Sc. # 5311 - On Cover:

USA - used cover:

So, 2024 start and mail continue to arrive, little bit "slow on the road", but come (actually, full month it used) to my desk!

Nothing special to mention about few envelope that arrive in first two weeks in 2024, but one envelop made me thinking that Philately is alive!

This sample come from NOVA 220, as I'm not completely familiar with US cities, probably it is name of one there (at least that's what the cancel on cover shows).

The nice machine cancel applied, very surprisingly this days, when almost all mail will go out without any cancel used. Clear and visible, date 27 Dec 2023, and "happy Holidays" text, with "clear" Santa Claus there!

Sender even used this nice "Flower" (Poinsettia) issue from year 2018, Scott catalog number 5311.

Need to say that it have no serious catalog value, as same catalog list it as 0.50 US$ per used sample, probably one or two $ up, if it is on cover with "good" cancel applied.

So, why I mention it, at all? Because, we (people who "Know What Philately Is), still care, when sending mail, to do it in proper way! (properly placed on cover, clean cancel applied, and nice slogan cancel used).

So, Enjoy in Philately! Good start of the year I hope!

NOVA = Northern Virginia

Hmmm. Makes me wonder when our cancel is going to change to NOGA ? ( North Georgia )


Peter

As an aside from the days before the "NOVA" abbreviation, here is an unusual and short-lived machine set-up in Northern Virginia with stars around the dial in 1976.

....nooooo, Bro - it don't sound so good!
North this, North that - it is like Macedonia and changed to North Macedonia .... not serious at all!
(attached samples of Republic Macedonia changed to North Macedonia)