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General Philatelic/Identify This? : Need help with reading the date.

 

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rwillis29
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11 Nov 2018
02:12:31pm
Hi, The stamps are #525 Gray Green. It's canceled IS LOS GATOS CAL. JUL/16 191?. Can anyone
tell what year it is. The earliest documented use is DEC/24/1918 Thank you RichardImage Not FoundImage Not Found

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michael78651

11 Nov 2018
04:15:08pm
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July 16.

I think the year is 1912?

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11 Nov 2018
04:18:33pm
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Looks like a 1912 or maybe 1918 to me.

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rwillis29
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11 Nov 2018
06:15:09pm
re: Need help with reading the date.

Can't be a #525 If it's 1912. It is light green like #512. Is there other stamps like the #512 color? Thank you for the reply's.

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11 Nov 2018
07:52:59pm
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I've used RetroReveal, but the hi-res image would be better for this purpose.

My suggestion is 1919. Note how the curl on the top of the right bar of H is partially covered by the year, making a 9 look like an 8

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michael78651

11 Nov 2018
08:32:00pm
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I think the clerk who canceled that cover had too m8uch caffeine that day.

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rwillis29
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11 Nov 2018
09:24:37pm
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Wow that is awesome thanks Richard

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Brando

11 Nov 2018
11:00:38pm
re: Need help with reading the date.

Image Not FoundI actually have the new EDU here but I havn't sent it in yet for a cert,the left stamp is not it,it's the second one,I'm deciding whether or not to try to get the corner paper(it was glued on all 4 corners into a album) that's stuck on it off,I don't want to damage it.Image Not Found

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12 Nov 2018
12:45:18am
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Thank you for sharing it with us. That's a nice find.
Richard

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12 Nov 2018
07:56:15am
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Brando,
The post card rate was 1C, the second stamp also does not looked tied. These issues make it suspect.
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Brando

12 Nov 2018
09:50:00am
re: Need help with reading the date.

Image Not FoundImage Not FoundHere is a better picture,I'm sure the postcard rate was 2 cents at this time of mailing because of WW1 then was put back down to 1 Cent after the war ended,also here is a picture of my Scott 503 EDU(not sent in for cert yet either).Image Not Found

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12 Nov 2018
10:39:38am
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Brando,
I stand corrected, you are right about the post card rate.
Sorry,
Don

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rwillis29

11 Nov 2018
02:12:31pm

Hi, The stamps are #525 Gray Green. It's canceled IS LOS GATOS CAL. JUL/16 191?. Can anyone
tell what year it is. The earliest documented use is DEC/24/1918 Thank you RichardImage Not FoundImage Not Found

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michael78651

11 Nov 2018
04:15:08pm

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July 16.

I think the year is 1912?

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sgm

11 Nov 2018
04:18:33pm

re: Need help with reading the date.

Looks like a 1912 or maybe 1918 to me.

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rwillis29

11 Nov 2018
06:15:09pm

re: Need help with reading the date.

Can't be a #525 If it's 1912. It is light green like #512. Is there other stamps like the #512 color? Thank you for the reply's.

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DaveSheridan

11 Nov 2018
07:52:59pm

re: Need help with reading the date.

I've used RetroReveal, but the hi-res image would be better for this purpose.

My suggestion is 1919. Note how the curl on the top of the right bar of H is partially covered by the year, making a 9 look like an 8

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michael78651

11 Nov 2018
08:32:00pm

re: Need help with reading the date.

I think the clerk who canceled that cover had too m8uch caffeine that day.

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rwillis29

11 Nov 2018
09:24:37pm

re: Need help with reading the date.

Wow that is awesome thanks Richard

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Brando

11 Nov 2018
11:00:38pm

re: Need help with reading the date.

Image Not FoundI actually have the new EDU here but I havn't sent it in yet for a cert,the left stamp is not it,it's the second one,I'm deciding whether or not to try to get the corner paper(it was glued on all 4 corners into a album) that's stuck on it off,I don't want to damage it.Image Not Found

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rwillis29

12 Nov 2018
12:45:18am

re: Need help with reading the date.

Thank you for sharing it with us. That's a nice find.
Richard

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51Studebaker

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12 Nov 2018
07:56:15am

re: Need help with reading the date.

Brando,
The post card rate was 1C, the second stamp also does not looked tied. These issues make it suspect.
Don

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Brando

12 Nov 2018
09:50:00am

re: Need help with reading the date.

Image Not FoundImage Not FoundHere is a better picture,I'm sure the postcard rate was 2 cents at this time of mailing because of WW1 then was put back down to 1 Cent after the war ended,also here is a picture of my Scott 503 EDU(not sent in for cert yet either).Image Not Found

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51Studebaker

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12 Nov 2018
10:39:38am

re: Need help with reading the date.

Brando,
I stand corrected, you are right about the post card rate.
Sorry,
Don

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