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Europe/Great Britain : 20p Machin Block With Chiswick SDO 4 Cancel

 

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Linus
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12 Mar 2020
01:26:25pm
I bought this block at the recent Snowpex Stamp Show in St. Paul, Minnesota, successfully soaking it off of the brown paper it was on. The postmark is from Chiswick S.D.O.4 dated 8 July 1976. I see that Chiswick is a district of west London, England. Does anyone know what the S.D.O. 4 means?

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12 Mar 2020
01:45:15pm
re: 20p Machin Block With Chiswick SDO 4 Cancel

I believe SDO is Southern District Office. Not sure about the 4.

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12 Mar 2020
04:39:34pm
re: 20p Machin Block With Chiswick SDO 4 Cancel

The number 4 is probably just a distinguishing mark, like the lower case letters in German postmarks, or the capital letters in British steel ring postmarks. I guess that this was a larger post office with several postmarking devices in use, that had to be distinguished from each other somehow.

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12 Mar 2020
05:18:57pm
re: 20p Machin Block With Chiswick SDO 4 Cancel

Makes sense, thanks for the info!

Linus

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13 Mar 2020
01:12:14am
re: 20p Machin Block With Chiswick SDO 4 Cancel

Chiswick has a special place in my heart. Nice cancels.

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Neddie Seagoon from The Telegoons

13 Mar 2020
06:11:50am

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re: 20p Machin Block With Chiswick SDO 4 Cancel

From Blackadder 1:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgAthCrOHNU

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIhBXR7I-c4

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12 Mar 2020
01:26:25pm

I bought this block at the recent Snowpex Stamp Show in St. Paul, Minnesota, successfully soaking it off of the brown paper it was on. The postmark is from Chiswick S.D.O.4 dated 8 July 1976. I see that Chiswick is a district of west London, England. Does anyone know what the S.D.O. 4 means?

Thanks,
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12 Mar 2020
01:45:15pm

re: 20p Machin Block With Chiswick SDO 4 Cancel

I believe SDO is Southern District Office. Not sure about the 4.

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12 Mar 2020
04:39:34pm

re: 20p Machin Block With Chiswick SDO 4 Cancel

The number 4 is probably just a distinguishing mark, like the lower case letters in German postmarks, or the capital letters in British steel ring postmarks. I guess that this was a larger post office with several postmarking devices in use, that had to be distinguished from each other somehow.

-jmh

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12 Mar 2020
05:18:57pm

re: 20p Machin Block With Chiswick SDO 4 Cancel

Makes sense, thanks for the info!

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13 Mar 2020
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re: 20p Machin Block With Chiswick SDO 4 Cancel

Chiswick has a special place in my heart. Nice cancels.

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Neddie Seagoon from The Telegoons
13 Mar 2020
06:11:50am

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re: 20p Machin Block With Chiswick SDO 4 Cancel

From Blackadder 1:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgAthCrOHNU

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIhBXR7I-c4

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