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  • YESTERYEAR90
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    Can anyone assist in identifying this cancellation mark on postcard and possible value. thanks in anticipation.
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  • moonstone
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    Can anyone assist in identifying this cancellation mark on postcard and possible value. thanks in anticipation.
    • Created on Jan 20, 2026 at 4:18 AM
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    Almost certainly an inspector's mark, applied because the item had gone through the system without obtaining a normal cancellation, either hand or machine stamp, and noticed by a postal inspector.
    Value perhaps slightly above that with a normal cancellation, there are collectors who collect inspectors marks from the various post offices.
  • YESTERYEAR90
    YESTERYEAR90 100% (11x)
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    11 messages

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    Almost certainly an inspector's mark, applied because the item had gone through the system without obtaining a normal cancellation, either hand or machine stamp, and noticed by a postal inspector.
    Value perhaps slightly above that with a normal cancellation, there are collectors who collect inspectors marks from the various post offices.
    • Created on Jan 20, 2026 at 5:16 AM
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    Thank you so much for your prompt reply. even after 40 years in the postcard world, one is still learning !
  • moonstone
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    No problem, your task now is to work out from the lettering in the mark, which office it originated from! It looks like SW, albeit inverted, which, I would guess, is a London SW mark. Often the letters conform to the lettering on the telegraphic code for the same office.

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