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Are all Franklin 596 postage stamps cancelled in Kansas City MO?
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∙ 15y ago
{| |- | No, they are not all cancelled that way. What you probably have is a pre-cancel. These were used to save time for bulk mail. They also discouraged thieves as everyone knew where they came from. |}
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