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Luxemburg Stamp - Postage Or Revenue?

 
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I often see revenue stamps canceled by a pen.
Is this a revenue cancelation, or an old version of marker monkey on a postage stamp?
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Posted 12/28/2020   04:30 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add vayolene to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Not a revenue stamp,but a postage stamp from 1921 (Michel # 129)
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Posted 12/28/2020   07:02 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Rob Roy to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
So the pen marking has no postal meaning?
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So maybe a new postal clerk didn't have the obliterator in hand and just ink marked the stamp;then his supervisor stepped in and postmarked the letter correctly.There can be other scenarios....
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Edited by perf12 - 12/28/2020 07:56 am
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Postal officials have frequently used indelible marks on mail pieces. Once soaked, it loses the context and it all becomes useless speculation whether the marking was mundane or vital - or like the chicken/egg, which mark came first.
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