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BTW, ignore what lookalike some spilled on it. I'm going to wash it and see if it goes away. If not, might just pitch it.
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Image from Stampforum. cut cancel to prevent re-use.
Check out Eric Jackson's Ontario Law stamps. They show a variety of different types of cancels:
https://www.ericjackson.com/rsubprod1_2x ...
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08:36:21am
In the 19th century, various methods were employed to cancel revenue stamps and securely affix them to legal documents, preventing their reuse or fraudulent transfer. One such method involved the use of punch cancellation devices that created distinctive patterns, such as chevrons, by cutting through both the stamp and the underlying document.
While specific images of 19th-century punch cancellation devices are scarce, the resulting patterns they produced can be observed on surviving documents and stamps. These devices were designed to leave unique cuts or perforations, making it evident if a stamp had been tampered with or removed.
(images from my own "Sold database")
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"...cutting through both the stamp and the underlying document."
Ah ha! Thanks Roy. I was wondering about that. When would these stamps have been purchased? Would an attorney or clerk take the documents to a courthouse, purchase the stamps there and then have them cancelled on the document when they were recorded?
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08:47:39am
In the case of the Law Stamps initially shown, the lawyers would have pre-purchased a supply, just like they would have purchased stamps for their postal mail. Law stamps were affixed to legal filings.
In the case of the Bill Stamps shown, those were used on financial transactions and you will find them on checks and loan documents like this one, so the bank would have kept a supply on hand. From what government office they would have been purchased from, I can't say.
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Roy and ERnie.....Thanks! Very interesting.
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Many US revenue stamps have these cut marks - of various styles - as well. I own quite a few.
The Scott US Specialized catalog notes that revenue stamps with cut cancels are valued much lower than those without.
I tend to ignore this - I have no issue with a stamp having a cut cancel as long as the stamp is in one piece.
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Look at the engraved angles on this fellow. It has a pen cancel, so would it be an additional cancel of some kind? I have another (50 cents) that has a pen cancel, but no engraved markings.
BTW, ignore what lookalike some spilled on it. I'm going to wash it and see if it goes away. If not, might just pitch it.
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re: Engraved markings on Ontario Law Stamp
Image from Stampforum. cut cancel to prevent re-use.
Check out Eric Jackson's Ontario Law stamps. They show a variety of different types of cancels:
https://www.ericjackson.com/rsubprod1_2x ...
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08:36:21am
re: Engraved markings on Ontario Law Stamp
In the 19th century, various methods were employed to cancel revenue stamps and securely affix them to legal documents, preventing their reuse or fraudulent transfer. One such method involved the use of punch cancellation devices that created distinctive patterns, such as chevrons, by cutting through both the stamp and the underlying document.
While specific images of 19th-century punch cancellation devices are scarce, the resulting patterns they produced can be observed on surviving documents and stamps. These devices were designed to leave unique cuts or perforations, making it evident if a stamp had been tampered with or removed.
(images from my own "Sold database")
Roy
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re: Engraved markings on Ontario Law Stamp
"...cutting through both the stamp and the underlying document."
Ah ha! Thanks Roy. I was wondering about that. When would these stamps have been purchased? Would an attorney or clerk take the documents to a courthouse, purchase the stamps there and then have them cancelled on the document when they were recorded?
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03 Mar 2025
08:47:39am
re: Engraved markings on Ontario Law Stamp
In the case of the Law Stamps initially shown, the lawyers would have pre-purchased a supply, just like they would have purchased stamps for their postal mail. Law stamps were affixed to legal filings.
In the case of the Bill Stamps shown, those were used on financial transactions and you will find them on checks and loan documents like this one, so the bank would have kept a supply on hand. From what government office they would have been purchased from, I can't say.
Roy
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re: Engraved markings on Ontario Law Stamp
Roy and ERnie.....Thanks! Very interesting.
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re: Engraved markings on Ontario Law Stamp
Many US revenue stamps have these cut marks - of various styles - as well. I own quite a few.
The Scott US Specialized catalog notes that revenue stamps with cut cancels are valued much lower than those without.
I tend to ignore this - I have no issue with a stamp having a cut cancel as long as the stamp is in one piece.
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