Postmark Calendar

Postmark/Cover of the day
27 June 1971
Holy Family Nazareth Convent School Festival Pitsford Northampton
Geoff (GBCC) www.gbcovercollector.co.uk

Here is the portrait of Poland's King John Sobleski - the stamp is SG 262 - the 75 Gr value in purple first issued in July 1930, with this example cancelled this date in 1932.       Only a few years prior to this - in 1924 - the currency was changed from fenigi and marki to groszy and zloty  ......    100 groszy = 1 zloty.    It looks like the event in question was the Birth Tercentenary of King John III.            I think the location of LWOW is the city of Lvov (L'viv) in south eastern Poland, occupied by the Soviet Union in 1939, under the terms of the German-Soviet Pact  -  please correct me it that's wrong.  thanks. 

Here is Victoria's 'Young Head' on a 2d. for Jamaica - and cancelled this date in 1888 at Kingston  -  from the 1883 to 97 series of definitives.             I'm not entirely sold on the idea that this is SG 20a, which Gibbons describe as 'slate', but if pushed it's perhaps more slate than grey ??        Rather confusing IMHO - Stanley Gibbons provide colour swatches for 'slate green', slate blue' and 'slate violet', but not a simple plain 'slate' -  unless my colour swatch is out of date.    If anyone would like to comment on the colour feel free:-)          Perhaps this one is slate blue?

thanks rod222 - it does appear to agree with your 'slate', so appreciate the help there - are your swatches from SG or someone else's colours ?? :-) Of course, the big hang-up here is the perennial problem with used stamps, which is - to what extent has the colour of our stamp faded/deteriorated due to exposure to daylight - 'fugitive to light' as the posh folk say. In mint condition both No. 20 and 20a have good values. I have two examples of Gibbons colour swatch kits - 1969 which is just pre-U.K. decimal, and the other is possibly as early as 1938, and in the attached picture is the one showing images of stamps - these are cinderellas produced by Gibbons and labelled 'COLOUR CHART', and stuck into the booklet. Mr. Thicky here has just noticed that in fact this earlier colour chart does include plain 'slate' - so this does back up your comments. thanks again.

paul1

Hi Paul,
Stanley Gibbons colour swatches, with holes so you can place the swatch over the stamp, in situ.

PS: I checked your stamp, because I was ignorant of the code, above the date  X1 ?
I do not recognise that code
I checked the census / rarity of the "squared circle" postmarks,  KINGSTON is so ubiquitous, that is is not considered in the literature.

paul1

I share your opinion,  however, it does not follow the Time Code of England, Ireland and Scotland
there the "X"  was the central code, for AM  and PM
Example MxP  = Midday  and MxA  =  Midnight
 
Also consider the time code then was introduced as late as 1893

here is the French 50 c. in cinnamon - with very faint pale lavender background in the centre area of the stamp - part of the defs. from 1900 to 1906, and cancelled this date in 1906 at Marseille  -  there is also the word ETRANGER within part of the cds - it might mean 'FOREIGN', but I'm guessing - perhaps someone might help with that please.                  Looks to be SG 305, and the image appears to be the Allegory of Liberty and Peace.          If you have SG 305a - coloured background omitted - the value jumps substantially.

hi franoise - thanks for the confirmation:-)     I must try the black background when photographing pale coloured stamps  -  looks good. 

Los Angeles, California. 29 June 1964,

us.los.angeles.ca-1964.06.29 by Mick Taylor, on Flickr

In 1877 Benjamin Disraeli - the then conservative Prime Minister of the U.K. - was responsible for arranging that his Queen adopt the title of Empress of India, thus, in his opinion (and probably that of his Government), encouraging even closer ties between the sub-continent and Britain.          Today's offering is this 2 Annas 6 pies yellow green issued Jan. 1892 to 1897 - SG 103 - cancelled this date in 1893.   
This looks to be a fairly common stamp - I have ten at least, and it was used with the T 8 ovpt. 'British East Africa', for use in Kenya/Uganda/Tanganyika, as SG 53  -  plus at least one perfin, 'F M & Co.'.           Pictures of both the ovpt. and Perfin are attached.            As for the colour of the stamp, to my eyes it looks more blue-green than yellow-green - but according to SG blue-green didn't appear until 1897 - so .........?
But what I can't resolve is the word on the cancellation which appears to read  '..  ANADE'  -  this is a word used in India, but it seems as a personal name ?   -   all and any suggestions gratefully received.    thanks:-)    P.S.    On reflection, perhaps yellow-green is justified for the first picture here.

firstly, thanks to rod222 for the additional information as to Finlay, Muir & Co. for the perfin - very helpful, and of course always good to complete the information on a stamp - unsure as to why I didn't pop the letters into the internet and try to find myself. I spent some considerable time yesterday trying to decipher ANADE, and failed, and yet the gap before the first letter appeared substantial as though ANADE was a stand alone word, so now unsure as to what it means - though obviously it means something - if I can remember, will try to resolve again later. thanks again rod222.

gosh, don't we have some exceptionally clever people here - my sincere thanks to franoise and dosamaniac and of course rod222, for helping to decipher the wording on this Indian squared circle cancellation - this stamp collecting becomes more interesting by the day. 
dosamania - I like your list of memberships - how do you find the time to eat, drink and be merry? ;-);-).             
Incidentally, where do I find access to Danby's work - assuming it's in a paper format, please ?