Saturday, October 13, 2012

2 Cent Battleship First Day of Use

Bob Hohertz is searching for examples of the 2 cent battleship used on July 1, 1898, especially on documents and checks.  I do not have any examples, but I do have one interesting off document cancel, which combined with other dates does a solid job of confirming that the Michigan Central Railroad clearly was supplied with ample quantities of the 2 cent battleship prior to July 1.  Below is the first month of Henry Tolman's 2c battleship calendar, replete with Michigan Central cancels including July 1:


Michigan Central July 1898 cancels from this calendar include the following dates:

July 1
July 2
July 4
July 14
July 16
July 22
July 23
July 30
July 31

If you have examples of the 2 cent battleship canceled on July 1, 1898, especially on piece, please contact us at 1898revenues@gmail.com.

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