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Coded postal obliterators

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supplied every rural postman with a numerically coded obliteration. They were of diamond shape and were used from 1900 to 1907 to cancel the stamps on letters collected by the postman. Philatelic literature distinguishes four types of postmarks based on the number of dots per side (11, 12, 13 or 18).
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The obliterator was as a diamond or trapezoidal shaped grid of dots, measuring about 20 millimeters (0.75 inches) on each side, with a set of numbers at its center. The number consisted of anywhere between one and four digits, and was unique to the post office that used it. For this reason,
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The "losange à gros chiffres" obliterator had numbers twice as big being nearly 8 millimeters tall. Since the overall size of the cancel remained the same, a larger portion of a large number obliterator consisted of the town number. The list of numbers used increased as the number of new post
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Soon, in many countries, various systems developed where the obliterator had a code identifying the post office of origin. Most such codes were enclosed within a design of dots, rays, bars or concentric circles or ovals to ensure the effective cancellation of the stamp. Similar designs without an
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Two main types of the losange were used, the "losange à petits chiffres" (small numbers) from 1852 to 1862, and the "losange à gros chiffres" (large numbers) from 1862 to 1876. Distinguishing the two is based largely on the size of the numbers and the size of the dots in the cancel. The dots are
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design used at the London mail centre from 1843. From 1844 distinctive and different barred designs were introduced for England, Scotland and Ireland. England and Wales numerals were within a circle of bars, while Scotland used a rectangular form and Irish codes within a barred diamond. Codes
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used a barred obliterator "B62". Also the "62B" supplementary killer. The treaty ports of China or Japan, where the Hong Kong stamps were utilised by the British administrators and consulates acting as local post masters for the traders operating in China, were issued with their own barred
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The Hellenic Post Office introduced numerically coded postal obliterations in October 1861, with the introduction of the first postage stamps. They were of rhombic (diamond) shape with the number of the post office at the center. In philatelic publications they are classified as
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The "A25" cancel was introduced in 1859 and it remained in use until 1904. There are several distinct types of this cancel since it was used for a long period of time. "A25" cancels are mainly found on British and Maltese stamps, and also on some foreign stamps due to
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After the founding of the rural postal service (1909), the rural postmen were initially equipped with diamond undated obliterators with the number of the service. These were later replaced with dated postmarks with the number of the service and a small
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noticeably smaller in the "losange à petits chiffres" and its numbers measured approximately 4 millimeters high. Town numbers between 1 and 4494 are documented. Town numbers from 3704 to 4018 and 4222 indicate use at a French
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The practice of cancelling a stamp on a letter with a device to prevent reuse and applying alongside, or on the reverse of the article, a dated stamp including the post office name, began in 1840 when
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with the datestamp on the left and the obliterator on the right came into common use. Coded obliterators were used throughout the nineteenth century but few persisted to the twentieth century.
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Coded obliterators were used at many British post offices operating in foreign countries (mainly in Central and South America and the Ottoman Empire) using British stamps. They include:
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The "M" postmark was introduced in 1857 and remained in use until 1860. This cancel is only found on British stamps and the initial printing of Malta's first stamp, the
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that had an obliterator encoded with a number, letter or letters, or a combination of these, to identify the post office of origin. They were introduced in the
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offices opened, with numbers known up to 6449. Town numbers 2387 and from 5079 to 5156 were those assigned to French post offices outside continental France.
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used a series of numerals (to 286) within three concentric circles. Some duplex obliterators were used. They were all withdrawn in 1873.
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was issued. They became common throughout the nineteenth century but very few remained in use until the twentieth century.
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Detail of a French stamp of 1854 cancelled with a “losange à petits chiffres” number 1152. This number was assigned to
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Webb, F.W. The Philatelic and Postal History of Hong Kong and the Treaty Ports of China and Japan (1961)
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originally used a "B53" barred obliterator, and later other "B"-prefixed codes and barred numerals.
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used numerals, within various devices, to "2100". Earlier types incorporated the letter "V".
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used the barred obliterators "G" and "A26", originally on the stamps of Great Britain.
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Large hermes head, Athens print (1862) cancelled with dotted rhombic obliteration.
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Schoenfeld, H. Cancellations of the Treaty Ports of Hong Kong, 1850 - 1930 (1998)
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at the bottom. The original coded obliterations were used until at least 1939.
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Prior to federation, the Australian colonies all used coded obliterators:
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1913 stamp of Greece cancelled with rural postman's rhombic obliteration.
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used a barred obliterator "B64", originally on the stamps of Mauritius.
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Stamp of Crete (1900) cancelled with dotted rhombic obliteration "58".
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Prior to unification, various German states had numeral obliterators:
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Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue - Part 1: British Commonwealth 1985
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The history of the postmarks of the British Isles from 1840 to 1876
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AMOY 1844 "A1" (1866–85) & "D27" (1876–85)
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Stanley Gibbons Commomwealth and British Empire Stamps 1840-1970
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enclosed code are known as dumb or mute obliterators. Later the
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Postal administrations which used coded obliterators include:
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Hermes 2008 - Stamps of Greece 1861-2007 and Postal History
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used numerals to "2094" in a number of types and LHI for
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used numerals to "36" and letter codes such as "GT" for
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The first coded obliterators were numerals within a
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within the diamond shaped cancel as used in Ireland
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Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria. 1024:British stamp with an "A25" postmark of 953:NAGASAKI 1860 "N2" (1866–79) 498:used numeral "72" when part of Tasmania. 130:British stamps with a "C28" postmark of 2304:"Αγροτικές Σφραγίδες (Rural postmarks)" 2050: 956:YOKOHAMA 1859 "Y1" (1867–79) 68:were introduced in the United Kingdom. 1071:Mauritius stamp with a "B53" postmark 79:Coded obliterations are collected by 57:in 1843, three years after the first 7: 494:used numerals within bars to "390". 1549:stamps (1875/1876) of the period. 2041:used a series of barred numerals. 542:Barbados stamp with a "1" postmark 14: 1414:Denmark stamp with a "2" postmark 1242:used a barred obliterator "A14" ( 1149:used a barred obliterator "A10" ( 1134:used a barred obliterator "A11" ( 1119:used a barred obliterator "A12" ( 1104:used a barred obliterator "A09" ( 1089:used a barred obliterator "A08" ( 897:used a barred obliterator "A15" ( 828:used a barred obliterator "B01" ( 813:used a barred obliterator "A07" ( 701:used a barred obliterator "A13" ( 685:used a barred obliterator "A06" ( 2002: 1963: 1924: 1885: 1846: 1807: 1768: 1706: 1667: 1628: 1589: 1374: 1335: 1296: 1257: 1203: 969: 858: 778:used barred obliterators "982" ( 739: 666:used barred obliterators "A03" ( 627: 588: 549: 434:used barred obliterators "A02" ( 101:with a numeral "70" postmark of 2306:. 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Index


Dunkerque

Castries
Saint Lucia
postmarks
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
stamp
postage stamps
duplex canceller
philatelists

Penny Red
Boyle
Maltese cross
London postal districts

Montevideo
Uruguay
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Bolivia
Cobija
Brazil
Bahia
Pernambuco
Rio de Janeiro
Chile
Caldera
Coquimbo

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