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Summer of 1923
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Marius
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During this decade the Post decides to squeeze the supplier prices for postmarks. The classical way of doing this, is to let the current supplier know there are favorable alternatives, and that you are in a dialogue with them. Unfortunately for the Post, engraver Throndsen was not able to undercut the competition, and the Post subsequently forced to switch to Christiania Chablon & Stempelfabrik. Their works were not nearly as neat and sturdy as Throndsen's, so he is soon back in the good company. But this marks a new era with short contract terms and frequent changes in suppliers of Norwegian postmarks. (Hits: 753)
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One canceller has been recorded as shipped from the engraver on May 27th and from the postal administration on May 31st. Its destination was the money order department.
Langangen (NFT8/88, 405) confirms a P.A. inscription at the base of the cancel.
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This one is noted as for the Banco department; shipped from the engraver on February 28th.
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Two date-time stamping cancellers were delivered to Kristiania PO on November 30th. These had, in the spirit of beautifying experiments, Roman lettering. Only small details tell them apart.
Thanks to the stikes found in the order books of engraver Hellik Rui, who was handed the cancellers in the recall operation in connection with the name change in 1924/25, it is possible to trace their fate until 31 December 1924.
Low Rider, High Rider |
Before re-engraving in 1925, the engraver Hellik Rui struck the canceller with date -2. 1. 25 in his order book, which is its last appearance. It was most likely used until 31 December 1924; I have not seen it postally used in 1925.
1st Period of Use, 2nd Period of Use, Re-engraved to Oslo (1925) |
Many colorful strikes of this canceller can be found, promising to be test-strikes... but sadly, these are all originating from the chambers of the Postal Museum where overly service keen workers would make strikes for postmark collectors requesting a copy. These are easily identified by the wear and tear.
In engraver Hellik Rui's order book (he was the one the canceller was returned to in 1925 in conjunction with the name change to Oslo), the date reads 35. IV. 00 — hardly evidence that the canceller was used until 31 December 1924, but it is found as postage due canceller well into the '20s.
1st Period of Use, 2nd Period of Use |
Two cancellers have been recorded by Langangen as delivered to the money order department on July 7th.
But, a note to the 1905 order of a new Swiss P.A. cancel, reveals that it will be the third date cancel with inscription P.A. -- so either the 1900 delivery did not have the P.A., or THIS order has been recorded twice, or one has by 1905 been lost...
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Two cancellers have been recorded as delivered to the Banco department on September 14th.
These twins are primarily distinguishable by the S having either underbite or overbite, and how compact the lettering is.
8-bar, underbite S, 8-bar, S overbite |
The deCoppet cancel, which was under patent protection, had been sent to Throndsen for inspection (read: copy-cat studies), and on April 14th his version of a spring mechanism was delivered by the postal authorities to the PO. The accompanying note requests the return of the cancel with written feedback on its qualities.
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A date-time stamp cancel meant for Ilpost (= Exprès) has been recorded as delivered to the PO on October 8th. I have tried to find traces of this cancel for a while now, but without success. Among those who collect Express Mail, the cancel appears to be unknown.
However, in 1916, during World War I, when Northern European, Russian, and Asian mail transited Norway, a Swiss type date-time cancel with the litra removed (or possibly text field which would have read ILPOST), appears on the scene from out of thin air. I suspec this to be the original ILPOST cancellation.
On 1916-4-11 a re-engraved date-time cancel is recorded as being delivered to the postal administration...
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An unknown cancel is listed on the invoice from Q1 in 1905, noting the order had not been confirmed in writing, and that the canceller had a killer... I don't know if there is a mix-up here, but possibly this is the first Temporary Cancel (reservestempel) delivered in Norway.
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A new supplier of cancellers and signets for the postal administration appears in 1905. On 1904-12-31 a contract was signed for deliveries between 1905-4-1 and 1908-3-31. Christiania Chablon & Stempelfabrik would deliver the cancellers for a price of NOK 14,50 each, while the old, entrusted engraver, Throndsen, had offered them at NOK 15,00. What a crappy management the postal administration must have had back then! Imagine leaving a trusted supplier for a saving of NOK 26 (for cancellers) the first year of the contract! Even worse, the CC&S cancellers were not well received in the field, and the postal administration soon tried to get out of the contract, but in vain. (I know, it's good to let them know you have contacted their competitors, but still...)
At the recall in 1924/25, engraver Rui struck 31 XII 24 in his order book, believed to be the last date of use as well.
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Delivered to the parcel post on November 22nd. Possibly the octagonal part is misleading, as rounded corners are more to the shape, while Langangen denotes it a large rectangular.
Notice the inverted stars, a design detail of CC&S on square cancellers in those days.
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Early in 1908 an internal messenger (kontorbud) at the Kristiania PO presented a prototype for a rolling cancellation to be used for parcel post. The invention would take over for the practice of gluing labels (Bl. nr. 12) to the parcels and then striking a postmark on the label. Two samples were presented, one for Kristiania and one for Kristiansand S. They were first used ultimo February 1908.
Prototype, Feb 1908, Prototype Ilgods, April 1908, Kristiania Type A, July 1908 ...
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Three filled stars to distinguish it from the one with open stars (which remained in use).
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Another rolling parcelpost cancel was delivered to the parcel post department at the Kristiania PO on 1909-5-19.
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