"Bull´s Eyes" from Sweden,stamps issued: 4 kr. May 15th,1991 20 Öre April 8th,1938 10 Öre Jan.1st,1885
A bullseye anomaly -- a Dec 7, 1944 Argentinian machine cancel on Ecuador Sc 407B. One sees these from time to time, mostly philatelically contrived. That is, a foreign stamp strategically place on the envelope to catch the cancel dial with a normal postage stamp to pay the postage. Could have been a genuine mistake, but I doubt it. Don
Don... Interesting .....Maybe the stamp was on a letter to Argentina and the Ecuadorian postal service never cancelled it,so it was cancelled on arrival in Buenos Aires ? Many strange things happen here in Ecuador......have been living here now for 6 years and nothing surprises me..... I will ask the resident expert in the stamp club here for his opinions.... Bob
Hi Bob: Yes, that's a possibility too. Seems like I also remember that diplomatic mail originating in a foreign country could be franked with postage from the "home" country, but I'm not sure about that. I'm interested in opinions from the local stamp club. I have another Ecuador-related philatelic question for you, or the club. I'm going to post it on the World Stamps forum. Don
An Ecuadorian cancel from Ibarra. Can anyone tell me what the abbreviation "Aumon" in Aumon. de Correos stands for? Thanks. Don
A recent acquisition for my Cancels on Stamps collection, taken from an APS sales circuit book. St. Georges, Bermuda, January 24, 1969. Don
The stamp from Italy,issued Dec.20th,1959 is not cancelled at all,but mint ! What looks like a cancel is part of the printed design.
A Philatelic Congress of Great Britain, Blackpool, July 6 1961 cancel on a block of four of what is probably Sc. 353. The block is on piece, another philatelic souvenir of my visit to the Penny Black Stamp Shop on Grand Cayman Island. It is earmarked for my Cancels on Stamps collection. Don
A Belgian semi-postal with the "No Sunday delivery" label still attached. This is the 1911 overprint, Sc. B16. After looking at the image of this stamp, it is apparent that the No Sunday Delivery tab has been reattached. Didn't notice it when I originally found the stamp. Doesn't matter to me, though. I bought the stamp for the cancel and it is not affected by the tab. Don
A nice bold strike on Hungary, Sc. 384, but, alas, it is upside down. I have often wondered why Hungarian cancels from this period leave the 1 off the year date. Agreed, it can be assumed that the cancel is from the 20th century, but a 1 doesn't take up much space, or use much more ink. Any one have an explanation? Don
Here is a close cousin to bullseyes, object cancels. This one from the Netherlands showing a postman with letter in hand. Don
The lower left corner stamp is interesting. What do you suppose that CR in the center stands for? I'd like to see that whole cancel. Don
