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Post by jamesw on Sept 22, 2014 13:54:45 GMT
I was responding to a post on another forum about precancels, which caused me to look through my US collection. I don't collect precancels, and know nothing about them. But of course a few have found their way into my collection. I came across this one on this 1925 Harding coil, and found it odd. Note the multi impressions of the city name (Minneapolis MINN) and the vertical lines running down both sides of the stamp. Is this a special roller precancel made for coil stamps?
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Post by jamesw on Sept 22, 2014 18:29:24 GMT
Apparently I asked this same question two years ago on SCF. It's a PSS Type 164. Quite common.
Don't know what that means, but you experts will.
Made especially for coils.
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Post by Ryan on Sept 23, 2014 3:35:16 GMT
These are known as "city type coils". You can't use the same kind of plate for printing the precancel on coil stamps, so a different type of device is used and multiple cancellations appear on one stamp using this device. The Precancel Stamp Society has a separate catalogue that lists all city type coils. There's another catalogue specifically for Hardings, too, but only Black Hardings - Brown Hardings aren't so special. ha ha There's a bit of an explanation of city type coils in this precancel glossary. Ryan |
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Post by jamesw on Sept 23, 2014 18:47:53 GMT
Thanks for the follow up info Ryan. As I say, I don't collect these but it does pay to know what lerking in the collection.
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Post by I.L.S. on Oct 12, 2014 12:51:48 GMT
Yes, a "City coil" but I can't tell you much more than that about it sadfully so.
Boy oh boy I really need to start hitting these posts a bit harder in the morning huh?
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