::: POSTAL MARKINGS - Q & A :::

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Q: Jim Luetje writes:

I have a reduced cover (actually the right half of a small cover) addressed to C. C. Coleman, Honolulu, and franked with a #35. The stamp is cancelled with an MH #116. There is a complete free strike of the Honolulu 235.32 in black dated Apr 11, 1881. You don't mention the use of this post mark for domestic mail and don't list a black color. Do I have a new marking?

Scott 31 adds:

This strike is remarkable. Under higher magnification, there are traces of red or magenta ink, but the mark is mostly black, a previously unrecorded color, used on domestic mail. Does anyone know a reason why black should not be listed for this mark?

Q: Some postmasters in country offices used their own initials as marks to cancel stamps. Here is one example. Can anyone identify it?

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