Bridge cancel

A bridge cancel refers to a type that has been used by many countries. Its shape tells you all you need to know. It has also been called the "German" type and "comb" type by various sources. The reinforcing bars in the semicircles at top and bottom can be vertical, horizontal or absent, or can be have other designs like a star or letter code in their place.  File:Allenstein Ortelsburg cxl.jpg|Allenstein Ortelsburg cancel. File:Danzig Zoppot cancel.jpg|Free State of Danzig Zoppot cancels. File:Japan comb.jpg|Japan. Note that the time indicators are at the bottom. 

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