FDC Cover Error Value

Do FRC errors have a higher value? First time I've seen this.

By error, do you mean that the cancellation is slightly sideways? That would probably be considered as less valuable that a well-struck cancel.

Slightly sideways would seem to be an understatement. I was perhaps asking more the FEO people. It's technically an undated FDC.

Maggus, I think you mean EFO- error,freak,oddity.
The general meaning of FEO inthe english language is -"ugly" and I think the people on this site dont want to be called that!

Mike

Ok, yes I ment EFO. My bad. My question still stands though. Tried to find other examples and didn't find any. Yes I obviously ment EFO (Error Freak Oddity) rather than FEO (Freak Error Oddity). Didn't know it was a thing that two letters that stand for the same thing but are in a slightly different order ment that it was "ugly". I'll let the FEO/EFO people let me know the rarity of this oddity....

Errors usually have to be substantial to upscale the value of a fdc.
That cover, stamp and cachet appear to be quite common. There is no error in the stamp, no error in the cover printing or cachet. The cancellation is badly slanted, and the circular datestamp part is all but missing but thats it. Does not warrant a premium in my mind. But to each his own.

Personally if I was collecting us fdc's I would reject it as part of the cancellation is missing. I do collect Canadian fdc's and have one missing the stamp, but it is properly cancelled. Just something different. If I find it I will post it here.

Mike

Poorly struck cancellation decreases the value. There is a EFO forum on SCF.

I do not see it as an OFE at all.

Well I'm curious how many people have a FDC that is canceled at a 45 degree angle where the date isn't actually on the cover? That would make it a EFO/FEO wouldn't it?

No. Just sloppy execution of a contrived product that one would expect to be properly produced.

This is a mis-feed through the canceling machine. On the EFO scale, it is a low level oddity.
Supply = nil
Demand = nil
Value = nil
Interesting to the extreme specialist.

It is known as a curiosity, only wanted by a collector who specializes in that issue and they would probably consider it as a defective FDC.