Rizal Provisional Issue Overprinted on a 2c 1941 Regular Issue 4 March 1942 The earliest reported time on March 4 cancels is 10 o' clock. Such being the case, the tentative pre-war steel handgrip cancel in this March 4 cover indicates that the postal clerk made a trial imprint on the cover itself. Or, in the reported tense situation during the reopening of the post office, the clerk failed to check if his/her pad was sufficiently inked.

Technically, this may be the first or one of the very first March 4, 1942 covers.

First Anniversary, Great East Asia War Surcharged on 4-Centavos 1935 Regular Issue 8 December 1942 From May 18 to December 8, 1942, steel handgrip special postmarks were resurrected from the pre-war inventory and used by postal clerks on special occasions. On this last day of use of the said postmark one canceller gave in. Shown is a cancel with circular line in the 2 o' clock portion separating from the main cancel imprint.