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All Forums Category: World Stamps and Covers Discussions Forum: Canadian Stamps and Covers

Curious Cancellation Lines

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Pillar Of The Community

United Kingdom

895 Posts

Posted 10/20/2016 2:54 pm

I found this tatty stamp in an old album - I'm curious as to what the black bars are? They don't look like a regular cancellation.

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United States

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Posted 10/20/2016 3:47 pm

My guess is that it is a pre cancel stamp , machine cancelled.
Here is a link to an interesting piece on cancellations

http://www.hamiltonphilatelic.org/p...ostmarks.pdf

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United States

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Posted 10/20/2016 3:49 pm

I hope that it is ok to reference outside sources. Being new to the community, I do not want to break any rules

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Pillar Of The Community

United States

8956 Posts

Posted 10/20/2016 4:13 pm

Ric, welcome to the forum. And you are correct, it is a precancel!

Peter

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Bedrock Of The Community

Australia

38679 Posts

Posted 10/20/2016 5:17 pm

Not mine.

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Rest in Peace

7742 Posts

Posted 10/20/2016 5:54 pm

Precancel, precancel and precancel..

Robert

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