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There were three company's/persons who used this stamp. I have seen some MS cancels and a printed M.D. cancel, but not this one. It appears to be IRS. The letters don't seem to align as the R is longer than the S. Anybody familiar with these company's care to take a stab at it??? It would have to be one that was still in business post 1871.   |
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Can't tell what the cancel is; there's not enough there. The angle of the second letter with respect to the third seem all wrong for "IRS". If that second letter is an R, it's set at a completely different angle from the S. |
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I agree with Dan that it does not seem like an IRS cancel. At the time of the use of these stamps it wasn't even the Internal Revenue Service, but the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Even so, there is no reason for Internal Revenue to be cancelling a private die proprietary stamp! |
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This might be a stamp cancelled E.K.S. from when E.K. Smith started using them, but before the die was changed to have his name on it. I have not seen one before, but it is a logical reason for it's existence. |
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Thanks folks. I like the EKS possibility. It would be nice to find another example with a better canx to validate that. It could be two serifs from the E that show. I will have to look at it under a strong lens for more evidence. Thanks again. |
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A major M&M collector asked me to post this:
I think E.K. Smith is far more likely than any thing else......given the history of the companies involved.....i dont know if they used a provisional before or during the die change over.....if so a comparison might be in order.... |
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An example with EKS if found, I presume. I have never heard of one before, but that does not mean it does not exist. After all, no one had ever heard of an imperf Newbauer & Co. stamp either until that part sheet of 114 was discovered a few years ago. |
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