Hi,
It is a 'segmented star' and was a very popular design used by many post offices. You can see if yours matches any of the ones listed here
http://stampsmarter.com/features/FancyCancelsClassicView.html
Click on 'View By Subject', then select 'Segmented Stars' from the drop down list, then use the 'next' button to page through the stars cancels.
Don
That particular cancel is not displayed in the Cole book (I checked). The Stamp Smarter database does seem to be more exhaustive, though and worth a look.
Many cancellers from this era were hand curved from boxwood; they would wear and break over time before new ones were carved. As such, the resulting cancels evolved in size and shape over time; matching cancels can often be challenging; a bit of imagination helps!
Don
Here is a similar one on cover:
Roy
Thank you for the help. As a learner, the stamp smarter database is a great gift to me. There was one pictured on a cover, from Texas, w/o a cole number, that was most like this segmented star.
Here is the actual Cole Book Online...
https://archive.org/stream/CancellationsAndKillersOfTheBanknoteEra18701894/CancellationsAndKillersOfTheBanknoteEra1870-1894150dpi#page/n0/mode/2up
Bob
Well-posted, parkinlot!
Does anyone know about this postmark on the 1894 Bureau Issue 2 cent Washington?
re: Please help with information about this unusual Star postmark
Hi,
It is a 'segmented star' and was a very popular design used by many post offices. You can see if yours matches any of the ones listed here
http://stampsmarter.com/features/FancyCancelsClassicView.html
Click on 'View By Subject', then select 'Segmented Stars' from the drop down list, then use the 'next' button to page through the stars cancels.
Don
re: Please help with information about this unusual Star postmark
That particular cancel is not displayed in the Cole book (I checked). The Stamp Smarter database does seem to be more exhaustive, though and worth a look.
re: Please help with information about this unusual Star postmark
Many cancellers from this era were hand curved from boxwood; they would wear and break over time before new ones were carved. As such, the resulting cancels evolved in size and shape over time; matching cancels can often be challenging; a bit of imagination helps!
Don
re: Please help with information about this unusual Star postmark
Here is a similar one on cover:
Roy
re: Please help with information about this unusual Star postmark
Thank you for the help. As a learner, the stamp smarter database is a great gift to me. There was one pictured on a cover, from Texas, w/o a cole number, that was most like this segmented star.
re: Please help with information about this unusual Star postmark
Here is the actual Cole Book Online...
https://archive.org/stream/CancellationsAndKillersOfTheBanknoteEra18701894/CancellationsAndKillersOfTheBanknoteEra1870-1894150dpi#page/n0/mode/2up
Bob
re: Please help with information about this unusual Star postmark
Well-posted, parkinlot!