Postmarked cover, Hit with Pen Cancel

sudbury12000
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What I collect: Canada, Great Britain, Germany, World Pre 1925

Postmarked cover, Hit with Pen Cancel Feb 2, 2023 12:37:15 GMT Beryllium Guy, renden, and 6 more like this

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Post by sudbury12000 on Feb 2, 2023 12:37:15 GMT

Not sure if there is thread for this. I am lucky to travel my country from coast to coast: not to the other coast, just Atlantic and Pacific. I go to post offices and have my Canadian modern stamps post marked from various locations. Been doing over twenty years, reminds me of my trips. Mostly I get the covers back in good shape when I get home, but occasionally this happens. I have no idea why. BTW, I blocked out my address, not for our members, but this is a public forum.

Last Edit: Feb 2, 2023 12:59:44 GMT by sudbury12000

dgdecker Member Posts: 1,897	Postmarked cover, Hit with Pen Cancel Feb 3, 2023 0:28:54 GMT Beryllium Guy likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by dgdecker on Feb 3, 2023 0:28:54 GMT I do not recall seeing this happening on anything I have received. It’s eith a postmark or pen or marker cancelled. David

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Postmarked cover, Hit with Pen Cancel Feb 3, 2023 4:22:45 GMT Beryllium Guy, kasvik, and 1 more like this

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Post by cjd on Feb 3, 2023 4:22:45 GMT

In the U.S., this is common for odd-shaped letters, non-machineable items, older non-tagged stamps, etc. Plus, the general failure of USPS to cancel stamps.
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Supposedly, using older stamps without tagging doesn't trigger the automatic cancels? Inviting the marker monkeys...

Postmarked cover, Hit with Pen Cancel

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