Cape of Good Hope Squared Octagonal Datestamp - 1887
Quote from Steve on October 2, 2020, 11:50 amThe Squared Octagonal Datestamp
This attractive Victorian datestamp was also based on a British design. Goldblatt tells us that it was used exclusively within the GPO Cape Town as a "simultaneous defacing and dating" handstamp ie. no other post office in the Cape Colony received the SOD. It was also used as a backstamping receiver. Its distinctive design includes a double octagon frame line. It is unlikely to be confused with other datestamps. They are uncommon but by no means scarce.
The Squared Octagonal Datestamp
This attractive Victorian datestamp was also based on a British design. Goldblatt tells us that it was used exclusively within the GPO Cape Town as a "simultaneous defacing and dating" handstamp ie. no other post office in the Cape Colony received the SOD. It was also used as a backstamping receiver. Its distinctive design includes a double octagon frame line. It is unlikely to be confused with other datestamps. They are uncommon but by no means scarce.
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