The History of the Postmarks of the British Isles from 1840 to 1876 - John Hendy (1909)

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Edinburgh (see Fig. 729). This type of obliterating mark was used solely in the
Edinburgh Office ; other types of obliterating marks, somewhat similar in design, but
having a radiation of thick marks and stars, were also in use at a somewhat later date.
Fig. 730 shows another type of the " Parallel " machine stamp. These stamps were
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Fig. 729. Fig. 730.
brought into use in the larger Scotch offices at the end of 1865 and the beginning of
1866 ; types of these are shown in Figs. 731-734. Fig. 735 was used for the obliteration
of postage stamps on newspapers.
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Fig. 731. Fig. 732.
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Fig. 733. Fig. 734.
Fig. 735.