When comparing two specimens of a cut square issue, one with and the other without a cancellation, is there any practical difference in catalog designation or in value? Thanks in advance.
Both items shown are canceled but the one with the CDS and the killer is "better looking". Check the beginning remarks in that section of the Scott Specialised and see what they have to say. Technically, a US postal stationary cover is cancelled if the appropriate marking is anywhere on the front. This makes it possible, sometimes, to obtain mint cut squares from postally used entires.
BF, no difference in catalog designation. Both count as a CSQ and the CDS can be trimmed off and you still have an adequate canceled CSQ. Typical size for a CSQ is one that fits the space in the Scott National album which is 41 1/2 mm square. Any CSQ this large is VF. Centering of the stamp impression (called the indicia) is frequently not practical.
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