Pen-Canceled: Stamps canceled with a pen rather than a handstamp or machine cancel. Many early stamps were routinely canceled by pen. A pen cancel may also indicate that a stamp was used as a fiscal.
Figure 4. This pen-canceled Iranian 20-rial Reza Shah Pahlavi and Shayad Monument stamp (Scott 1829) is a space filler.
Figure 5. A canceled-to-order Chad 30-franc Mandrills airmail stamp (Scott C122).
 See also: Statue of Liberty, Frank, Overprint, First-day cover, Find
  
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