Used French 1862 Scott #23 Postage Stamp w/Diamond Grid "2578" Cancel

Item Specifics

Country

France

Catalog Number

#23

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Used

Centering

F/VF

Stamp Format

Single

Topic

People - Nobel Prize Winners

Year of Issue

1862

Item Description

The French Postal System of the 19th Century used numeric cancellations to indicate the source of mail. Each village and town had their own respective numeric identifier though the number 2578 appears to have been in use by both Fallon and Mulhouse, France. The two towns, villages are about 50 miles apart and southeast of Paris. The French cancellations are striking in their intricate grid diamond (and stars for some) design with the larger number contained within. The cancellation is the focus of this auction.

Scott Catalogue Number: #23 Type I

2025 Scott CV: $10.00 

Issue Date: 1862

Color: Yellow Green, Greenish

Condition: Flattened diagonal crease upper left corner -- do not impact the cancel.

Most, if not all stamps (especially 19th Century issues) listed are dipped and checked for faults, and reviewed under a digital microscope and a high-powered UV light to verify no gum stamps are mint and not just "washed." Also, have a handy, extensive philatelic reference library. If there is something in question, a colleague/friend who certifies U.S. material for the Philatelic Foundation, PSAG, and APEX, and will proffer his opinion, too.

Member:  

Olympia Philatelic Society 

American Philatelic Society 

U.S. Postal Classics Society 

Tacoma (WA) Stamp Club, former president

Seller Information

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AcmeStamps (1950)

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