July 16.
I think the year is 1912?
Looks like a 1912 or maybe 1918 to me.
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.
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
I think the clerk who canceled that cover had too m8uch caffeine that day.
Wow that is awesome thanks Richard
I 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.
Thank you for sharing it with us. That's a nice find.
Richard
Brando,
The post card rate was 1C, the second stamp also does not looked tied. These issues make it suspect.
Don
Here 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).
Brando,
I stand corrected, you are right about the post card rate.
Sorry,
Don
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 Richard
re: Need help with reading the date.
July 16.
I think the year is 1912?
re: Need help with reading the date.
Looks like a 1912 or maybe 1918 to me.
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.
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
re: Need help with reading the date.
I think the clerk who canceled that cover had too m8uch caffeine that day.
re: Need help with reading the date.
Wow that is awesome thanks Richard
re: Need help with reading the date.
I 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.
re: Need help with reading the date.
Thank you for sharing it with us. That's a nice find.
Richard
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
re: Need help with reading the date.
Here 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).
re: Need help with reading the date.
Brando,
I stand corrected, you are right about the post card rate.
Sorry,
Don