Special event cancel

Special event cancels are aptly named British cancels. They may or not be pictorial, i.e. have images or designs, but mostly have them today. Originally, an event had to be a major event like the 1924 British Empire Exhibition that had post office participation and facilities. This was gradually relaxed to the point where since the 1960s, special postmarks are provided for event organizers for a fee, with only a mailbox/posting box present to provide special event cancels on mail. With cacheted covers for sale this has become a source of event souvenirs and a collectible area.  File:Great Britain battle of Paardeburg cxl.jpg|101st anniversary of the Battle of Paardeberg. 

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