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Washington, D.c. Cds On Afghani Stamp

 
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docgfd
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Posted 08/29/2021   12:44 am  Show Profile Check docgfd's eBay Listings Bookmark this topic Add docgfd to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
This stamp came up on a different MB, and the only so-far plausible explanation for this eerily-apropos-to-current-events combination is that this might have been some sort of consular use.
I thought I'd post it here in case anyone knows what this 1960 D.C. date stamp is doing perched upon this Afghani stamp. Any takers?
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Posted 08/29/2021   12:55 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add John Becker to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Yes, diplomatic pouch mail. See:
https://goscf.com/t/72347&whichpage=2
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Posted 08/29/2021   01:42 am  Show Profile Check docgfd's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add docgfd to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thank you, John.
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wtcrowe
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An additional idea is that a prankster placed the stamp on an envelope to see if it would pass through the US mails and receive a cancel. I am guilty of doing that as a young teenager, but I am not responsible for this one. I think you need to see the original cover to decide the correct usage.
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Posted 08/29/2021   11:22 am  Show Profile Check docgfd's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add docgfd to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Good point, thanks.
Both posts passed on to other MB.
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John Becker
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Washington, DC cancel on foreign stamp = diplomatic pouch mail. Period. The simple solution of Occam's razor.
Yes, other squirrelly stuff happens, but statistically from other cities.
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