Show us your 'Bullseye' - or 'socked on the nose' cancels

rsellens · Post by **rsellens** » 10 Jul 2017 00:37

Lovely cancel on a KGV 1d Red. Over a year before the first day of issue!

Global Administrator · Post by **Global Administrator** » 10 Jul 2017 01:14

Added this little gem to stock today.

GB 1854 6d Embossed stamp VFU with “Lucky” cancel, SG Cat £1,000, for just $A375! A great looking copy as you can see - very attractive for 163 years old. MANY are ugly cut to shape. Queen’s head is crisply and deeply embossed - very often flattened out when soaking and drying etc. This has been lightly and carefully peeled off the parcel, so NO soaking flattening.

These stamps were tediously HAND embossed/crimped onto very stout paper/light card, ONE stamp at a time. The placement of each image varied wildly on every sheet. The units at RH and LH sides as you can see, were hand embossed OVER each side edge of this unit! So this is literally 4 margin.

Magic “888” strike of WINCHESTER. “8” is a SUPER lucky number to any Chinese owner - and as for “888” … ! Bought well, so a lovely stamp, at a tiny % of Gibbons. SG 58, Cat £1,000 - and this is also Reversed AND Inverted Wmk at same time. Amazing: $A375 (Stock 493BR)

laurie02 · Post by **laurie02** » 10 Jul 2017 19:50

Here's a quaint, funny cancel!

Cheers.

Lesley · Post by **Lesley** » 13 Jul 2017 18:00

Whilst I am not allowed to strain my eyes following recent eye surgery ( fly specking

)

These are easy on the eye

Thanks,

Les

capetriangle · Post by **capetriangle** » 15 Jul 2017 14:37

All concerned

This fascinating thread began on Sunday, July 06, 2008 and until this post had 4015 posts on 81 pages (up until Thursday, July 13, 2017).

Sadly with the recent Photobucket nonsense there are 91 posters who have had their valuable contributions ruined by the dreaded "Dials."

They are in chronological order:

tooler
ScotsmanAbroad
Lundy
aris1
OttawaMike
fromdownunder
setemmy
The Pom
flip138 (also avatar)
Lakatoi 4
ewen s
dporter-stamps (avatar only)
josto
reddog
GUTTERS
brissypete
KevinHedley
traralgon3844
plsllvn
PeterS
jugoslavija_post
Ormond
brian31stamps (p.10)
Iafaronau
skilo54
manfaefife
Didge
asmodeus
muruk
footysphere
kerailija
vikingeck
reddies
snowy12
maturin (p.20)
helensstamps
uncadonego
MrSamoa
billw2
doug2222usa
donovink
Night Watchman
jjarmstrong47
panda.bear
alex_c_y1977 (p.30)
ToivoK
librarianc
huanga
Kiwidude
Bunge
Flying Tiger
honza
Spartacus
Staples
Iggy
Caddyman (p.40)
Sark
patg
Micky
mozzerb
HalfpennyYellow
Kathy Young
dporter-stamps (avatar and image)
Paumerrek
JonEboy
serenity
BrieffiesWF
nasreldeen (p.49)
kushti
ILikeMaps (p.58)
Girish Vaidya (p.62)
Global Administrator (p.62, post 49)
aethelwulf
gugusg
jonattwood
Sailer2002
S Wilson
Bluegum
Foxstamp
john6625
Heinz55
Andy McPandy
sp00nybi11 (p.71)
tacomabob
VFND55
Remco Mouthaan
WEIRD AL
Philexx
search4d (p.80)
capetriangle
laurie02 (avatar only)

I apologize if I have missed anyone or misspelt the poster's name.

I fully realize that producing this appalling statistic is a complete and absolute waste of time but sadly I believe it to be relevant to the thread and the Photobucket crisis.

Moreover its production has saved me at least U.S.$40, since I have avoided the four margaritas I would have normally have had on a Friday night.

Kindest regards

Richard Debney

capetriangle · Post by **capetriangle** » 15 Jul 2017 15:10

A duplicate posting of the first of my two posts on this thread, using the IMGUR system.

Since it requires two stamps to capture a single strike of the small triangle cancellation, I thought this might be of interest.

Kindest regards

Richard Debney

capetriangle · Post by **capetriangle** » 15 Jul 2017 15:17

A duplicate posting of the second of my two posts on this thread, using the IMGUR system.

