Stamporama Discussions: Red cancel or black cancel

United States/Covers & Postmarks : Red cancel or black cancel

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Capetown

15 Feb 2009
11:31:04pm

Hi there. I was wondering. Does it make any difference if a stamp has a red cancel versus a black cancel. It seems the US Postal Service clerks seem to favor red. Thanks and best wishes, Lionel Weisman

Teisler

Editor, Seal News; contributor, JuicyHeads
16 Feb 2009
08:17:45am
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re: Red cancel or black cancel

most do use red, and I think they are required to, although some will give black on request. My own post office has a canceller whose output is both colors. Am I the luckiest guy, or what?

"Save the USPS, buy stamps; save the hobby, use commemoratives"

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Capetown
15 Feb 2009
11:31:04pm

Teisler

Editor, Seal News; contributor, JuicyHeads
16 Feb 2009
08:17:45am

Auctions

re: Red cancel or black cancel

most do use red, and I think they are required to, although some will give black on request. My own post office has a canceller whose output is both colors. Am I the luckiest guy, or what?

"Save the USPS, buy stamps; save the hobby, use commemoratives"

juicyheads.com/link. ...