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Posted: **Tue Jun 25, 2019 2:58 pm**

Is it my imagination or does this postmark look like Launseston rather than Launceston?

Posted: **Wed Jun 26, 2019 6:31 pm**

I can see what you mean.
I think it is a "C" however.

Pete

Posted: **Wed Jun 26, 2019 8:02 pm**

admin wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 26, 2019 6:31 pm
I can see what you mean.
I think it is a "C"

Pete

Yes, I’m sure it’s just an illusion.
Do we know how the dies were made at this time?

Posted: **Wed Jun 26, 2019 10:23 pm**

John Hardinge could probably tell us but I am not certain.
I think its a machine cancel, fig 108 in the Green Books. Maybe a Krag machine. They did gather dust and lint at times maybe due to the large volume of mail processed. Just a guess but it could be the die was clogged - in some cancels the stars can be empty in the middle but in this one they are solid.

Pete

Posted: **Thu Jun 27, 2019 10:44 pm**

admin wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 26, 2019 10:23 pm
John Hardinge could probably tell us but I am not certain.
I think its a machine cancel, fig 108 in the Green Books. Maybe a Krag machine. They did gather dust and lint at times maybe due to the large volume of mail processed. Just a guess but it could be the die was clogged - in some cancels the stars can be empty in the middle but in this one they are solid.

Pete

Thanks again Pete.

Posted: **Sun Jun 30, 2019 2:33 pm**

Yes it is a machine cancel. "C" of Launceston is slightly deformed.

Posted: **Mon Jul 01, 2019 2:34 pm**

John Hardinge wrote: ↑
Sun Jun 30, 2019 2:33 pm
Yes it is a machine cancel. "C" of Launceston is slightly deformed.

Thanks John.

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