Socked on the nose

Socked on the nose

Socked on the nose ("SON"), also called Bullseye cancel, in philately, refers to a cancellation of a postage stamp in which the killer, or, if the postmark does not have a separate killer, the (typically circular) postmark, or date stamp portion, has been applied right in the middle of the stamp. The ideal SON has the entire postmark inside the margins, although this is not always possible, because the stamp may be too small or the postmark too large.

Some philatelists and collectors of cancellations have a special interest in, prefer, and/or collect SON mainly because the date, time, and place the stamp was used, or postmarked, can be identified by the cancellation. This allows specialised collectors to collect, for example, all of the postmarks of a particular country, state, city, county, date range, etc., without collecting entire covers. [ [http://www.linns.com/howto/refresher/collecting_20060904/refreshercourse.asp?uID= Linns.com Refresher Course "Collecting used postage stamps isn't quite as simple as it might seem"] (retrieved 2 July 2007)]

Because modern machine cancellations are normally arranged so that the "wavy lines", slogans, or other killers are applied to the stamp, leaving the postmark clear, dealers and collectors desiring SONs will position the stamp on the cover so as to fall under the postmark. [ [http://www.howtocollectstamps.com/stamp-cancellations/stamp-cancellations-part-2.html The Complete Guide to Stamp Collecting: "Stamp Cancellations. Part 2"] (retrieved 2 July 2007)]

Bullseye is another term for "socked on the nose", [ [http://www.linns.com/howto/refresher/postmarks_20020506/refreshercourse.asp?uID= Linns.com Refresher Course "Collecting postmarks and cancellations II"] (retrieved 2 July 2007)] however Bull's Eye refers to the earliest stamps of Brazil.

The Bullseye Cancel Collectors Club is a philatelic society for collectors of "socked on the nose" cancels exists and is named

References

External links

* [http://www.jeffhayward.com/bccc/ Bullseye Cancel Collectors Club] official website
* [http://www.jeffhayward.com/bccc/why.htm Why Collect Bullseye Cancels?]


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