There's an online image modifier designed specifically for bringing up images of cancels. Retroreveal if I remember the name right. The demos I've seen are pretty impressive but I haven't tried it myself. It would probably do a good job on hard to read handstamps on cards too.
I read the cancel essentially the same way Joe does. The "I" should be a "1". Tax stamps were usually required to be cancelled with the date of use, but in practice were only done once a month (Or used the same cancel for the whole month )
Steve B
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