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All Forums Category: World Stamps and Covers Discussions Forum: World Modern Stamps Mint and Used

The Philippines Stamps - Overprint Or Cancelation?

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Posted 11/03/2018 09:37 am

These two stamps seem to have cancelation of "O.B." by hand.
I saw at stampworld that O.B. was used for official stamps, but couldn't find these stamps.
Were they a local initiative of a post office?
Are they stamps for official usage?
Thanks for any insight.
Rob

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Posted 11/03/2018 09:55 am

Both. The "overprint" is done with a hand stamp. These stamps are noted in the Scott catalog and they are local "overpinrts"

Peter

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Canada

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Posted 11/03/2018 09:57 am

Official Business overprint

These were handstamped (as Peter wrote) but also at times press-printed and typewriter printed.

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Edited by jamesw - 11/03/2018 10:00 am

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France, Metropolitan

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Posted 11/03/2018 10:02 am

The OB seems quiet of late usage on your stamps..

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=622
https://www.stampboards.com/viewtop...f=10&t=17366

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Posted 11/03/2018 10:28 am

Thanks for learning again here.
What does "late usage" mean?

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Posted 11/03/2018 11:18 am

Later than one might expect, given the issue date of the stamps.

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