Hover your cursor over the image to see a zoom at right.
Use your mouse's scroll wheel to change the zoom level.

Or click here to see the full-size high res image

Scott Number: R196 Collection Reference No. for Communications: 3010

Denomination/Type: 1c rose, watermark 190, perf. 10

2025 Scott Catalog Value: $ 0.30

Estimated Retail Value: $ 75.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Handstamped - Circle

Cancel Color: Black

Cancel Date: September 09, 1927

Cancel or Company Type: Law Firm, or Federal, State or Local Government

Company: USPS

City: Cincinnati

State: Ohio

Illegal use of a revenue, not as postage, but rather as a postage due stamp. The 1-cent Franklin was cancelled on September 8, 1927. You can see the penciled 'Due' notation peeking out from underneath the revenue stamp. Then the additional stamp was affixed and cancelled one day later. The rate for post cards was 1 cent up until April 15, 1925, 2 cents from then until June 30, 1928, at which point it reverted to 1 cent until 1952. It is speculated that this stamp was inadvertantly used due to its similar appearance to the 1-cent postage due stamp.

If you have any information or comments about this cancel or stamp, please email me.