A similar example showing the large triangle cancellation.

Kindest regards

Richard Debney

Lundy · Post by **Lundy** » 04 Aug 2017 08:59

Sad that this great thread has been ruined... but we will re-build!!

Here is a new one from me which is a beauty

Haast, New Zealand

Lundy

Global Administrator · Post by **Global Administrator** » 05 Aug 2017 03:44

capetriangle wrote:All concerned

This fascinating thread began on Sunday, July 06, 2008 and until this post had 4015 posts on 81 pages (up until Thursday, July 13, 2017).

Sadly with the recent Photobucket nonsense there are 91 posters who have had their valuable contributions ruined by the dreaded "Dials."

They are in chronological order:

tooler
ScotsmanAbroad
Lundy
aris1
OttawaMike
fromdownunder
setemmy
The Pom
flip138 (also avatar)
Lakatoi 4
ewen s
dporter-stamps (avatar only)
josto
reddog
GUTTERS
brissypete
KevinHedley
traralgon3844
plsllvn
PeterS
jugoslavija_post
Ormond
brian31stamps (p.10)
Iafaronau
skilo54
manfaefife
Didge
asmodeus
muruk
footysphere
kerailija
vikingeck
reddies
snowy12
maturin (p.20)
helensstamps
uncadonego
MrSamoa
billw2
doug2222usa
donovink
Night Watchman
jjarmstrong47
panda.bear
alex_c_y1977 (p.30)
ToivoK
librarianc
huanga
Kiwidude
Bunge
Flying Tiger
honza
Spartacus
Staples
Iggy
Caddyman (p.40)
Sark
patg
Micky
mozzerb
HalfpennyYellow
Kathy Young
dporter-stamps (avatar and image)
Paumerrek
JonEboy
serenity
BrieffiesWF
nasreldeen (p.49)
kushti
ILikeMaps (p.58)
Girish Vaidya (p.62)
Global Administrator (p.62, post 49)
aethelwulf
gugusg
jonattwood
Sailer2002
S Wilson
Bluegum
Foxstamp
john6625
Heinz55
Andy McPandy
sp00nybi11 (p.71)
tacomabob
VFND55
Remco Mouthaan
WEIRD AL
Philexx
search4d (p.80)
capetriangle
laurie02 (avatar only)
I apologize if I have missed anyone or misspelt the poster's name.

I fully realize that producing this appalling statistic is a complete and absolute waste of time but sadly I believe it to be relevant to the thread and the Photobucket crisis.

Moreover its production has saved me at least U.S.$40, since I have avoided the four margaritas I would have normally have had on a Friday night.

Kindest regards

Richard Debney

Yes a darn shame.

Sobbing about these things achieves nothing of course.

Helping REPAIR it DOES assist. Volunteer members have quietly and efficiently replaced 50,000 PB images so far.

So instead of naval gazing, why not donate some time to repair some pages?

capetriangle and Lundy are NOT on the list of those Volunteers here working on such projects.

Global Administrator · Post by **Global Administrator** » 05 Aug 2017 03:46

The 1916 Australia 4d KGV "Lime Yellow" is a $600 stamp with any cancel, and mostly have ugly cancels. This "Elsternwick" is a GEM!

Glen

GregN · Post by **GregN** » 05 Aug 2017 04:26

Very nice Glen!

I don't think the Gray collection even had one of these!

Acsc 110d Cat $A600++..on piece or cover probably doesn't exist!

Jose Paulo · Post by **Jose Paulo** » 06 Aug 2017 03:23

Images from pages 36 to 81 have already been rescued.

Is someone working on other pages?

Global Administrator · Post by **Global Administrator** » 10 Sep 2017 20:58

1916 “MILITARY CAMP BROADMEADOWS” on 6d Blue Roo

A GREAT strike in middle of WWI - “13 NOV 16”. (Stock 729LA) Clean and fresh, lovely colour and most attractive, added it to stock today.

Global Administrator · Post by **Global Administrator** » 10 Sep 2017 21:11

Jose Paulo wrote:Images from pages 36 to 81 have already been rescued.

Is someone working on other pages?

A fantastic job you have done there Jose.

Anyone other volunteers ready to add some time to work back from here - page 35?

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=65&t=7056&start=1700

"Show us your 'Bullseye' - or 'socked on the nose' cancel"

Global Administrator · Post by **Global Administrator** » 12 Sep 2017 23:35

Didge wrote:Folks,

I am not sure if I posted this one here or not. I think I am getting oldtimers disease. Anyhow it nicely fits the topic and worth a look.

