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Post by smauggie on Nov 6, 2017 3:10:13 GMT
Deficiency in Address Supplied By San Francisco, Calif.
Note that Oakland is added in manuscript. That is the correction that was made in San Francisco. 
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Post by smauggie on Nov 13, 2017 3:06:52 GMT
Moved PL-157
A permit cover with the address updated in pencil and the Moved marking. 
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Post by smauggie on Nov 14, 2017 1:16:31 GMT
(Address Corrected by Postal Service)This CA! meter is not dated as the third-class mail rate was paid, and third class mail was never dated. Forwarding service had long since been free, so no postage is due for this service. You could think of this as a forwarded cover or an address verification service. Either way the job got done. 
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Nov 19, 2017 19:44:06 GMT
FEE CLAIMED BY OFFICE OF FIRST ADDRESS"Fee claimed" marking on the reverse of a special deliver cover mailed from Washington, DC on February 15, 1937.
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Post by jamesw on Nov 23, 2017 3:59:03 GMT
Here's an 1899 hotel cover with some interesting markings.  |
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Nov 30, 2017 20:14:15 GMT
Fee Claimed by Office of First AddressI was just getting ready to post this with a request for identification help, but thanks to a previous post by smauggie, I was able to decipher this auxiliary marking for what it is. While it is the same as what Smauggie previously posted, this one uses upper and lower case lettering, whereas Smauggie's marking was entirely in upper case lettering. It is a shame that it is not a bit more legible on its own, but enough of it is there for correct identification. This Special Delivery envelope is franked with 12 cents postage, and looking at the back address, may have been posted from a ship, although all of the postmarks seem to be from New York, so perhaps it was just a piece of ship's stationery used away from the ship. The receiving mark on the back is nicely legible indicating a location of the NY City Hall Annex on 22-Apr-1935. I was fortunate enough to receive this cover from my thoughtful and generous sister-in-law over my Thanksgiving holiday trip. She found this cover among her grandmother's personal papers and saved it for me when she recognized it as a philatelic item. The cover was already split open on three sides when I received it, so I laid it open for scanning to show the receiving marks and back address. 
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Post by smauggie on Jun 2, 2018 23:39:10 GMT
29¢05/16/2018
Saint Paul, MNThis was a cover sent to me and the sender used a non-denominated stamp to cover the postage. Apparently this one was held for review, and a postal clerk had to add up all the postage to make sure it was sufficient. It seems they had to look up the value of the non-denominated stamp and wrote the value on the cover.
What do you think, is this an auxiliary marking? 
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Post by brightonpete on Jun 2, 2018 23:55:05 GMT
Maybe it was the person doing the sticking that had to look it up!
But in either case, I'd say it is.
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Jun 3, 2018 10:24:20 GMT
29¢...What do you think, is this an auxiliary marking? The marking doesn't "indicate a special service or event in the processing of the mail item" so I'd say it isn't one. |
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Post by smauggie on Jun 3, 2018 14:43:31 GMT
Thank you for your replies. It had never occurred to me that the marking could have been done by the writer. Now that I look at it, the penmanship of the marking and the other "2"'s on the cover seem to match. I now think it was put there by the sender to help the PO know that there was sufficient postage. Which means it is not an auxiliary marking of course.
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Post by ronbreznay on Jun 3, 2018 17:40:20 GMT
First marking: HELD FOR POSTAGE, which was then crossed out. Second making: THIS IS THE MAIL FOR WHICH YOU SENT POSTAGE. It looks like a date was also stamped as AP appears at the corner of the stamp.
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Post by tomiseksj on Jun 6, 2018 17:10:19 GMT
Registered & Return Receipt RequestedA recent addition to my hometown collection (see Newsletter V2.4, p.11). This cover was sent registered to Toledo, Ohio from the Cicero Branch of the Chicago Post Office on April 12, 1946; it arrived in Toledo on April 13th. The postage and registration fees were paid with three Prexies; two 6 cent red orange John Quincy Adams (Scott 811; July 28, 1938) and one 15 cent blue gray James Buchanan (Scott 820; October 13, 1938). The stamps were cancelled with double ring mute cancels. The Scott catalog provides domestic letter and air mail rates but I need to find a good source for the rates and/or fees for the various other services. 
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Post by jomo on Jun 8, 2018 0:59:18 GMT
For your consideration . . . . a tattered cover Brevort Hotel corner advertising cover sent special delivery to Pittsburg, KS from St. Louis, MO, on June 26, 1926. Postage paid the 2c per 1 oz. + 10c for special delivery (franked with six US Scott 627 stamps, Sesquicentennial Exposition Issue). Manuscript "Special Delivery" and purple all-caps auxiliary marking, "FEE CLAIMED BY OFFICE/OF FIRST ADDRESS." For us noobs, which office is the "office of first address?"  |
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Post by smauggie on Dec 22, 2018 6:41:34 GMT
TRAIN LATE. ________A lovely corner card with a "Train Late" marking from New York.
