Another oddity I came across in my "Get to it someday" pile. It is obviously not an official Guam overprint. The GUAM (U.S.) appears to have been applied with an overinked rubber stamp. The oval cancellation is over the top of GUAM. Has anyone seen one of these before?
Guam was a fairly remote little Island at the time this stamp was issued.
The "silent" oval looks like maybe it was made in a small shop on the island, perhaps as a temporary thing until supplies came in from overseas. Remember that Guam was occupied by the Japanese for two and a half years. Since it says "Guam U.S." this may be a very early usage out of Guam after the occupation.
Just a thought,
Silence in the face of adversity is the father of complicity and collusion, the first cousins of conspiracy.. 25 Feb 2015 08:23:36pm
re: GUAM cancel?
The "GUAM" overprints were from the turn of the century, long before WWII, even before WWI. The Presidential series was from the late 1930s.
I think we can safely assume someone was playing a joke.
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I know they are not official overprints. I was hoping maybe it was used by the U.S. Navy leading into the war or something similar. Was just hoping someone had seen this before.
It does pose interesting speculation. Was the stamp on something that was posted from Guam? Was someone just being cute and wrote on the stamp? Too bad the stamp is no longer on cover. That may have provided the answer. As it is, a curio for sure.
I don't think they are stars. To me, it looks like a hand made rubber stamp that was overinked or pressed too hard. A magnified view shows a lot of raised ink. I will post a closeup when the new microsope comes.
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