Tim

Nice cancel.

What Didge did not mention is this stamp is double perforated on all FOUR sides!

I found it in a junk box. UNIQUE.

Would not have looked twice except for the nice blue cancel!

JonEboy · Post by **JonEboy** » 17 Sep 2017 03:22

I just couldn't walk past these at Stampex. Both qualify for this thread I believe;

SG179 2/6 Deep Lilac with a SOTN "Llanelly" cancel (which is better know by the Welsh name Llanelli) from 30th January 1891

SG180 5/- Rose with a SOTN "Brighton" cancel from October 29th 1889

They don't come a lot better than these I think

Jon

capetriangle · Post by **capetriangle** » 17 Sep 2017 10:27

JonEboy

Certainly!

Kindest regards, Richard

Rog · Post by **Rog** » 17 Sep 2017 10:38

Oh wow, those are nice. That 'Brighton' one - probably among the best of the best you will find.

rsellens · Post by **rsellens** » 17 Sep 2017 10:46

Between us Philexx and myself have now rescued pages 1 to 35 so this thread should now be completely up to date.

Lundy · Post by **Lundy** » 28 Sep 2017 07:57

Thanks Philexx and rsellens,

Here are a few more additions

Stigtomta, Sweden

Norra VI, Sweden

Umtali, Rhodesia

Tunisia stamp with Malta cancel from 1896

Portuguese India, Chinchinim

Tanga, German post office in Tanzania (cannot find this in my Michel)

Thanks

Lundy

rsellens · Post by **rsellens** » 02 Oct 2017 20:20

This lovely SOTN 4d Kangaroo was on Ebay. Unfortunately I got outsniped.
It went for $61.10, even with some foxing on a couple of perfs.
ACSC value is only $55.

Global Administrator · Post by **Global Administrator** » 02 Oct 2017 22:03

rsellens .. don't fret.

VERY brave buying off that seller who gets bad press here. He cheerfully neglected to mention the heavy perf foxing, or the heavy bleaching, or the cancel that clearly has broken the stamp paper, that the ebay lemmings all blissfully ignore.

Nice cancel, but that stamp has clearly been already bleached within an inch of its life by some ebay cowboy, and there is STILL foxing ... in 5 or 10 years you'll toss it in the bin, but the active mould spores will have infected all your previously CLEAN copies at the same time.

NEVER buy heavily foxed stamps. NEVER buy heavily foxed stamps.

Jon .. agree TOP of the Class those two!

JonEboy wrote:I just couldn't walk past these at Stampex. Both qualify for this thread I believe;

SG179 2/6 Deep Lilac with a SOTN "Llanelly" cancel (which is better know by the Welsh name Llanelli) from 30th January 1891

SG180 5/- Rose with a SOTN "Brighton" cancel from October 29th 1889

They don't come a lot better than these I think

Jon

rsellens · Post by **rsellens** » 03 Oct 2017 18:48

Global Administrator wrote:rsellens .. don't fret.

Just loved the cancel Glen and got carried away with it. Your advice is well heeded. I normally do shy away from anything that shows signs of foxing.

BigSaint · Post by **BigSaint** » 08 Oct 2017 12:28

Not sure if I have shown this KGVI 3d Blue Die I White Wattles here before:

Brad

VFND55 · Post by **VFND55** » 16 Oct 2017 08:16

Turks Island 1867 1 Shilling Barred TI cancel

Lundy · Post by **Lundy** » 24 Oct 2017 08:22

Hi all,

A fcouple of my latest additions

Hahndorf, South Australia, not upright but tidier than most on these early issues

Aarhus, Denmark on the top blue of this set- nearly perfect strike....

Lundy

cyber · Post by **cyber** » 27 Oct 2017 21:57

cyber · Post by **cyber** » 28 Oct 2017 03:40

Redfern, NSW

Lundy wrote: Tanga, German post office in Tanzania (cannot find this in my Michel)

Lundy, what exactly can't you find in Michel?

Badu · Post by **Badu** » 07 Nov 2017 17:20

I saw this recently and couldnt resist...

capetriangle · Post by **capetriangle** » 08 Nov 2017 22:39

Badu

Strangely your 1d red appears to be cancelled by both red and black Maltese Crosses. As I am sure you are aware a 1d red singly cancelled by a red Cross is a howling rarity.

