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It is a little surprising if 5 is the reference number for the registration. If that is the case, there must be only one registration cancel in the office and the clerk must change the number for every single registered mail.
Tang,
Sorry, my description failed what I tried to explain.
the 5 is the number of the physical hammer.
It remains as an accountancy reference (for want of a better phrase)
to keep tally of Post Office cancelling hammers used in a particular office.
This numbering can be seen on a vast array of cancellers.
Registration, is usually identified by attaching a gummed indicia tab, to the cover, the number on that tab/label, is written in the accompanying Registration Folio, (with details) kept in the office as evidence.
The receiving office, writes the same number in their registration book,
and signs it when the article is collected as proof of delivery.
Posted 03/11/2018 12:08 am
