Postmark with Inverted Date

Postmark devices were created with removable slugs so that the day, month and year could be changed (generic example of postmark device shown). Given the manual process of swapping slugs, this lead to the occasional error being made when the numerical or letter slugs were inserted, resulting in one or more of these being inserted upside down. In some instances, the whole date is inverted, whilst others exist with only one or two of the numeric or letter slugs being inverted (ie, Day, Month or Year).

A few stamps from the Spanish-Philippine period have been recorded with inverted date cancels in varying formats. Listed below are the postmark errors recorded to date.

Manila - Star Circular Date Stamp

Scott #	Period	Description	Error	Date	Picture
52 & 56	King Alfonso XII	On Cover from Manila to Ronda, Spain	Month Inverted, Day & Year Normal	1 NOV ??
67	King Alfonso XII	100m Yellow Green	Month Inverted, Day & Year Normal	3 JUL 79
76	King Alfonso XII	2c Carmine	Month Inverted, Day & Year Normal	?? SET ??
76	King Alfonso XII	2c Carmine	Month Inverted, Day & Year Normal	1 OCT ??
73	King Alfonso XII	8c on 2c Carmine	Month Inverted, Day & Year Normal	9 ENE 81
78	King Alfonso XII	2-4/8c Ultramarine (Original State)	Month Inverted, Day & Year Normal	31 ENE 83
79	King Alfonso XII	2-4/8c Ultramarine (First Retouch)	Month Inverted, Day & Year Normal	19 FEB ??
85	King Alfonso XII	10c Brown-Lilac	Month Inverted, Day & Year Normal	1 OCT ??
86	King Alfonso XII	On Cover from Manila to Ronda, Spain	Month Inverted, Day & Year Normal	18 ENE 81
86	King Alfonso XII	12-4/8c Bright Rose	Month Inverted, Day & Year Normal	30 SET ??
96	The Era of Surcharges	10c on 2c Carmine	Month Inverted, Day & Year Normal	23 DIC 86
73	King Alfonso XII	8c on 2c Carmine	Day, Month & Year inverted	4 OCT ??
76	King Alfonso XII	2c Carmine	Day, Month & Year inverted	21 FEB 85
76	King Alfonso XII	2c Carmine	Day, Month & Year inverted	21 FEB 85
104	The Era of Surcharges	1r on 5c Grey	Day, Month & Year inverted	27 OCT 83

Balabac - Filipinas Circular Date Stamp

Scott #	Period	Description	Error	Date	Picture
50	First Spanish Republic	62c Rose	Day, Month & Year inverted	17 ENE 75
56	King Alfonso XII	12c Lilac	Day, Month & Year inverted	20 JUL 76

Correos - Manila Circular Date Stamp

Scott #	Period	Description	Error	Date	Picture
145	King Alfonso XIII	2c Violet	Month Inverted, Day & Year Normal	23 ENE 92
76	King Alfonso XII	2c Carmine	Day, Month & Year inverted	-3 MAR 88
76	King Alfonso XII	2c Carmine	Day, Month & Year inverted	-6 JUL 88
76	King Alfonso XII	2c Carmine	Day, Month & Year inverted	16 SET 88
76	King Alfonso XII	2c Carmine	Day, Month & Year inverted	-2 NOV 88
80	King Alfonso XII	2-4/8c Ultramarine (Second Retouch)	Day, Month & Year inverted	?? ENE 88
80	King Alfonso XII	2-4/8c Ultramarine (Second Retouch)	Day, Month & Year inverted	-6 ENE 88
80	King Alfonso XII	2-4/8c Ultramarine (Second Retouch)	Day, Month & Year inverted	?1 ENE 88
80	King Alfonso XII	2-4/8c Ultramarine (Second Retouch)	Day, Month & Year inverted	21 ENE 88
80	King Alfonso XII	2-4/8c Ultramarine (Second Retouch)	Day, Month & Year inverted	25 ENE 88
80	King Alfonso XII	2-4/8c Ultramarine (Second Retouch)	Day, Month & Year inverted	6 MAR 88
80	King Alfonso XII	2-4/8c On Cover from Iloilo (normal cancel) to Manila (inverted)	Day, Month & Year inverted	-2 JUN 88
83	King Alfonso XII	8c Yellow-Brown	Day, Month & Year inverted	24 AUG ??
86	King Alfonso XII	12-4/8c Rose	Day, Month & Year inverted	-2 NOV 88
P2	King Alfonso XII	1m Rose	Day, Month & Year inverted	?? JUL 89

Correos - Manila Circular Date Stamp

Scott #	Period	Description	Error	Date	Picture
162	King Alfonso XIII	8c Red-Brown	Year Inverted, Day & Month Normal	30 ENE 97
166	King Alfonso XIII	10c Yellow-Brown	Year Inverted, Day & Month Normal	2 FEB 97

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