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Message:: [QUOTE="alurid, post: 26274608, member: 81991"]I do not care for the ones with a postage stamp applied to the front of the note.I think they are like a scratch on a proof coin. JMO.  I understand that the post office is only allowed to cancell postage stamps, which is the reason a stamp had to be applied to the note, which also make them the most common type of post-cancelled notes to be found.  So on April 13th 1976 folks went to the bank and got some nice new 2 dollar notes and then went to their local PO and bought a stamp to apply to the note so it could recieve a cancellation stamp, just to prove it was a first day of issue note. And in doing so damaged the note to a certain degree, to the opinion of some folks.  My late father in-law was a Postman by trade and a Philatelist and a Numismatist. He was able to procure these notes that were cancelled without a stamp applied to them. I do believe he was not the only person to do such a thing. He also was able to find Star Notes and was willing to apply a cancellation on them.While doing this may make them a little more Scare to find it should increase their value to those who enjoy having a bit of Numismatic history.[ATTACH=full]1678427[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1678428[/ATTACH]Some of the 1976 notes where made in 1975 in expectation of a large demand for these notes.[/QUOTE]