Internal Postmarks and Registration Markings of Liberia

• Other Postmarks

  • Post Office Cancellations

    • manuscript postmark in black earliest known use: on first issues possibly ‘M’ for Monrovia, and only applied when the normal hand stamp was not available; all markings found so far seem to have come from the hand of two people

      MS1_MS1A

    • manuscript postmark in black earliest known use: on first issues pen cancellation probably only applied when the normal hand stamp was not available

      MS2

    • hand stamped postmark in black earliest known use: Nov 29, 1895 - May 18, 1896 (GRAND BASSA) locally produced postmark, probably from a children’s rubber printing set, the date being in mixed lettering as shown

      CP16

    • hand stamped postmark in black earliest known use: Dec 9, 1895 (GRAND BASSA) locally produced postmark, probably from a children’s rubber printing set, the date being in mixed lettering as shown

      CP16A

    • hand stamped postmark in black earliest known use: Feb 24, 1945 (TCHIEN POSTAL AGENCY) quoted by Rogers on cover to Canada dated Feb 24, 1945; this would appear to be an agent’s personal stamp rather than a postmark

      CP28

    • hand stamped postmark in black earliest known use: Apr 9, 1948 (ROBERTSFIELD)

      CP33

    • hand stamped postmark in black earliest known use: Jan 20, 1951 (FREEPORT OF MONROVIA)

      CP34A

    • manuscript postmark in black earliest known use: manuscript Jun 20, 1952 (WEBBO) two slightly different types are illustrated, handwritten by the same person

      CP38