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Post by gstamps on Apr 14, 2022 8:20:52 GMT
I can't help you with the stamp evaluation. (I don't have these stamps and the resolution is not high enough either) But, I think it's a Hagenow-Rostock railway cancellation. You can compare what I found on "stampsx.com" / post mark database.  |
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hdm1950
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Post by hdm1950 on Apr 14, 2022 10:49:18 GMT
Thanks for your input gstamps. I feel there is actually 2 cancels on the stamp. I was not too concerned of an evaluation due to condition. I shared it more to show an example of a stamp from an area that is not seen or collected that much. If it did not have the tear on the bottom I may have thought of having the postmarks verified as to validity. The Hagenow part of the cancel is clear to me now that you have shared your post. The rouletting at the top makes me think that the thin outside edge is salvage edge but if it were removed it would also remove part of the stamp resulting in poor centering. |
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Post by gstamps on Apr 14, 2022 11:58:25 GMT
Fournier forged these stamps and even the cancellations. You are assured that the cancellation on your stamp is not on the list.  |
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Post by vikingeck on Apr 14, 2022 15:11:30 GMT
The rouletting at the top makes me think that the thin outside edge is salvage edge but if it were removed it would also remove part of the stamp resulting in poor centering. No I do not think it has anything to do with edge of the sheet or selvedge. I think the rouletting is originally just badly set up by the printer, and when the stamp as sold or prepared for used on the sender's letter he used scissors to cut it from the sheet. The top edge and the bottom edge have both been cut , ignoring the roulette , probably to keep the design intact . The stamp below would probably also have got the missing bottom roulette from your stamp. The rouletting was pretty primitive and unsatisfactory in most cases, and scissors were often preferred especially where the roulette was not quite in the right place ...............Keep as a minor production error, an extra curious feature of quite a nice stamp |
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