Knowledge / Cancellation Kinds / Hand Postmark Cancellations / Issue Occasions

Hand Postmark Issue Occasion: summary of the different hand postmark occasion reasons

Posting Hand Postmark: cancellation stamp of a post office that contains the place and the date of delivery of a postal shipment (day hand stamp)

Posting Hand Roller Postmark: cancel-lation roller stamp of a post office that contains the place and the date of delivery of a postal shipment (day hand stamp)

Education Hand Postmark: cancellation stamp for education of postal clerks

Office Abroad Hand Postmark: cancel-lation stamp that was used in an office abroad

Exhibition Hand Postmark: cancellation stamp that was used at a temporary post office at an exhibition

Railway Station Hand Postmark: cancel-lation stamp of a post office with the location designation "Railway Station" e.g. in cities with several post offices

Postbox Hand Postmark: cancellation stamp that were deposited in postboxes in rural towns without own post office for the purpose of checking the messengers (e.g. Grand Duchy of Baden)

Letter Region Hand Postmark: cancel-lation stamp that was used as a posting hand postmark in a letter filing

Letter Center Hand Postmark: cancel-lation stamp that was used as a posting hand postmark in a letter center

Letter Center Hand Roller Postmark: cancellation roller stamp that was used as a posting hand postmark in a letter center

Christkindl Hand Postmark: annual can-cellation stamp from the community of Christkindl near Steyr with a Christmas motif is used from the end of November to January 6th. the following year

Mobile Post Office Hand Postmark: cancellation stamp that was used at a mobile post office (e.g. in a bus)

Festival Hand Postmark: cancellation stamp that was used at a temporary post office at a party or festival

Airport Hand Postmark: cancellation stamp of a post office with the location designation "Airport" e.g. in cities with several post offices

House Post Office Hand Postmark: cancellation stamp that was used at a house post office (e.g. department store, hotel)

Colony Hand Postmark: cancellation stamp that was used in a colony

Camp Hand Postmark: cancellation stamp that was used in a camp

Rural Post Hand Postmark: cancellation stamp with the additional designation "Rural Post" for postal shipments that were posted at a small post office in a rural area without their own posting stamp

Rural Post Office Hand Postmark: cancellation stamp of a rural post office indicating the place of delivery and the higher-level post office

Maneuvering Hand Postmark: cancel-lation stamp that was used in a military exercise

Fair Hand Postmark: cancellation stamp that was used at a temporary post office at a fair

Subsequently Cancelled Hand Post-mark: cancellation stamp from a post office that was accidentally used to subsequently postage stamps that had not been cancelled

Town Advertising Hand Postmark: can-cellation stamp that advertises a town or its offerings

Philately Hand Postmark: cancellation stamp that was used at a shipping point or a collector´s counter

Postal Deposit Hand Postmark: cancellation stamp of a postal deposit indicating the place of delivery and the higher-level post office

Proof Hand Roller Postmark: test if a hand roller postmark is suitable for the intended purpose in terms of size, handling and impact

Seasonal Hand Postmark: general name for a cancellation stamp from a temporary post office

City Hand Postmark: cancellation stamp of a post office with the location designation "City" e.g. in cities with several post offices