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Unknown Cancel on ½d Sideface

Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2022 2:23 am
by Jerry Weirich
Has anyone seen this cancel before? The cancel is not Tasmanian--or at least I have never seen it before in the Tasmanian literature. The stamp does not appear to be fiscally used indicating that the cancel is a fake applied to hide its true usage (although it could still be a fake cancel). Any chance this could be a British cancel? The ½d Sideface is known used by the London Foreign Division so maybe this could be one of theirs. Any thoughts appreciated.
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Re: Unknown Cancel on ½d Sideface

Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2022 12:17 pm
by John Hardinge
Jerry, sorry to be a bit vague, but I have seen this cancel before. It's not Tasmanian, or Australian for that matter. It may well be a U.K cancels. I just cannot think where I have seen it before, sorry.

John

Re: Unknown Cancel on ½d Sideface

Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2022 10:21 pm
by Jerry Weirich
Thanks John! At least you've confirmed the cancel is not Australian. Since you have seen it before, I won't relegate it to the forged cancel collection quite yet.