My first thought was the R for Registered but just with an odd shape and partially missing but yea…I don't think I've seen a cancel quite like this before?
I think a fancy H is most likely, and it looks genuine enough. The standard reference for these is Lacelle's BNAPS book on cancels, but Day and Smythies handbook suffices for well known and common cancels.
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