Have pretty much come to a dead end on this one - went through Skinner & Eno, Cole, Stampsmarter, etc. Probably just missed it but if someone has come across it before help would certainly be appreciated.
I did darken the image a bit to better show the cancel. Stamp is nicely centered for a 65 and it has a military address.
Thanks - interesting what you can do with paint to come up with a more recognizable image. Will sift through stuff again..... Since it's from NY it is doubtful it has escaped identification although in going through Stampsmarter I found a bunch of early cancels I had in my question boxes identified as NY Foreign mail. I know the later ones (1870's) but had no idea of the earlier ones.....
Also just remembered I have several Billigs on the shelf, some of which have fancies in them.
Dialysis, damned if you do...dead if you don't 10 Feb 2019 04:31:45am
re: Hourglass cancel - 1860's ?
Hi Carol,
I think using RetroReveal is the best way to enhance a weak cancel. RetroReveal is a free online service which works by splitting the color channels. (This can also be done in some graphics applications like PhotoShop, but RetroReveal is much easier to work with for most folks.)
Unlike many image manipulations, I like splitting the color channels because it is not ‘adding’ graphical information but rather is ‘removing’ graphical information. By splitting out the color channels, the isolation often assists us in seeing what is really there.
I wrote a short ‘How To’ article on RetroReveal (with link to RetroReveal) here
Thank you very much Don. I am beginning to go to your site more and more often BEFORE asking questions and am always amazed at the amount of information available and how easy it is to find. It is the gold standard of what a reference website should be and a treasure for serious philatelists.
I agree with Don regarding RetroReveal. I've used the site several times in recent years to reveal otherwise unrecognizable information on stamps and early 20th century real photo postcards. RetroReveal doesn't always help, but it is more successful than any other option I've tried.
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