Kimble's February Calendar
Into the Deep BlueAs a collaborative project, Dan and I are presenting a postmark calendar for all 366 possible days of the year, represented by interesting appropriate date cancellation stamps from the Kimble collection.
We plan to publish, during 2017, a monthly blog post with the date postmarks for that month for everyone's enjoyment.
The introduction and dedication is included with the January post.
February Postmark Calendar
February 1
Great Britain 1902 Scott 127 1/2p gray green "Edward VII"
Great Britain 1902 Scott 127a 1/2p blue green "Edward VII"
Bristol's population was 330,000 in 1901. It served as the port for early voyages of exploration to the New World (John Cabot, 1497).
Great Britain 1887 Scott 114 2 1/2p violet/blue "Victoria"
Bradford in Yorkshire?
Great Britain 1902 Scott 127a 1/2p blue green "Edward VII"
? location.
Sweden 1896 Scott 61 25o red orange
"King Oscar II"
(R)amshyttan, Sweden?
From "Steamboat Willie" comments...
"About february 5th, I am sorry to say - but Amshyttan have never had a post office, but on october 1st 1904, the post oddice in Rämen changed it's name to RÄMSHYTTAN. The post office in Rämshyttan closed in 1973 (october 31st). Rämshyttan is located in the middle of sweden (sort of) in the municipality of Borlänge in the Dalarna county in the province of Dalarna. The postmark is not that very common and the postmark alone os worth about $7."
From "Steamboat Willie" comments...
"About february 5th, I am sorry to say - but Amshyttan have never had a post office, but on october 1st 1904, the post oddice in Rämen changed it's name to RÄMSHYTTAN. The post office in Rämshyttan closed in 1973 (october 31st). Rämshyttan is located in the middle of sweden (sort of) in the municipality of Borlänge in the Dalarna county in the province of Dalarna. The postmark is not that very common and the postmark alone os worth about $7."
Bavaria 1888 Scott 63 10pf carmine
"Coat of Arms"
Great Britain 1881 Scott 89 1p lilac "Victoria"
Probably Birmingham.
Belgium 1900 Scott 66 10c bright rose "Leopold II"
Neuve-Eglise, Belgium
Cuba 1882 Scott 103 5c gray blue
"King Alfonso XII"
Postmark?
Great Britain 1902 Scott 127 1/2p gray green "Edward VII"
Liverpool.
Denmark 1875 Scott 26 4o slate & blue
Location?
February 12
Great Britain 1881 Scott 89 1p lilac "Victoria"
Newtown. (More than one?)
Chile 1938 Scott 202 30c bright pink
"Mineral Spas"
Valdivia is in southern Chile.
February 14
Belgium 1893 Scott 60 1c gray
"Coat of Arms"
Probably Halle, Belgium.
Sweden 1896 Scott 59 15o red brown
"King Oscar II"
Skyllbergs Bruk, based in Skyllberg is one of the oldest industrial companies in Sweden. (Thanks to Catalin of blogdetimbrofil for that sleuthing!)
From "Steamboat Willie" comments..
"About the january 15th stamp (Edit: actually Feb 15), I can just add that it's a rare postmark. Skyllbergs Bruk existed only between 1884 and 1912. That's a $5 to $10 stamp you've got there. "Skyllbergs bruk" was a post office located in Skyllberg near the Skyllbergs industrial area or "bruk"."
From "Steamboat Willie" comments..
"About the january 15th stamp (Edit: actually Feb 15), I can just add that it's a rare postmark. Skyllbergs Bruk existed only between 1884 and 1912. That's a $5 to $10 stamp you've got there. "Skyllbergs bruk" was a post office located in Skyllberg near the Skyllbergs industrial area or "bruk"."
Great Britain 1902 Scott 127 1/2p gray green "Edward VII"
When finding dates for 366 examples, invariably there will be some that are not perfectly clear. This does look like the 16th, though.
Austria 1875 Scott 37 10kr blue "Franz Josef"
"Furth" - at least four locations.
February 18
Great Britain 1902 Scott 127 1/2p gray green "Edward VII"
Belfast.
Austria 1890 Scott 55 10kr ultramarine
"Franz Josef"
Vienna.
Italy 1930 Scott 239 20c orange red
"Prince Humbert and Princess Marie Jose"
Rome railway?
Australia 1915 Scott 45 2p gray
"Kangaroo and Map"
Yarram, Victoria?
Belgium 1907 Scott 84 5c green
"Coat of Arms"
St. Trond, Belgium
Great Britain 1902 Scott 127 1/2p gray green "Edward VII"
Liverpool.
Bavaria 1888 Scott 59 3pf green
"Coat of Arms"
Munchen, Bavaria?
New Zealand 1916 Scott 163 2p yellow "George V"
Clyde- now population 918. Was the most populous in New Zealand at the height of the gold fever.
Gold Coast 1948 Scott 142 1 1/2p scarlet
"Silver Wedding Issue"
Canada 19th Century 2c Revenue Stamp "Victoria"
This is a Canadian revenue stamp, and I (Jim) don't have a catalogue for it. If you think including a revenue stamp date postmark is "cheating", I also included a Feb 27 postmark from Denmark heading the "Out of the Blue" section. ;-)
Belgium 1884 Scott 52 10c rose/bluish "Leopold II"
Probably Baasrode, Belgium.
Great Britain 1902 Scott 127a 1/2p blue green "Edward VII"
Dalkeith in Scotland on the River Esk?
The February 29th postmark should be the least common, as it only comes around on "leap year". We suspect, though, plenty of collectors put items in the mail on the 29th just for that reason.
Denmark 1954 Scott 345 30o red
"Nyborg Castle"
Out of the BlueWe tried to identify the town/city postmark on the stamps. We were not very successful in some cases. Perhaps the reader could help?
Comments appreciated!
Jim, you had a very exciting idea with this type of calendars! For the instant, I can help you with 2 locations: Amshyttan, Sweden (Feb, 5th) and Neuve-Eglise, Belgium (Feb, 8th). Warm regards, Catalin
ReplyDeleteAbout february 5th, I am sorry to say - but Amshyttan have never had a post office, but on october 1st 1904, the post oddice in Rämen changed it's name to RÄMSHYTTAN. The post office in Rämshyttan closed in 1973 (october 31st). Rämshyttan is located in the middle of sweden (sort of) in the municipality of Borlänge in the Dalarna county in the province of Dalarna. The postmark is not that very common and the postmark alone os worth about $7.
DeleteAbout the january 15th stamp I can just add that it's a rare postmark. Skyllbergs Bruk existed only between 1884 and 1912. That's a $5 to $10 stamp you've got there. "Skyllbergs bruk" was a post office located in Skyllberg near the Skyllbergs industrial area or "bruk".
Very much appreciated Catalin!
ReplyDeleteI added the towns.
I've got something else! It's for Feb, 15th, the postmark is 'Skyllbergs bruk', from a Swedish industrial enterprise (one of the oldest companies in Sweden) based in Skyllberg. Best wishes, Catalin
ReplyDeleteCatalin - you are remarkable!
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