Honduras CTO???

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Honduras CTO??? Mar 4, 2021 22:07:23 GMT -5 stampie78 and I.M. DeBear like this

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Post by youpiao on Mar 4, 2021 22:07:23 GMT -5

Is this a CTO cancel? I've never seen a CTO slogan cancel before. And I am puzzled by the "USE EL." Is it supposed to read, "Use air mail?" I'm no Spanish grammarian, but the word for "use" is "usar," and, according to Google translate, the Spanish would be, "Usar Correo Aereo."

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Honduras CTO??? Mar 4, 2021 22:27:02 GMT -5

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Post by khj on Mar 4, 2021 22:27:02 GMT -5

While I don't know if that particular cancel is genuine, it is at least based on a genuine slogan cancel used by the Honduran postal service in the 1930s (but don't know total time period of use). Normally, there is a circular date cancel to the left. The date cancel is close to the slogan cancel, so it should have appeared on the block.

Does it have gum? Is that why you think it is a CTO?

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khj Administrator Stamp Bears Supporter Posts: 9,891 Location (Country): USA	Honduras CTO??? Mar 4, 2021 22:32:38 GMT -5 I.M. DeBear likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by khj on Mar 4, 2021 22:32:38 GMT -5 See Matasellos Type "D" Double Cancel.

youpiao Stamp Bears Posting Guru Posts: 3,603 Location (Country): USA	Honduras CTO??? Mar 4, 2021 22:56:49 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by youpiao on Mar 4, 2021 22:56:49 GMT -5 Mar 4, 2021 22:27:02 GMT -5 khj said: Does it have gum? Is that why you think it is a CTO? No, it has no gum. But, since it had no date cancel . . . Still curious about the wording, "USE EL." Thanks, k
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Honduras CTO??? Mar 5, 2021 19:35:47 GMT -5 youpiao and coastwatcher like this

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Post by khj on Mar 5, 2021 19:35:47 GMT -5

Agreed. The cancels are definitely different, which is why I mentioned that I didn't know if that particular cancel on Tedski's block was genuine.

I don't know if there are different variations on that duplex cancel. I've seen a couple of covers, but never really fly-specked to see if it was one canceller or multiple cancellers. Hopefully someone can chime in with the details.

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