Double International Machine Cancel Postal Card

Hi, I don't normally collect Postal Cards so my knowledge in this area is very limited, However this appeared to be quiet interesting due to the double cancellations. From my understanding the '2' represents the postal officers annual salary of $200, and the 'C' represents the machine used (hand stamp ?). But I do not understand why there is a second cancellation of 'D'. Could some one please explain, Thank you.

Where did you get the tidbit about the 200 dollar salary? The two cancels mean nothing other than that it accidentally got cancelled twice, maybe because the first one was crooked?


Peter

http://www.doanecancel.com/doane.html

"The number in the bars of all 3 types refers to Postmaster compensation in the previous fiscal year. A "1" in the bars meant the Postmaster compensation for the year was less than $100, a "2" in the bars meant Postmaster compensation was between $100 and $200 for the year and for each additional $100 increment the number was increased by 1. The highest number seen by me so far is a Type 3 Doane with the number "22" used by Naperville, Ill."

No. No. No. This has NOTHING to do with Doane handstamps or compensation.

The number in the killer bars is the machine number in an office which has multiple machines. It allows for easy identification which machine might need ink or other maintenance.

The "service letters" in the killers were C, D, R, and T for collect, drop, received, and transit. Most post offices ignored this and ran the same letter (or with the slot empty) for months or years - and it was certainly ignored by 1913.

Your card was mis-fed the first time, then re-fed to get a cancel in the proper orientation. It appears Station P was using the C/D/R/T codes. One scenario: the card was collected by a carrier and cancelled with the mis-feed. By the time the sorting clerk noticed it, the machine was then set to cancel the mail dropped off at the station, but somewhat of a guess without seeing the dial of the top cancel.

Thanks for your response and clarification, it is greatly appreciated.