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What exactly does it mean to 'hand cancel' the invites?

EJSD2006 Posted: Apr 15, 2006 08:25 PM+

EJSD2006 MEMBER SINCE: 9/05 TOTAL POSTS : 5546 WEDDING DATE: Jun 23, 2006

Posted: Apr 15, 2006 08:25 PM

What exactly does it mean to 'hand cancel' the invites?

I brought mine to the post office today and I told them I wanted them hand cancelled b/c that's what all my LIW girls suggested (TIA!!!) I thought if he hand cancelled them I wouldn' t need an ugly stamp, but he made me put stamps on and THEN he hand cancelled them. Is this how the rest of you did it?

tonimike Posted: Apr 15, 2006 08:26 PM+

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Posted: Apr 15, 2006 08:26 PM

Re: What exactly does it mean to 'hand cancel' the invites?

Thats when the post office hand stamps them , so that way the stamp is done neatly ,,

lisad117 Posted: Apr 15, 2006 11:00 PM+

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Posted: Apr 15, 2006 11:00 PM

Re: What exactly does it mean to 'hand cancel' the invites?

Yes, my invites had stamps on them and then I brought them to the post office and hand canceled them by stamping them.

kmkelly Posted: Apr 15, 2006 11:08 PM+

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Posted: Apr 15, 2006 11:08 PM

Re: What exactly does it mean to 'hand cancel' the invites?

Sounds right, I think it's to keep them from having to go thru the cancelling machine.

jellybean1420 Posted: Apr 16, 2006 01:01 AM+

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Posted: Apr 16, 2006 01:01 AM

Re: What exactly does it mean to 'hand cancel' the invites?

I took the time to hand cancel 125 invitations and wished I had just given them to the post office to send through the machine. The ink was really wet and got smudged on some. When I put them back in the box as I did them, the ink would get on the back of the envelope in front of it. Make sure the ink is dry before you put them on one another.