{"id":1562,"date":"2015-05-07T07:54:17","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T07:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?p=1562"},"modified":"2015-05-09T09:02:17","modified_gmt":"2015-05-09T09:02:17","slug":"the-cancels-of-alexandropol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?p=1562","title":{"rendered":"The cancels of Alexandropol"},"content":{"rendered":"

In one of the last posts I discussed a cancel on a stamp which in turn proved to be fake. Another collector sent me a scan of the genuine cancel on a postcard from 1910. While exchanging mails some questions arose.<\/p>\n

Generally we assume that when the first republic established and the Dashnaks took position the “old” cancel devices from Tsarists times were used. Since the reign of the Dashanks did not last very long – between the aggressive Turks and the Bolshevists they had at some point choose the lesser evil – we assume that no own cancel devices were produced. For once there are no cancels with Armenian script (or letters) used in this time and, the own stamps (Paris issue) did not reach Armenia in time to be used by the Dashnak government. On the other hand, devices for overprinting the monograms were produced. And what about after 1921 when the times were a bit less demanding and chaotic? Another finding is that some Tsarists cancels were used before 1919 and not after 1919 while other cancel were not used (or we could not find postal items so far) before 1919 but have seen extensive usage after.<\/p>\n

Let us check what we can find about the Alexandropol cancels. I checked my collection and can find the following types.<\/p>\n

Alexandropol b<\/h2>\n

\"zakiyan<\/a>\"zakiyan<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

This one is from a cover. I got the scan from a fellow collector. Date used is 11.04.1910.\"alexandropol<\/a><\/p>\n

This cancel is not reported seen on Armenian stamps.<\/p>\n

Alexandropol g<\/h2>\n

\"alexandropol<\/a><\/p>\n

Is this a “g” character? Also, this one is not reported on Armenian stamps.<\/p>\n

Now to the types used on Armenian stamps. There are three different ones, “e”, “tse” and “sh”.<\/p>\n

Alexandropol “sh”<\/h2>\n

\"sh\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

This is the most common cancel. Used on Dashnak overprints and on the later pictorial issues and finally also on the Transcaucasian issue. While I got plenty of imprints on the pictorial issues, the usage with Dashnak stamps seem to be quite rare.<\/p>\n

Here an example on Dashnak stamps. The date reads 28.02.20.<\/p>\n

\"alexandropol<\/a><\/p>\n

Used on First Constantinople pictorial issue. Date 28.03.23.<\/p>\n

\"alexandropol<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Also on the Erivan pictorial issue. Date 01.03.23.\"alexandropol<\/a><\/p>\n

And finally on the Transcaucasian issue. Date ?6.11.23.<\/p>\n

\"alexandropol<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Alexandropol e<\/h2>\n

\"e\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This one is rather rare. It is not on the Ashford\/Tchilinghirian list. I found it only on Dashnak stamps. The date is rather hard to decipher but the year is certainly 1920.<\/p>\n

\"alexandropol<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I got a handful of more examples – all look like CTO material.<\/p>\n

Alexandropol “z”<\/h2>\n

\"z\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This one is probably not as rare as the “e”, but still much rarer than the “sh”. Again I found this one only on Dashnak stamps. Date is ??.?3.20.<\/p>\n

\"alexandropol<\/a>My examples look like CTO material.<\/p>\n

Who can provide\u00a0examples of stamps or letters (postcards etc.) who show Alexandropol cancels not listed here?<\/p>\n

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