few varieties.

Again, anyone know of a catalog listing of these cancels?
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