Shown below are two examples of inverted date lines (1899), and two cover showing just the month being inverted (1896 and 1949). Since the date slugs in the circular date stamps are changed daily, such errors were likely corrected the following day. These are some examples of such inverted date slugs I have recorded, there may be more dates out there.
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| Inverted date lines |
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| 23 Mar 1896 (month slug inverted) |
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| 28 May 1949 (month slug inverted) |
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| Setting the date slugs. |
It is the daily routine of the post office to set the date slugs of the cancelers in the morning. And each date stamps have to be recorded in the record book.
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