Numeral Cancellations In Sequence

Number 79: Terneuzen, Netherlands




Jan

Thanks Jan for your patience and persistence in keeping the count going. I can finally again contribute something, at number 80, one from St. Louis, and another from Philadelphia.

Number 81: Yatiyantota, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).




Jan

Number 82: Nijmegen, Netherlands




Jan

Number 83: Oldenzaal, Netherlands




Jan

Number 84: Onderdendam, Netherlands




As I have shown a lot of these from the Netherlands, I thought I should include an example showing how they were used. The above cover was mailed in the sub-office Middelstum, Groningen, Netherlands. From there to the post office in Onderdendam which applied the date stamp 4 June 1881 and the number 84 killer, and from there to Spring Lake in Michigan where it was received 21 June. Even with the unusual spelling of Michigan, the US post office was still able to deliver it.

Jan

Weekly update:

78: Chicago machine number in dial:


78: Belmont, Massachusetts, a Boston area zone number:


79: Waverley, Massachusetts, a Boston area zone number:


80: Stoneham, Massachusetts, a Boston area zone number:


80: APO 80, then in Mehlen, Germany


81: Wellesley, Massachusetts, a Boston area zone number:


82: Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, a Boston area zone number:


83: APO 83, then in Bad Harzburg, Germany


84: APO 84, then in Weinheim, Germany


84: Braintree, Massachusetts, a Boston area zone number:


And to increment to 85 ...

85: Handstamp from APO 85 then in Florence, Italy


85: Machine cancel also from APO 85, but then in Verona, Italy

85. Possibly Philadelphia PA.

86: Flag cancel from Milton, Massachusetts, a Boston area zone number.

Having gone several days without an 87, let's skip ahead to 88:

88: Steel duplex handstamp from Weymouth, Massachusetts with 88 in the killer representing a Boston-area zone number

Scotts Italy #50
1879 used
King Humberto I
Number 90 cancellation

Number 91: Soekaboemi, Netherlands Indies.




Jan

Let's back up a bit...

89, which got skipped. Flag cancel from East Weymouth, Massachusetts, a Boston-area zone cancel:


90, which Lalo.man's contribution is really an inverted "206", rather than a 90.
Universal machine cancel from South Weymouth, Massachusetts, a Boston-area zone cancel


90: two slightly different handstamps from APO 90.


91: Steel duplex handstamp from North Weymouth, Massachusetts, another Boston-area zone cancel

Thanks, John, for straightening out the numbers. For completeness, here is a number 87 (taken from the internet, not mine):




and to advance the number: 92: Rozendaal, Netherlands:




Jan

Number 93: Sas van Gent, Netherlands




Jan