Gotta be faked lol
I suspect that was a local precancel for a town in Massachusetts. The handstamp may have been improperly inked, maybe just used too many times between inking, or perhaps pressure was applied unevenly.
Looks more like a box cancel from its size.
Could be a box cancel - but some precancels are large.
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Edited Left one is a box cancel for comparison, right is a large precancel
I am more inclined on the box cancel for the original scan given the "crudeness"
Here's another box cancel
The stamp on the left could be a box cancel as well. Box cancels are hand applied, and that cancel shows signs of a double application, hand cancelling and uneven outside wrapper due to the bulk of the interior contents, or a "bounce" of the cancelling pad giving the cancel its wavy look.
I believe the cancel on the 8 center to be a box cancel due to its orientation, and the continuation of the cancel to the right as well as the line on the left side of the stamp. Those are generally not characteristics of a pre-cancel.
Not a box cancel, but a roller hand cancel device in both cases. Not much literature exits on these. That is, with few exceptions most are not identified yet.
Then there is this stamp. I have been all through my country list under "A" and cannot find this country!
"Then there is this stamp. I have been all through my country list under "A" and cannot find this country! "
So it seems we have
BOX cancel
ROLLER cancel
and these examples which several precancel sites term as a
"BOX-ROLLER" cancels -
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Confused Yet
I'm not, it's obvious that pedroguy's stamp is a:
"Rolled Box-Roller in a Box" but not a pre-cancel
Re the BenFranklin1902 photo of an unknown country. Well if you look closer you'll see an outline of a faint 'C' before the 'ANAL' meaning country is CANAL ZONE which used to be part of the US or maybe still is.
David, I do believe Tom (BenF) is jerking our chain!
Re NL1947 photo of 2 precancels, the Revenue stamp on left is from Massachusetts but as town seems to ending in **ON* it could be anyone of nearly 400+ towns having a Town & Type precancel.
To me, it looks like -ston. Boston perhaps?
re: Funny Cancel
I suspect that was a local precancel for a town in Massachusetts. The handstamp may have been improperly inked, maybe just used too many times between inking, or perhaps pressure was applied unevenly.
re: Funny Cancel
Looks more like a box cancel from its size.
re: Funny Cancel
Could be a box cancel - but some precancels are large.
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Edited Left one is a box cancel for comparison, right is a large precancel
I am more inclined on the box cancel for the original scan given the "crudeness"
Here's another box cancel
re: Funny Cancel
The stamp on the left could be a box cancel as well. Box cancels are hand applied, and that cancel shows signs of a double application, hand cancelling and uneven outside wrapper due to the bulk of the interior contents, or a "bounce" of the cancelling pad giving the cancel its wavy look.
I believe the cancel on the 8 center to be a box cancel due to its orientation, and the continuation of the cancel to the right as well as the line on the left side of the stamp. Those are generally not characteristics of a pre-cancel.
re: Funny Cancel
Not a box cancel, but a roller hand cancel device in both cases. Not much literature exits on these. That is, with few exceptions most are not identified yet.
re: Funny Cancel
Then there is this stamp. I have been all through my country list under "A" and cannot find this country!
re: Funny Cancel
"Then there is this stamp. I have been all through my country list under "A" and cannot find this country! "
re: Funny Cancel
So it seems we have
BOX cancel
ROLLER cancel
and these examples which several precancel sites term as a
"BOX-ROLLER" cancels -
..
Confused Yet
I'm not, it's obvious that pedroguy's stamp is a:
"Rolled Box-Roller in a Box" but not a pre-cancel
re: Funny Cancel
Re the BenFranklin1902 photo of an unknown country. Well if you look closer you'll see an outline of a faint 'C' before the 'ANAL' meaning country is CANAL ZONE which used to be part of the US or maybe still is.
re: Funny Cancel
David, I do believe Tom (BenF) is jerking our chain!
re: Funny Cancel
Re NL1947 photo of 2 precancels, the Revenue stamp on left is from Massachusetts but as town seems to ending in **ON* it could be anyone of nearly 400+ towns having a Town & Type precancel.
re: Funny Cancel
To me, it looks like -ston. Boston perhaps?