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In all cases, the name of the town or village was curved along the inside top of the inner circle, with a time of day (plaintext or coded, using several systems), and date underneath.
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94:), resulting in a total of about 4,000 distinct types. They were also used in a number of colonies of the
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that surrounds the circle of town and date with a set of concentric arcs forming a square outline.
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Type 1, the first used, has three arcs between the circle and outer corner triangle
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used this mark and continues to use it for first day cover cancellations.
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Today some postal authorities still use this type or similar markings:
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The squared circles came to be used in hundreds of towns in
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68:Type 2 has two arcs, and heavier corner triangles
144:(1987); second edition, in two volumes, 2006.
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142:Collecting British Squared Circle Postmarks
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61:Three major types were used:
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140:Stanley F. Cohen,
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71:Type 3 has one arc
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134:Linn's Stamp News
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126:References
152:Category
88:Scotland
41:postmark
92:Ireland
80:England
27:mailed
56:killer
29:London
100:Italy
84:Wales
82:and
90:or
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