Cancels for October 30 & 31: The Milwaukee Road

Circular Date Stamp:

C. M. & ST. P. RY. CO.

OCT

30

1900

Printed Cancel:

C. M. & ST. P. RY.

Stamp above has hyphen-hole perforations, consistent with the separation technique used on the battleship revenue stamps as of the beginning of 1900.  Stamp below, though cancelled one day later than the stamp above is rouletted.  The Milwaukee Road must have had some leftover rouletted sheets that had printed cancels applied sometime in mid 1900.

Circular Date Stamp:

C. M. & ST. P. RY. CO.

OCT

31

1900

Printed Cancel:

C. M. & ST. P. RY.