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Post by smauggie on Dec 22, 2018 16:01:07 GMT
[Pointing Hand] MISDIRECTED Return to Writer Unclaimed from Chicago Ill. (ILL) MAR 20 1946
Directory service has been given, Chicago Ill. (33)
Not Here T-805
Do not remail this envelope or wrapperIt is always a pleasure to get a cover with more than one auxiliary marking. Dated pointing hands are a subvariety of pointing hand which I tend to prefer as it gives more information about the cover. Unfortunately what is missing is the date the cover was sent, as the slug for the day either did not imprint properly or was missing entirely. We do know the cover was received in Chicago on March 18 (per the receiving cancel), so it seems the Chicago post office only took two days to research and return this cover. 
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Post by smauggie on Dec 24, 2018 5:10:59 GMT
Air Mail
[Forwarded]
No Record C. P. D. SV 10/7/45 Date Initials
[Double Box]No Record CPD CG 12/7/45 Date Initials
[Pointing hand] Returned to Writer. Reason: . . . For better address.One odd thing about this cover is that the dates are written in the European format of DDMMYY. There are some other crossed out number markings which I can't make heads or tails of. 
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Post by smauggie on Dec 27, 2018 0:11:42 GMT
T (manuscript)
T
Collect Postage 12 CentsThis is the first time I have seen such a short and squat "T". I think the letter is addressed to The New York Sunday World periodical of which I was unable to find much information. 
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Post by smauggie on Dec 29, 2018 14:51:49 GMT
General Delivery
MAY 12 1892
Minneapolis, Minn
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Post by smauggie on Dec 31, 2018 19:41:07 GMT
Registered
Found in ordinary mail
Received in bad condition - N.Y.P.O - (Hud. Term. Station)
89441 (stamped on tape)It is odd to see a stamp form 1890 being used 37 years later, but it sure looks post office fresh. Finding a registered letter in ordinary mail I think would be a serious breach in protocol. 
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Post by renden on Dec 31, 2018 20:54:47 GMT
smauggieWhat are United States Auxiliary Markings ? Newbie René for your thread 
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Post by smauggie on Dec 31, 2018 21:48:36 GMT
smauggie What are United States Auxiliary Markings ? Newbie René for your thread I give a description in the first post of this thread. It reads . . . |
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Post by renden on Dec 31, 2018 21:58:21 GMT
Great work smauggie ! I did not read the 1st page......so nice of you to introduce the subject !! Many thanks.....and tonight (the 31st of December) I am less than a nerd    Happy New Year and hope the Gods bless our USA (my neighbors to the North) - I have some hope !! René |
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Post by unechan on Jan 1, 2019 3:00:19 GMT
REGISTERED
2942Return Receipt Requested / FEE PAIDDeliver to Addressee OnlyREFUSED (x2) Refused 10-8:32 (handwritten) [Pointing Hand] RETURNED TO WRITER (x2) I love "busy" covers thus recently extended my interest on US Pointing Hands / Fingers postmarks Oh, they're so interesting, lots of things to learn, such as in which order these auxiliary markings were added...  - Hironobu
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Post by coastalcollector on Jan 1, 2019 13:13:13 GMT
Looks like Mrs. Shaffer refused a letter from the Mr. twice. Marital problems?
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Post by littleriverphil on Jan 2, 2019 23:36:02 GMT
Looks like Mrs. Shaffer refused a letter from the Mr. twice. Marital problems? Looks like the daughter in law refused the above cover. This Mendocino, Cal cover received several types of auxiliary marks during it's stay in Taunton, Mass. The forwarded Willits, Cal cover recieved three manuscript re-directions before catching up tp Mr. Storm.     |
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Post by smauggie on Jan 4, 2019 16:21:42 GMT
Registered No. 1265 (in double-box format)Did someone say they love busy covers? This one did quite a bit of travelling. 
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Post by smauggie on Jan 9, 2019 0:52:39 GMT
CI think these labels were used for routing purposes. I previously posted a fancy letter label D. I am still no closer to understanding how these work. This cover came with a little bonus which may be difficult to see in this scan. If you are having trouble finding it scroll down for a bigger image.   It is always a treat to get a plate number single on cover!
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Post by kosmo on May 28, 2019 19:10:18 GMT
Stamp of return to Russia 1993 .Who can show such stamp?  |
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Post by stamphinger on May 30, 2019 12:42:56 GMT
Hi Kosmo: I don't have a cover returned to Russia, but I did remember having this one returned from Alaska to a small town in Texas. It is my understanding that there are collectors who specialize in postal auxiliary markings such as this. Not me, however, I purchased this cover solely for the cinderella. SH  |
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Post by abctoo on Jun 1, 2019 8:35:37 GMT
In the middle of this thread is a question about customs free from duty and a charge of 10 cents postage due on item. I found this cover in a box of covers I put away yeaers ago and I think it clarifies the issue.   I recently sold some other auxiliary marking covers. Would you like scans posted? |
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