Potter/Vail Machine Markings

U.S. Machine Cancel Identifier -- Potter/Vail Herringbone

The Potter and Vail machine was experimental in nature, and is quite rare. They are seen from only a few smaller towns in Illinois, from 1898 to 1900. This herringbone pattern cancel has been seen with both oval and rectilinear postmarks.



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Potter and Vail experimental machine

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