I.L.S.
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Post by I.L.S. on Mar 23, 2015 13:48:41 GMT
I was going through a batch of Washington & Franklin's this morning and found a regular old #405 but with an unusual cancellation that I just cannot make out? Can anyone tell me anything more about or familiar with it please? Thank you lots! -Jeff
P.S.
I heavily darkened/altered the image up to highlight the cancellation.
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Ryan
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What I collect: If I have a catalogue for it, I collect it. And I have many catalogues ....
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Post by Ryan on Mar 23, 2015 14:56:59 GMT
It looks like a part of a slogan cancel to me. In the bottom of the gear I can see the word "handicapped" - can't see what word is in the top half. In the middle of the gear I can see "ABILITY COUN", but if you make the last word "council" then it doesn't look like it will be centred correctly, so I would imagine it says "disability council" or some such thing. Does anybody know of any sites that allow for good wildcard searching? The best I've ever found is this site, Crossword Nexus, which allows for wildcard searching of all the titles of Wikipedia articles. In this case, I tried a search of "*ability coun*" and it only came up with Electric Reliability Council of Texas. Not exactly what I was looking for, oh well ... Ryan |
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tomiseksj
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Woodbridge, Virginia, USA
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What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on Mar 23, 2015 15:48:06 GMT
It is a cancelling machine slogan obliterator that was in use from September 1958 through May 1987. The words in the tablet are "ABILITY COUNTS" and around the cogwheel that is superimposed over the bars are the words "EMPLOY THE HANDICAPPED." You can find the complete image on page 9 of this reference. |
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