Bomarton Texas M.o.b. Used As Cto?

Perf 10.
It is fully gummed, and the date is way after this stamp's release, so I'm wondering if it was cancelled and sold to collectors for the purpose of clearing out old inventory.
Thanks!

Does it still have gum?
Sorry, I woke up - it looks like a CTO


Peter

Good morning Peter! Thank you for that.
I can only find MOBs marked on receipts or envelopes. I read that if one was used on a stamp it was in error of the postman.
Do you think this was done intentionally at the request of a collector?

I checked the glossary and couldn't find "MOB". What does it mean?

Thanks

MOB = Money Order Business

Feb 22 is George Washington's birthday. I would call this a "favor cancel", rather than a CTO.

The MOB devices were intended for use on Money Order documents, but were occasionally used on ordinary mail. The postmaster or clerk simply grabbed the most convenient device and used it to cancel the letter.

Here is one example.



I agree with John Becker that the example from Bomarton was probably nothing more than a favor cancel.

mml- So that's what a misused MOB looks like! And a very nice example!




John Becker very quick with the historical/acronymical understanding.
You, sir, are the GOAT

Here's an improper use from Wellington, WA on a postcard, c1925-28.



Here's one from Norland, VA, It may be in that gray area for some collectors. Going to an insurance business, I can see a scenario where the customer bought a money order and immediately put it in the reply envelope and handed it back to the window clerk, who used the same MOB handstamp just used to process the money order forms.