American Flag Machine Example

This is an example of the impression made by an American flag cancelling machine. This particular item is from an envelope cancelled in 1918, at Fort Bliss, Texas. This item is also part of my WW I postal history collection, since it shows the usage of the machine at this Army post during the United States' involvement in the First World War.

As described in the machine cancel pages, the American company manufactured a large number of machines that impressed the flag cancellation. Collectors find these markings on postal items from the late 19th through first third of the 20th centuries.

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