Covers of the Day 28 May: "Meter Style" machine postmarks

[Michael Dobbs]

A break from the norm - something a little more modern - three examples of "Meter Style" machine postmarks introduced from around mid-1994.  They were introduced at British Forces Post Offices world-wide, but mostly in Belgium, Germany and Northern Ireland with the only other locations being Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands.  They were referred to as "meter style" machine postmarks as they closely resembled meter marks in general, but were used to cancel postage stamps in the main.  They are, in any event, thought to be meter machines adapted for use as stamp cancelling machines.

The three examples I show are from Cateau, Belgium (BFPO 26), Dusseldorf (BFPO 34) and Osnabruck (BFPO 36) both in Germany, in 1995/96.  Two have just the postage value segment (which is blank) whilst the other also has a wavy lines segment. 

Mike  :)