In philately, a pen cancel is a cancellation of a postage or revenue stamp by the use of a pen, marker or crayon.
Famous quotes containing the words pen and/or cancel:
“He loved to sit silent in a corner of his club and listen to the loud chattering of politicians, and to think how they all were in his power—how he could smite the loudest of them, were it worth his while to raise his pen for such a purpose.”
—Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)
“Every bondman in his own hand bears
The power to cancel his captivity.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)