Tau, Samoa Doane Cancel Update V

This census has slowly grown over the past six years, including a tenth Tau Doane cancel. JT of Goodwin Philatelics recently discovered the first 2-cent Washington stamp (Scott #319) with a Doane cancellation on a small envelope piece. Interestingly, this postmark does not have a year and is similar to Tau-7, where the day and postmark hour are recorded.

Tau Doane cancel #10 in the census.

Tau-7 was clearly used after the 1-cent Jamestown stamp (Scott #328) was issued on April 25, 1907. I’m assuming the newly discovered Tau-10 was also posted later in the 1900’s decade.

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