![[die 1]](pics/bordeaux1.gif)
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![[die 2]](pics/bordeaux2.gif)
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Die 1 note the wide space between 'X' of Bordeau and 'Y' of Army |
Die 2 Not as wide a space between 'X' and 'Y' of Army |
![[die 3 Bordeaux excised]](pics/bordeaux3.gif)
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![[die 3 Bordeaux faintly visible]](pics/bordeaux4.gif)
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| Die 3 with 'Bordeaux' excised | Die 3 'Bordeaux' not excised |
| Type | Mfg | Postmark | Mach # | XCLN | EKU ymd | LKU ymd |
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| UMS 118 | UN | Received From Army/Bordeaux die 1 | 1 | 300 | 1918 0829 | 1919 0424 |
| UMS 118 | UN | Received From Army/Bordeaux die 2 | 1 | 300 | 1918 0901 | 1919 0105 |
| UMS 118 | UN | Received From Army/Bordeaux die 3 | 2 | 300 | 1919 0126 | |
| UMS 118 | UN | Received From Army die 3 | 2 | 300 | 1919 0206 | 1919 0519 |
UMS 118 The 'Recd from Army' impressions made by the Universal machine(s), are mostly poor, exacerbated by the cheap paper which was used to make the wartime envelopes. Rather that be satisfied with early and late uses, as tabulated above, the list below is provided. It is a listing of all such cancels known to the author. Please send photocopies of any cancel in your collection.
Die 1 1918: 0930b 1009x 1016b 1026p 1107p 1114p 1124b 1129p 1130b 1216p Die 1 1919: 0104p 0117b 0218x 0221x 0323f 0410p 0418p 0424p Die 2 1918: 0901b 0914p 0916p 1230x Die 2 1919: 0105p Die 3 1919: 0126p with 'Bordeaux' very faint but not excised Die 3 1919: 0206y 0310p 0519y with 'Bordeaux' excised
The numbers above also give an indication of the scarcity. Die 3 is hands down the rarest marking, and there is only one known specimen with the 'Bordeaux' still in place, albeit very faint. So why was the 'Bordeaux' excised? From experience with other applications, one can assume that the die was moved to another location for use there.
The illustrations below are enhanced to better portray the actual configurations.
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Die 1 note the wide space between 'X' of Bordeau and 'Y' of Army |
Die 2 Not as wide a space between 'X' and 'Y' of Army |
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| Die 3 with 'Bordeaux' excised | Die 3 'Bordeaux' not excised |