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John, it probably is something new. It seems bizarre enough that this exists with no PR, but it does.

Just to let people know that I am in the process of publishing what I hope will be a full 30 books on Tasmanian Post Offices, Postmasters, Postal Markings and town histories for every Tasmanian Post Office via Kindle Direct Publishing. Each E-Book(they are only E-Books) has a history of each town, w...

Just to let people know that I am in the process of publishing what I hope will be a full 30 books on Tasmanian Post Offices, Postmasters, Postal Markings and town histories for every Tasmanian Post Office via Kindle Direct Publishing. Each E-Book(they are only E-Books) has a history of each town, w...

Thought this needed updating, so have provided a much more comprehensive list. Let me know if you have any that beat these dates. A ABBOTSHAM 27 FE 13 JH ADVENTURE BAY - FE 26 13 / AC* ALBERTON - 26 MR 13 / AC* ALONNAH 17 JU 13 JH ANDOVER 11 DE 13 AC ANTILL PONDS RY STN - MR 3 13 / D.A. APSLEY – AP ...

Jerry, bit of a mystery. I'm a bit stumped with that one.

I surely would have bid on it if I had seen it Jerry. What a great item!

Ross Ewington wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 03, 2023 4:51 pm

New early date for the BASE P.O. 6 MD 016 Type M4(ii) cds which is rated 5R

Previous ERD was 9 SE 1942 ....... now 23 JE 1942

Great item (see image above). If only I had not been outbid for it....

I am interested in trying to answer Ross' "Query: Paid at Launceston 1912". Or at least get a definitive description of the Type 4R steel datestamp. Volume 1 of the Green Books describe the image shown by Ross as "Launceston Special Useage Markings Type 6. "circular date stamp 26mm in diameter PAID...

It is indeed Burnie Type 1(dot stops) (ii). It's quite a hard cancels to find. I cannot really put my finger on what it was used for. It's mainly seen on normal postage rate stamps, but it just really quite rare.

They are often over stamped Sisters Creek

First one I cannot decipher. The manuscript is spread over two stamps, so only half of it is there. dates a "5" for 1915. Second one could be anything. No guarantee it's Tasmanian. I will say the CDS looked like "An". Can't be a coincidence the Mss looks to show an "An" as well. Third one is more in...

Definitely Kayena

Have had a good look at this and I am 99.5% sure it's simply a name, probably off a receipt. IT could be the name of a postmaster, making it postal. Almost 100% sure it's not a P.O name.

I wish I could offer some insight but I could only be "Post Office" and either Campania or Campbell Town if Tasmanian. The balance of probability is that it's a NSW cancel, which as a state used these rubber CDS quite extensively. It's worth keeping aside.

Now that is a nice item.

What a nice cover front.

Milabena is a postmark that has been long speculated about. Registration labels, actual printed labels, are known(3), one with a partial postmark. I wonder if the partial postmark is actually this? milabena postmark.jpg The late John Avery spoke to the postmaster's son back in the day, who indicated...

Jerry, sorry to be a bit vague, but I have seen this cancel before. It's not Tasmanian, or Australian for that matter. It may well be a U.K cancels. I just cannot think where I have seen it before, sorry.

John

I was scanning Trove for postmark related info and came across an entry that stated "the new stamps have arrived". These would be the 6d and 1/-. Date was Tuesday 14th, which would indicate that the new stamps arrived Monday 13.1.1858. Improves the information in Gibbons which is just "January".

There are now 4-5 known. Another on a 5/- Tablet and one on a 9d.

I would say 65 John. You can see the ball on the foot of the 5. Cannot be 29(which is a much rarer number in any case).

I would say it's been cancelled and then cancelled again, the second stamp being deemed not obliterated fully.

Guys, a few others to go on with: Abbotsham 27/4/13 Apsley 27/4/13 Beaconsfield 27/2/13 Black River 17/6/13 Detention River 25/3/13 Franklin 24/2/13 George Town 2/5/13 Glenora 21/2/13 Golconda 13/7/13 Lady Bay 27/5/13 Lovett 12/3/13 Maria island 4/4/13 New Town 5/4/13 Nubeena 16/4/13 Ouse 12/3/13 Pa...

Posted this 12 years ago. Since then, five of these have turned up. It goes to show, keep on looking. They are, by year of introduction and probable type: 1878 - Recherche Bay, Shannon, Huon Road, Upper Carlton - 1a 1879 - Lyndhurst, Montacute - 1 1879 - Okehampton - 1 1881 - Salisbury, Kingston(Cor...

Sorry to say this is the first allocation 60 of Launceston, very worn by that stage. John