Stamporama Discussions: Overprint Or Strange Cancellation?

General Philatelic/Identify This? : Overprint Or Strange Cancellation?

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Cattywumpuss

The odds are good, but the goods are odd.
01 Aug 2015
03:26:47am

Greetings All. Not too sure what I have here. It's either a strange cancellation, or some sort of overprint:

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Looks like the letters "ON", "G", "S" and "C" at the 4 compass points of the stamp. Any help is appreciated. Thanks,

Paul.

"It was like this when I found it, I swear!"

doodles69ca

Suzanne
01 Aug 2015
03:49:01am

re: Overprint Or Strange Cancellation?

That stamp is Cochin India ( A feudatory state of India ) Official stamp Scott Number O59

And the overprint is On Cochin Government Service

"Stamp collectors don't go crazy, they just become unhinged."

Cattywumpuss

The odds are good, but the goods are odd.
02 Aug 2015
02:36:38am

re: Overprint Or Strange Cancellation?

Wow! Thank you ever so much for the wonderful information doodles69ca. Hope youhave a great evening,

Paul.

"It was like this when I found it, I swear!"

doodles69ca

Suzanne
02 Aug 2015
03:52:26am

re: Overprint Or Strange Cancellation?

You are very welcome. I hope you have a good day.

Suzanne

"Stamp collectors don't go crazy, they just become unhinged."

stampchi

17 Aug 2015
09:53:51pm

re: Overprint Or Strange Cancellation?

This stamp is from Cochin, India, the "Pepper" centre of the world! The overprint OCGS is On Cochin Government Service.

khj

18 Aug 2015
12:13:12am

re: Overprint Or Strange Cancellation?

Please read the entire thread. In several of the threads you have been posting in, you have either been repeating what has already been answered awhile back, or you have been repeating the same mistake that had previously been corrected.

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Cattywumpuss

The odds are good, but the goods are odd.
01 Aug 2015
03:26:47am

Greetings All. Not too sure what I have here. It's either a strange cancellation, or some sort of overprint:

Image Not Found

Looks like the letters "ON", "G", "S" and "C" at the 4 compass points of the stamp. Any help is appreciated. Thanks,

Paul.

"It was like this when I found it, I swear!"

doodles69ca

Suzanne
01 Aug 2015
03:49:01am

re: Overprint Or Strange Cancellation?

That stamp is Cochin India ( A feudatory state of India ) Official stamp Scott Number O59

And the overprint is On Cochin Government Service

"Stamp collectors don't go crazy, they just become unhinged."

Cattywumpuss

The odds are good, but the goods are odd.
02 Aug 2015
02:36:38am

re: Overprint Or Strange Cancellation?

Wow! Thank you ever so much for the wonderful information doodles69ca. Hope youhave a great evening,

Paul.

"It was like this when I found it, I swear!"

doodles69ca

Suzanne
02 Aug 2015
03:52:26am

re: Overprint Or Strange Cancellation?

You are very welcome. I hope you have a good day.

Suzanne

"Stamp collectors don't go crazy, they just become unhinged."

stampchi
17 Aug 2015
09:53:51pm

re: Overprint Or Strange Cancellation?

This stamp is from Cochin, India, the "Pepper" centre of the world! The overprint OCGS is On Cochin Government Service.

khj

18 Aug 2015
12:13:12am

re: Overprint Or Strange Cancellation?