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| Smith, Elder & Co., W.H. Smith & Sons., Henry S. King & Co., and William Dawson & Sons were permitted to use their own obliterators. This enabled these firms to cancel their own mail and deliver it directly to the trains for dispatch. This practice began in about 1865 and continued at least into the 1880s. Below are examples showing the range of values that these cancellations appeared on. I have also found the Smith, Elder & Co. cancellation on the 5s value during this same period. Although the usage may not have been restricted to only newspapers and printed matter, this seems to have been the primary use of these obliterators. |
Smith, Elder & Co.
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Plate 17 |
Plate 12 |
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Plate 8 |
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Plate 4 |
Henry S. King & Co.
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W.H. Smith & Sons
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William Dawson & Sons
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