Locy Variant v, w, and x Examples
Variant v
Type 9 cancels with variant v have the word "Registered" in the dial.
The following cancel is classified as Type 9v
Variant w
Type 9 cancels with variant w have the acronym "M.O.B." in the dial.
"M.O.B." stands for Money Order Business.
The following cancel is classified as Type 9efw
Variant x
Type 9 cancels with variant x have the words "Parcel Post" in the dial.
The following cancel is classified as Type 9x (C)
Last Updated: July 16, 2000
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Locy System for Classifying Naval Postmarks, As Revised ©,
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