stanley64
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Post by stanley64 on Jul 17, 2020 9:47:36 GMT
There are plenty of errors in the world of philately that come from the printing or production processes and the output of each is strictly controlled by the postal authorities in order to spot and correct any issues before they reach the public's eye. Nevertheless, oversights and errors do occur.
This thread is to highlight those indicia errors that have occur as part of the postage cancelling process and have become themselves, part of postal history as in this example,
Canada's Imperial Penny Postage (Plate 2A, Position 49) with "ST. CATHERINE ST. WEST/MONTREAL / JA 26 99" c.d.s., albeit with the 4:00 PM time mark upside down.
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Post by vikingeck on Jul 17, 2020 15:30:03 GMT
Inserting date slugs into manual handstamps always provides room for error , inversions and omissions . However the most spectacular one I have found occurred in Apia Western Samoa for a month or so in August 1994  Used here as a backstamp arrival mark on a cover from the Cook Islands , the clerk forgot to set the country name in mirror order. " AOMAS .W" lasted for several weeks . Incidentally he got the time and Year in reversed placement, and even got the time upside down . The day and month are OK and I have to hope that APIA is in the right order . Normally the place names would not be changed when setting the date, I think he must have dropped the handstamp half assembled and the letters fell out ? |
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stanley64
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Post by stanley64 on Jul 18, 2020 7:14:50 GMT
That is a brilliant example Alex ( vikingeck); thanks for sharing! I have my eyes open for other examples and hope that others will do the same.
As you find them, share them...
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Post by vikingeck on Jul 21, 2020 17:31:35 GMT
Ok Vince, stanley64 , you asked to see some more ................................... APIA SAMOA 1886 -1895  Later type  a simple hand stamp with interchangeable Date slug and Month slug, Simple ? Not much to go wrong? You would imagine so OOPs he forgot the date slug NOV the what ?  90% of the dates are MONTH /over DATE but it is quite often DATE /over MONTH  oh dear  he got the date "5 " upside down Getting the number upside down can create an impossible date eg the " 61st of January "   |
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Post by vikingeck on Jul 21, 2020 17:38:24 GMT
Continuing with Samoa Some times both Month and date are inverted relative to the town name.   I don't know how he managed this one but we have two different MONTH slugs
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Post by stanley64 on Jul 23, 2020 11:02:25 GMT
It happens! Thanks for the postings @ vikingeck ... Here is another one for November, this time a Squared Circle cancel from Mount Brydges, Ontario with an upside-down & backwards "21", Canada Post Card 1893 - 1896, 1¢ Black Scott n.º UX11 (Back - MOUNT BRYDGES - ONT receiving mark) MOUNT BRYDGES, ONT
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Post by anglobob on Jul 30, 2020 0:40:58 GMT
French Equatorial Africa YV 225 with the month upside downn.  |
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Post by stanley64 on Aug 22, 2020 10:00:58 GMT
Inserting date slugs into manual handstamps always provides room for error , inversions and omissions . and Canada's Squared Circle hammers are no exception; here is another example,
Canada's Imperial Penny Postage with "GODERICH / JA 30|9" Squared Circle cancel., note the single digit for the year '99' (ERD of Error - 03 JAN 1899, i.e. "JA 3|9")
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Post by vikingeck on Sept 6, 2020 13:55:54 GMT
Just scanned this cover for discussion by our Samoa Group and noticed two indicia errors from two different countries ! How's that for coincidence / Carelessness ? Little Samoa and big USA each got the year slug wrong ![]()   The Samoa should be "99" not "66" as the stamps were issued in 1895 and the USA arrival mark very faint so it is hard to read cannot be " FEB 18 6681" ! /  |
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Post by tomiseksj on Sept 6, 2020 14:42:07 GMT
... and the USA arrival mark very faint so it is hard to read cannot be " FEB 18 6681" ! ... I believe the piece arrived in San Francisco on February 8, 1899, rather than on the 18th.  |
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Post by vikingeck on Sept 6, 2020 15:32:16 GMT
Yes Steve tomiseksj the 8th it is ! I now see the CAL which indicates the handling,+ an additional US 8c stamp (5c postage + 3c for registration across the US ) as the Samoa stamps only paid as far as San Francisco. This is a transit mark rather than an arrival at destination Allowing for the fact we are not in the 7th Millennium and Back to the Future at "6681" It took 14 days to cross an ocean but there is no indication when it reached Camden N.Y. |
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Post by vikingeck on Oct 3, 2020 12:39:18 GMT
Another Samoa Indicia Error 5th January 2000 well it was a celebratory weekend ( 5 days!!!) and the postmistress at SALELOLONGA got the date and month changed, but forgot the year was no longer 99 ! 2out of 3 was not bad with a hangover .  ![]() |
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Post by anglobob on Nov 20, 2020 21:13:53 GMT
French West Africa YV 17 issued in 1945 with a nice circular cancellation from Abidjan,Ivory Coast.Unfortunately,they did not check the month .   |
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Post by anglobob on Nov 29, 2020 1:18:18 GMT
Gabon YV 53 issued in 1910 with month and year inverted.  |
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Post by anglobob on Dec 3, 2020 13:07:26 GMT
Another inverted date cancellation from French West Africa,with YV 20 and 17 on a letter from French Guinea,sent 3 Dec 1946.  |
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Post by stamphinger on Jan 26, 2021 16:51:06 GMT
Bumping up this thread to post this post card canceled aboard the Minneapolis & Council Bluffs RPO with the year date inverted 1161 = 1911.
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Post by anglobob on Apr 24, 2021 16:46:32 GMT
Another example of the month inserted in reverse. Senegambia and Niger YT 4,issued in 1903.Postmarked on 5 August 1910 in Kayes,Upper Senegal and Niger.  |
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Post by vikingeck on Apr 26, 2021 14:41:33 GMT
This time relative to the wavy line obliterator, the date is correct ...it is the name of the mail centre for Aberdeen that is inverted ..... too much early Christmas spirit?  ![]() |
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Post by anglobob on Oct 2, 2021 0:41:15 GMT
A cover from Chile to Argentina ,dated 17 April 9661....  |
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Post by de61 on Apr 9, 2022 12:17:27 GMT
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