Talk:FamilySearch Indexing:US, Illinois—Northern District Naturalization Index Cards, 1840–1950, Project Updates

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US, Illinois-No District Naturalization Index Cards, dates
The Updates Document for the project (US, Illinois Naturalization Index Cards) helped me understand that I can use the most recent date for the Naturalization Date when that date is not clear. I have a plain card (not a form) with a date in the lower corner that reads: MJR: 8/28/44   (It is the only date that might be the naturalization date, but I have no idea what MJR stands for in this case).

Two countries listed for the birth country?
What should I do when the place of birth is listed as Canada Gr. Br.; Poland Russia; or Sweden Norway?

Answer: In the field help for the birth country it says to index all of the countries separating each country with the word "or". For example: "Canada or Great Britain"; "Poland or Russia"; "Sweden or Norway".

"Cancelled" stamp across Naturalization card
I have an image to index but it has "Cancelled" stamped/typed on a diagonal across the naturalization card. On the back of the card under "Certificate canceled (date and court)" it gives the cancellation date which is listed about 5 years after the naturalization date.

How do I index this? The information can still be indexed (is all legible) but should I do so or should I mark the image as "No Extractable Data" or something else?