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Post by jimwentzell on Aug 7, 2018 14:13:55 GMT
 This aerogram has me puzzled....every marking seems to be strange, unusual or undecipherable. I can't even remember where or when I got the @#$%! thing, but all those enigmas surely attracted me to it in the first place!!! Any help with the year of issue, cancellation date, etc. Also is it possibly censored? Too late for WWII but maybe another period of mail censorship I wasn't aware of. Thanks in advance, ---Jim |
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Post by sherro on Aug 7, 2018 14:18:53 GMT
Issued in 1957, and not censored. With an insufficient address (hence the red lines), it ended up at the Dead Letter Office, which is the large red cancel
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Post by jimwentzell on Aug 7, 2018 15:15:01 GMT
I suspected it might be a "dead letter" but the circular red handstamp threw me off; I've never seen it before. So that's how you handle such covers there, eh?
Thank you Sherro!!!
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Post by dgdecker on Aug 7, 2018 15:19:30 GMT
Glad you were given a quick answer. You really have to know your cancellations and markings to understand what they all mean.
great thing there are so many knowledgeable members who can assist in these inquiries.
david
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Post by sherro on Aug 7, 2018 15:19:55 GMT
Unless theres a return address on the back, the DLO handstamp was applied in the US
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Post by jimwentzell on Aug 7, 2018 16:24:12 GMT
I will have to check the back for markings, and will report back when I get home! Thanks so much, Jim
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