Cancellations On 19th Century Canadian Stamps

Hey again

I don't have 19th century US but I though the cancellations on these older Canadian Stamps were nice. One of these could be from around 1902. I'm not certain because I don't have a Scott's catalogue for Canada yet

Oops should have 19th century I must be getting tired

Dianne

Yahoo finally figured out how to fix my blunder

Hi Dianne

Nice stamps!

Stamp 1
Issued on 3 July 1899
Printed by American Bank Note Company, Ottawa; based on a photograph by W. & D. Downey

Stamp 2
Issued in February 1876
Printed by British American Bank Note Company; based on an engraving by Charles Henry Jeens

Stamp 3
Issued on 12 July 1882
Printed by British American Bank Note Company; based on an engraving by Charles Henry Jeens

Stamp 4 (Queen Victoria Jublee Issue)
Issued on 19 June 1897
Printed by American Bank Note Company, Ottawa
The two portraits of Queen Victoria are of 1837 and 1867, respectively. Between the portraits on the stamps, the initials V.R.I. signify Victoria, Queen and Empress, and below are dates 1837 and 1897, the years of the Queen's accession and her Diamond Jubilee.

Thanks a bunch Amitvy

I was starting to wonder If anybody was going to see these.
They are among some of my oldest canadian stamps, kinda like my little stash of treasures. Thanks for the info on them.

Dianne

Sorry Dianne, I have been working.

They are very nice Queen Victoria stamps!

Would I be correct in referring to the cancel on the 3c Canada Scott#53 Queen Victoria Jubilee as a "3-ring cds" for what is most likely Hamilton?

The hammer is, indeed, a 3 ring cds. It is known as an "ORB" cancellation. A 2-ring ORB was used only in Toronto beginning in March 1891. The 3-ring ORB was later used in Toronto, Hamilton and London until about the middle of 1897. It is illustrated in STAMPS OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA by Fred Jarrett and is identified as hammer type 376.

gportch: thanks for your response. Can Jarrett's numbers still be used as the classification basis in a database for cancellations or has the nomenclature moved beyond it through the work of later people or organizations? I have the books of both Jarrett and Boggs but have been reluctant to use them in case they have been superseded where cancellations are concerned.

Given what you said regarding the 2-ring ORB is the image below an example of that and if so is it Jarrett's #375 (p441).

I believe that Jarrett and Boggs remain the benchmark for classification of postal markings prior to King George VI. There is, of course, new information on post war cancels but that does not invalidate the earlier works. If you are building a database of hammers you are safe to stick to either of the works - just pick one that suits you and your needs and stick with it.

Yes, that is the Type 375 handstamp.

GJP

...and this would be Jarrett's #378 (p441) showing Toronto Station C on a 1c KE7 (Canada Scott#89)?