Toronto "D" machine cancellation, July 21, 1941
A machine cancellation with a capital letter "D" positioned in the centre of a seven wavy line obliterator was used to cancel letters dropped into the letter slot at Toronto Postal Terminal "A". Stokes, A,H., Machine Cancellations of Toronto, Canadian Philatelist, Vol. 10,, No. 5,, 1959, p. 194
Although several types of D obliterators were made from 1941 to 1966, only one type appears to have been in use at any given time. The D obliterator types are shown below in chronological order along with brief descriptions.
(A "D" obliterator was also used at Postal Terminal "A", Toronto during the 1930s. Examples are shown in the addendum below)
TORONTO "D' CANCELLATIONS
1941
D within broken 4rth wavy line
July 21, 1941
1942
a) Initial State
D within broken 3rd, 4rth and 5th wavy lines
February 1, 1942
b) Tilted D
i) 4o rotation to the right
ii) 24o rotation to the right
1943
D within broken 4th wavy line
Wavy lines not touching the D
May 3, 1943
1944
The 1943 obliterator was also used in 1944, but some of the wavy lines sustained damage.
Left ends of 1st and 7th wavy lines broken
July 11, 1944
Later in the year, a second section of the 1st wavy line broke off.. This section was located above the D.
December 15, 1944
1945
Type 4 : 1945 Obliterator
D within broken 4th wavy line
Wavy lines touching the D
July 16, 1945
July 16, 1945
1946
D within broken 4th wavy line
Wavy lines not touching the D
1947
No example to show
1948
D within broken 4rth wavy line
Wavy lines touching the D
Base of D touching 5th wavy line
May 23, 1948
1949
D appears to be serifed
D within broken 4rth wavy line
Wavy lines not touching the D
April 5, 1948
1950
A serifed "D" obliterator was introduced in 1950 and was in use until 1966.
Serifed D within broken 3rd, 4rth and 5th wavy lines
May 27, 1950
1950 Dater Hub
TORONTO ONTARIO at top of dater, CANADA at the bottom
1951
Serifed D obliterator
September 4, 1951
1951 Dater Hub
TORONTO at top and ONTARIO at bottom of dater
1952
Serifed D obliterator
Mar 25, 1952
1952 Dater Hub
"CANADA" at bottom of 1952 hub, but smaller letters for TORONTO ONTARIO than the 1950 hub.
"CANADA" at bottom of 1952 hub, but smaller letters for TORONTO ONTARIO than the 1950 hub.
1952 : TORONTO ONTARIO and CANADA same letter size
1953
Serifed D obliterator
April 5, 1943
1953 Dater Hub
1952 hub used in 1953
1954
Serifed D obliterator
July 14, 1954
1954 Dater Hub
- A comma was inserted between TORONTO and ONTARIO
- Larger letters used for TORONTO and ONTARIO than the 1952 hub.
- Letter size for CANADA unchanged
No example to show
1956
1956 Dater Hub
1956 dater similar to 1952 dater
No comma between TORONTO and ONTARIO
1957
June 6, 1957
1957 Dater Hub
A new hub appeared in 1957.
TORONTO ONTARIO CANADA in large letters
No examples to show
1966
Serifed D
September 10, 1966
1966 Dater Hub
TORONTO at top, ONTARIO at bottom of date