Congratulations on the find.

Kindest regards

Richard Debney

traralgon3844 · Post by **traralgon3844** » 27 Nov 2017 14:28

Part of a lot I picked up last Thursday.

KGV Large Multi ½d SOTN BOROREN Queensland. Rated C.

Lundy · Post by **Lundy** » 08 Jan 2018 08:36

A few recent additions,

Linz, Austria

Oakey, South Australia

Calicut Head Post Mbr, India

Lundy

nigelc · Post by **nigelc** » 08 Jan 2018 08:54

Hi Lundy,

That LINZ postmark is stunning.

BigSaint · Post by **BigSaint** » 08 Jan 2018 10:05

Brunswick East, Vic, 3057.

BigSaint · Post by **BigSaint** » 08 Jan 2018 20:22

An early use of the Macarthur Dark Hills (ACSC 161y)

Earliest know use is 26th November 1934 , so this 1st December 1934 is within one week of the earliest known use.

If you would like to see the cover it is affixed to, go to the thread below.

https://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=49470&p=5237872#p5237872

Brad

PS Pity about the few missing perfs on the bottom, must have been some hungry wolves around.

asmodeus · Post by **asmodeus** » 13 Jan 2018 19:39

Few pics of my previous postings.....

asmodeus · Post by **asmodeus** » 13 Jan 2018 19:42

Few more pics.....

asmodeus · Post by **asmodeus** » 13 Jan 2018 19:45

Nice Maltese Cross.....

asmodeus · Post by **asmodeus** » 13 Jan 2018 19:48

Few more......

Lundy · Post by **Lundy** » 15 Jan 2018 02:27

Thanks Nigel,

Asmodeus, those are stunning!

A few more that I found in a very old collection I bought yesterday

Stokerau Bahnof - Austria

A Russian one I need to work out

One from China, I also need to find out

Libenge, Belgian Congo

Antofagasta, Chile

Ostaval, Sweden

Djibouti

Bodegraven, Netherlands

A few more beauties up next...

Lundy

Lundy · Post by **Lundy** » 15 Jan 2018 02:32

Last few,

I need to work out this one from Greece

S.C DO Pinhal, Brazil

Shanghai, China

and finally my favourite I think.... Hankow, China. A beautiful cancel for a high value stamp....

Lundy

billw2 · Post by **billw2** » 15 Jan 2018 03:42

I posted this cover in another thread yesterday, and while I am not about to remove the stamp from the cover, the postmark certainly is dead on.

3c 1851 issue, Orange Brown (type 2, Scott 10A) used from Boston on 1851 cover. Cancel is a "Small Boston Paid"

billw2 · Post by **billw2** » 15 Jan 2018 03:55

Don't know if I posted this before... 24c 1861 issue. This is a Violet, Scott 70c.

Cancel is a "Large Boston Paid"

Lundy · Post by **Lundy** » 15 Jan 2018 05:08

Very nice Billw

Lundy

nigelc · Post by **nigelc** » 15 Jan 2018 06:55

Lundy wrote:A Russian one I need to work out

Hi Lundy,

Some more very nice strikes!

I think this one is Sokyrany (Sekuryany) in Bessarabia, now in Ukraine.

The Greek postmark is from Tripoli (Tripolis) in the Peloponnese.

asmodeus · Post by **asmodeus** » 15 Jan 2018 07:25

Few Switzerland.....

Ubobo.R.O. · Post by **Ubobo.R.O.** » 15 Jan 2018 12:46

Now living back in WA where it belongs.

Lundy · Post by **Lundy** » 19 Jan 2018 06:04

nigelc wrote:
Lundy wrote:A Russian one I need to work out

Hi Lundy,

Some more very nice strikes!

I think this one is Sokyrany (Sekuryany) in Bessarabia, now in Ukraine.

The Greek postmark is from Tripoli (Tripolis) in the Peloponnese.

Thanks Nigel, been away with work so no time for stamps,am done apppreciate the help!

Some lovely cancels being shown here, thanks all

Lundy

Ubobo.R.O. · Post by **Ubobo.R.O.** » 23 Jan 2018 12:35

A few of my one cent frama bulls-eyes.

Ubobo.R.O. · Post by **Ubobo.R.O.** » 23 Jan 2018 12:38

Some fancy ones from Kingaroy here.