The last, and the best of my recent Brazilian bullseyes. This one is a favor cancel beyond doubt. It still has full gum. Still, I have never seen a cancel from Latin America as neatly applied as this one. I first though the cancel was printed on the stamp as part of the design, but it looks like a hand cancel under magnification. Don
In addition to bullseye cancels, I also collect slogan cancels on stamps. Here's a frequently seen slogan. According to Moe Luff's slogan cancel catalog, it was used from 1935 to 1974. Certainly not a scarce cancel, but a longer stamp such as this Sc. C19 was usually needed to display the complete slogan. Don
Another cousin to bullseyes, object cancels on stamps. These are a little more difficult to find and I have fewer of them. Here is one of my favorites. A map of Panama and the canal on a Panama Canal Zone stamp. It is also a slogan cancel. Don
As most regulars know,I collect France and French Colonies and one particular interest is trying to find stamps from a 1939 series,commemorating the 150th anniversary of the French Revolution.Used sets of 5 or 6 stamps,depending on the colony,are quite hard to find . I recently saw this set from Reunion...Gibbons catalogue value is about 225USD...No idea what Scott price is.It has nice cancels...but on closer examination,it appears to be cancelled to order.The stamps were issued in 1939 but the postmark appears to be 1960.Or maybe 1950...I don,t have a very strong magnifying class....the more I examine it,the more it looks like 1960.I decided against purchasing for the moment.What do other people think ? CTO or genuine ? It appears odd to have a non current postmark...but on the other hand,I know that older French stamps can still be used almost 40 years after the original date of issue.
Hi Bob: They are nice stamps. Again, great centering. I understand, however, your reluctance to buy when used as many years "out of period" as this would be. The cancel year dates look like 1950 to me. Given the cancels careful and consistent placement, I agree, they look like favor cancels, but still if the post office was still in operation in 1950, they are probably genuine cancels. I don't know anything about valuing French colonial stamps from this period, but given the later cancels, it seems that the price for these would be lower than if canceled before or during the WW II years. Don
Rummaging around in my unmounted cancels has turned up some long forgotten items. Here is one from Ecuador. This one a little weak on the date, but on a nice art deco stamp from the '30s. Don
Don....just a quick follow up.I spoke to the seller and he said they were probably favor cancels,but he was not aware of the 1950 date !!! Its difficult to say if prices are lower with an out of date cancel....I havent seen many used sets for sale . Bob
Bob: There is a mint set for sale on the APS on-line sales site for $36. Nothing used. The latest Scott catalog I have (1999) prices used sets at 2/3rds of mint. Don
Don Thanks....interesting that Scott prices used sets at 2/3 rds of mint I have the latest Gibbons catalogue for French Colonies .Prices for used sets of this particular series are always higher...in some cases almost double.
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For sure another c.t.o.-cancellation.But then,non-philatelic cancellations on most Falkland stamps simply do not exist,or are as common as white ravens !
Werner...talking about ravens...there is a group of captive black ravens which live at the Tower of London.There is a superstition that their presence protects the Crown and if they fly away or are lost,the Crown and therefore Britain will fall. Obviously,their wing feathers have been clipped......us Brits are very resourceful...
These ubiquitous biplanes were part of a "use airmail" slogan cancel found on mail throughout the U.S. from 1926 into the 40s and 50s. There is at least one study of these biplane showing the different types. My page, however, was assembled from those I found on stamps without reference to the cancel type. Don
Another Ecuador cancel from my unmounted Ecuadorian stamps. From the 1911-28 presidents set, the orange & black 1 sucre, Sc. 215 canceled at Calceta. The better centering and neat cancel leads me to believe this one was philatelic in origin. Don
A bulleye on a cutout from the souvenir sheet issued for the Third International Philatelic Exhibition issued May 9, 1936 in NYC. This one postmarked 17 miles up the road from where I currently live. Usage of cutouts from souvenir sheets was pretty common in the 1930s. Today, if I were to present something like this for payment of postage I probably would have to argue with the postal clerk about its validity as postage. Sadly, many postal clerks don't even see some of the commemorative stamps issued currently. Used to be every post office got examples of every stamp issued. Not so anymore. Don
From pre-WW-II Austria. Google maps shows Bludenz to be in western Austria, close to the border with Lichtenstein. The stamp is Sc. 333, the lake-colored 24g of the 1929-1930 definitive issues. Don
A page of Pray for Peace slogan cancels on stamps, another ubiquitous cancel. The Pray for Peace slogan had its beginnings in 1954 and was used nation wide, I'm not sure how long, but obviously into the 1980s judging by the Pan American Games stamp in the lower left corner. It fit nicely on U.S. commemorative stamps. This is an old page done back in the early '90s with my PhilaFramer, ink pen, and typewriter. Don
This bullseye is a first day of issue cancel. It was probably soaked off a first day cover after being placed on the envelope to receive the dial portion of the cancel. Don
I don't have many Railway Post Office cancels in my collection, Canadian or U.S., so I was pleased to see this St. John & Montreal cancel in a recent stamp sales book and bought it. A bargain too, only .12 for the pair. The stamp is Canada, Sc. 237, the 1937 George VI coronation issue. The second cancel, on Canada, Sc. 248, the high value of the 1939 Royal Visit set of three, and in the same circuit book, while not as nicely centered, is from St. Georges of Beauce, Quebec, also only .12. Don
