jlechtanski
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Soviet International Registered Airmail Express
Attached are two covers from Lvov, Ukrainian SSR to Cleveland, Ohio, USA franked at the 46k rate for International Registered Airmail Express.
In another post kiompe lists an item from 12 Mar 1965.
This first cover is dated 12 Aug 1968 and shows evidence of being handled as "Special Delivery" by the Cleveland receiving postmark "SPEC. DEL. SEC.
RECD. 2
The second cover is dated 13 Feb 1971 but doesn't show any evidence of being handled "Special Delivery."
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Cover from 1971
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jlechtanski
... shows evidence of being handled as "Special Delivery" by the Cleveland receiving postmark "SPEC. DEL. SEC. RECD. 2 |
Where this postmark in scan?
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It is on the back of the cover along with the registry receiving postmark.
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May be any reforms was in USPS in this time? Now don't put incoming postmarks at all. What is spoil face view...
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Special Delivery ended in 1997 and was replaced by Domestic Express Mail. Their main purposes were delivery every day of the year and faster service.
I have never seen an express mail receiving postmark.
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Arrival marks
I think the role of the USPS letter sorting machine has been overlooked. Although not in the usual format of machine cancellations, the MLOCR machine
tag-code, printed on the back of most foreign mail on entering the US mail system, will provide processing-day and time information.
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Interesting point about those orange bar codes.
The date is only the day of the month (1-31) and the time is in half-hour increments. Used primarily to help create a distinct identifying code for
the mail piece.
I don't see it being used as part of the registered mail or express mail process.
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