Why Did I Think Of London Bus ??

i was rummaging in my boxes and found this..i don't know why I thought of Londonbus !!

That is just too funny!

the only thing that scares me is when I find someone crazier than I am !

You don't get scared too often then !

Londonbus1....Thanks for thinking of me .

What in the $%# is penal philately?

mail from prisons?

I believe this to be a prison cancellation
REPRESA CAL

i bet someone in our stamp collecting universe collects it as a topic ! does not interest me !

I know a stamp collector that use to coorespond with a collector in prison. I'll ask him if he received any covers with interesting postmarks or maybe censoring of some type.

Hi All

As stated earlier. 'penal' mail can be covers etc from prisons but it is also widely accepted as the study of 'penalized' mail, or more commonly known as "Postage Due" mail.

Just thuoght I would throw that in. <G>

Cheers

Bujutsu

Maybe Warrehouse can enlighten use on this unusual local post?

Rod:

That is a standard "Box" cancel, used on parcels in the U.S. It is not a prison cancel.

David

It would be a brave man, to argue against you David
however,
I think the postcode reveals it is the prison complex there.

I certainly shall stand corrected, however.

The real truth is both David and Rod are correct. zip code 95671 is Represa, CA, also known as Folsom Prison. Yes, THAT Folsom Prison immortalized in the Johnny Cash song "Folsom Prison Blues". Once upon a time, I lived in Sacramento and we did quite a lot of visiting to Folsom (the town, not the prison), as they had a great Outlet Mall there, and some nice restaurants, and lake stocked with bass. Just in case you're wondering, there is indeed a set of railroad tracks that run right next to the prison.

-Allen

Thanks for clearing that up Allen,
David and I got a "get out of jail" card free then :)

Folsom Prison Blues - they don't write 'em like that anymore