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Post by stamphinger on Jan 6, 2024 22:17:23 GMT
I recently received a mailing from Canada (Calgary, Alberta) on which all of the stamps were canceled for once. The cancel below caught my attention as I don't remember seeing anything similar before. My question is: Is Dominion RPO a postal station in Calgary, and, more specifically, what is RPO an abbreviation for? Thanks.
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hdm1950
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Post by hdm1950 on Jan 6, 2024 22:35:51 GMT
RPO= Railway Post Office. I was not aware there were still some of them.
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Post by stamphinger on Jan 6, 2024 23:03:39 GMT
hdm1950 Surely not a railway post office in 2023, doesn't look like a RPO cancel, but so far it is the best answer I have. Thanks. hdm1950. Don StampHinger
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Jan 6, 2024 23:07:34 GMT
In this instance, I believe Dominion RPO is the Retail Post Office at Dominion Drug LTD, 665 8th St SW, Calgary AB T2P 0V0.  |
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Post by Linda on Jan 6, 2024 23:17:51 GMT
Interesting, I didn't know any Retail Post Office that uses a circular cancel. Ours in Montreal are all rectangular, and says 'BP' (bureau de poste, post office in French) instead:  |
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Post by Ryan on Jan 7, 2024 2:08:27 GMT
Interesting, I didn't know any Retail Post Office that uses a circular cancel. Here's a repost of a photo taken by rod222 back in 2014 from the Canada stamps thread. We've had that same round design out on this end of the country for quite a while now.  The question of the RPO acronym came up then too, and I also answered "retail post office" until I actually looked it up and found out that the correct term, according to the Canada Post glossary (which has moved since then, I had to fix the link in my reply), is " Retail Postal Outlet". Ryan |
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Post by stamphinger on Jan 7, 2024 4:12:51 GMT
Ryan and Steve have answered my question. Many thanks.
Don
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