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I have run across a Canadian stamp canceled "Brandon & Lan R.P.O." Does anyone know what the "Lan" is an abbreviation for? Thanks in advance.
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i've got a 1944 "Catalogue of Canadian Railroad Cacellations" & it lists "Bran. & Lan" and then "Bran. & Lan P.R.O. on page 33. On page 34 there is a listing for "Lan & Gron.". I found a Gronlid, Sask. Nowhere else in that section that I have found is there a listing for "Lan". |
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The 3 times that I found "LAN" in the Catalogue there is no period after it. Maybe it's not an abbreviation of a one-word town name, but the beginnings of three words? |
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I am not certain either, but, think it could be Langley, B.C., as stated earlier. It appears to be a Type 17A, which was in use from 1933 to 1945, which would fit the time frame of your stamp. There are only 2 listed.
It is known with and without the "No' on the bottom. Of the two listed, one has "P.R.O" in error for "R.P.O." which, oddly enough, has a lower RF than the normal one with RPO. Apart from these two, I do not see any other type,
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BRANDON & LANIGAN - See page 434 of A HISTORY OF CANADIAN R.P.O.s by Lionel Gillam |
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