As 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 are publishing, during 2017, a monthly blog post with the date postmarks for that month for everyone's enjoyment.
The introduction, dedication, and links to the other months that have been published, is included with the January post.
April Postmark Calendar
April 1
Southern Rhodesia 1941 Scott 37 2p dark brown & green
"Victoria Falls"
A small settlement in Masvingo Province, (now) Zimbabwe.
Austria 1875 Scott 37 10kr blue "Franz Josef"
Altstadt,?
Belgium 1895 Scott J4 10c orange brown
Glons is a village in the municipality of Bassenge near the southern Dutch border.
Great Britain 1881 Scott 89 1p lilac "Victoria"
?
Canada 1897 Scott 51 1c orange
"Queen Victoria 1837 & 1897"
Brantford, Ontario?
Trinidad 1883 Scott 70 2 1/2p ultramarine
"Victoria"
Trinidad
Sierra Leone 1932 1p dark violet
"Rice Field"
Pendembu, Sierra Leone
Belgium 1900 Scott 66 10c bright rose "Leopold II"
Ruisbroek? several villages in Belgium.
Belgium 1893 Scott 64 5c yellow green
"Coat of Arms"
Brussels
Canada 1870 Scott 35 1c yellow "Victoria"
Thessalon, Ontario is on the north shore of Lake Huron.
Great Britain 1902 Scott 127 1/2p gray green "Edward VII"
Glasgow
Great Britain 1887 Scott 113 2p green & carmine rose
?
Great Britain 1912 Scott 160 1p scarlet "George V"
Pontypool, Wales?
Sweden 1891 Scott 56 5o yellow green
"King Oscar II"
?
From "Steamboat Willie" comments...
"April 15t (Edit: Actually April 14) is postmarked "Stockholm 2". The post office was located at "Lilla Nygatan 6" (street) on the ground floor to the left. It looked like this in 1903:"
Stockholm-2
"Yes, and as a curiosity - you can visit the actual house even today in Stockholm. The house was built in the 15th century as the main post office of Sweden and are today housing the Swedish Postal museum. :-)"
Sweden 1891 Scott 62 30o brown
"King Oscar II"
Fagersta, Sweden in the Bergslagen region.
Great Britain 1902 Scott 127 1/2p gray green "Edward VII"
Banbury is on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England.
Austria 1858 Scott 10 10kr brown, Type II
"Emperor Franz Josef"
?
Sweden 1925 Scott 172 20o orange
"King Gustav V"
Brod??
From "Steamboat Willie" comments...
"April 18th is postmarked "BRODALEN". Brodalen is in the Lysekil Municipality, in Västra Götaland County. It had 197 inhabitants in 2010.
The post office in Brodalen opened January 1st 1875 and closed March 31st 1970, when it was replaces by a Sub Post Office under Brastad."
From "Steamboat Willie" comments...
"April 18th is postmarked "BRODALEN". Brodalen is in the Lysekil Municipality, in Västra Götaland County. It had 197 inhabitants in 2010.
The post office in Brodalen opened January 1st 1875 and closed March 31st 1970, when it was replaces by a Sub Post Office under Brastad."
USA 1908 Scott 331 1c green "Franklin"
?
From "Steamboat Willie" comments...
"About April 19th. There are at least ten places called "Stockholm" in the U.S. in several states. SO, I suppose it's anyones guess."
From "Steamboat Willie" comments...
"About April 19th. There are at least ten places called "Stockholm" in the U.S. in several states. SO, I suppose it's anyones guess."
Canada 1873 Scott 37 3c orange red "Victoria"
London, Ontario
Austria 1875 Scott 37 10kr blue "Franz Josef"
?
Belgium 1900 Scott 66 10c bright rose "Leopold II"
Orp-Jauche?
Great Britain 1902 Scott 127 1/2p gray green "Edward VII"
Ormskirk in West Lancashire.
Great Britain 1912 Scott 160 1p scarlet "George V"
?
Great Britain 1902 Scott 127 1/2p gray green "Edward VII"
Birmingham
Austria 1899 Scott 72 3h bister brown
"Franz Josef"
Vienna
Great Britain 1902 Scott 127 1/2p gray green "Edward VII"
Liverpool
Belgium 1950 Scott Q330 13fr dark blue green
"Sorting"
Brussels
Great Britain 1887 Scott 111 11/2p vermilion "Victoria"
April 30
?
USA 1916 Scott 468 6c red orange "Washington"
?
France 1900 Scott 117 15c orange
"The Rights of Man"
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?
Note: All the stamps are part of the Kimble collection.
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