Canada Cancel Question

St Catharines Ontario
77 for 1877
Ap for April
But what's the 0 mean?

It appears like there is additional space between AP and 0, an under inked 1, 2, or 3?

Could it be for between 0 and 1 AM ?
Or the date slug is totally missing ?


Peter

I have this example from a few months later:




So most likely an under-inked 1, 2, or 3, but that doesn't preclude it being just the wrong block inserted into the cancel.

Is there a receiving mark on the back?

Jan

It is most likely an error made by the mail clerk when adding the date kit to the cancelling device, which was a metal hammer.

Not much help
Looks like Carrier and May

I pulled out the postcard with the cancel I showed above, and the manuscript message on the back is dated Aug 8, '77 which agrees with the date in the cancel. So the 0 in your example should be part of the day.

It is a little over 400 miles from St. Catharines to Washington D.C., which should only take a few days at most. If it was mailed in April, and arrived in May, it must have been mailed in late April. So my best guess would be April 30. It is unlikely to be possible to determine the exact reason for the 3 not appearing (if it is April 30).

Jan

Thanx everyone for the help. Can anyone make out the last name in the address

Charles R. ???
Register's Office
Treasury Department
Washington D.C.

Could it be: Charles H. Merwin?

Jan

or Charles K. Sherwin

Thank you to everyone's help