Launseston?

[Unhinged]

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

[admin]

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

Pete

[Unhinged]

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?

[admin]

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

[Unhinged]

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.

[John Hardinge]

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

[Unhinged]

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

Thanks John.