Stamporama Discussions: anyone familiar with this type of cancel ?

General Philatelic/Identify This? : anyone familiar with this type of cancel ?

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philb

07 Feb 2020
05:21:18pm

I received a package with the stamps "cancelled" in this manner...its not pretty ! Usually the Canadian stamps come through uncancelled or favor cancelled. Not sure which side of the border this occurred. Image Not Found

"And every hair is measured like every grain of sand"

DavidG

APS member since 2004
10 Feb 2020
09:07:53am

re: anyone familiar with this type of cancel ?

Canadian 5-bar cancels. They are big rubber cancellers that are attached to sorting bins at the post office. They've been in use since the 1980s. I have not seen these being used for a few years. I am glad they are back. They are much better than a pen cancel.

David

"President, The Society for Costa Rica Collectors"

John Macco

Astrophilatelist- Space Cover Collector
10 Feb 2020
11:01:56am

re: anyone familiar with this type of cancel ?

USPS uses these at the clerk cases to cancel uncancelled stamps. They are called daubers.

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philb

07 Feb 2020
05:21:18pm

"And every hair is measured like every grain of sand"

DavidG

APS member since 2004
10 Feb 2020
09:07:53am

re: anyone familiar with this type of cancel ?

"President, The Society for Costa Rica Collectors"

John Macco

Astrophilatelist- Space Cover Collector
10 Feb 2020
11:01:56am

re: anyone familiar with this type of cancel ?

USPS uses these at the clerk cases to cancel uncancelled stamps. They are called daubers.