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Three years ago David suggested I post an image of a letter card containing the message that "they had been issued that week"! I have just seen the post after all this time and found the relevant letter card. The front back and contents are posted as requested. 2d lettercard early use front.jpg 2d l...

Laurent, I did a Google search for map images of Tasmania for 1870 and this was located in the National library of Australia. It shows the early names for places but unfortunately is not high resolution although you can see most of the place names such as Circular Head by expanding it in Adobe Photo...

There is a possibility that it is "Torq..." for Torquay reading upwards. The "T' is in the style of the mss. "Torquay" which is one of the more common of the postmasters endorsements although they are all hard to find.

Malcolm

Bill,

All I know is that it was lot 41 in the Gowans Antique sale and realised $350. Did not view it as I discovered it after the sale was over.

This link might help

http://www.gowansauctions.com.au/lots.p ... =SPECJ2015

This brass hand stamp was noted in a Hobart antique sale run by Gowans Auctions amongst a number of other official brass hand stamps. No others had any philatelic significance.

Noted on eBay recently realised AU$198

STAVERTON RLY . OCT 01 1915 - example on eBay recently in violet

Bill, The Wellington back stamp on the 1/2d solo franking is 23 Sept 1892 I am unsure what your reference is about in the second para. I do refer to the 1/2d franking on the 2d envelope with additional 1/2d as being in green. I have three examples (mint, CTO and used) but have not seen any others re...

Allen is right. I have re-checked my PTPO collection and the only 1/2d green embossing is in combination with the 2d PO issue. I have one example used to Sydney which is overpaying the rate. My 1/2d single embossing used is in orange and mailed to NZ (Wellington backstamp). It managed to avoid being...

The remaining cards are shown below

I hope these images (12) are of the cards you mention. They have all been embossed for the 1d postcard rate and I show the address side of one which is insistent with the full set. One card (Mount Wellington) appears to be printed on whiter thicker stock. These are the only cards I have seen mint or...

Bill,

I have not seen an issued example but here is a proof block of four ex Christoph Gartner Auction some years ago

Malcolm

This is the best example of 1st allocation 28 for Fingal that I can muster.

Malcolm

The gentleman in the centre is Dr Russell Jones, a noted collector of Victoria and former President of The royal Philatelic Society of Victoria. I know the other person but cannot put a name to hime just yet! May be Phil Collas.

Malcolm

Reference to Tasmanian in the Transvaal War by Bufton shows head shots of all the enlisted men and it is notable that the hats in the postcard images are strikingly similar to the hats worn by the First and Second Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen and are turned up at the right side. The ACH (Australian Co...

I have come across another card with a similar view and with Tasmanian Tourist Bureau back. Posted under cover but message is to family members living in Dover and is dated 27 December 1918. There were obviously no laws on overloading but presumably it was loaded more for the benefit of the photogra...

All on 1d Thin paper printings:

Apsley AP 8 1913
Bagdad DE 23 1913 & DE 24 1913
TPO No.3 JA 3 1913

Laurent,

A bit more searching has unearthed the 4d plating articles from 1929 also by Pat Malone

They are attached

Regards

Malcolm

Laurent, I have searched my files and managed to find details for the 1d plating and I am fairly sure the same exists for the 4d but I cannot locate it. It is also likely to have appeared in 'The Victorian Philatelic Record' at some stage by the same author. Pat Malone was a noted collector of Tasma...

I found my scan which shows the tie to Mount Hicks Road

The 361 numeral is known used late at Mt Hicks Upper on the 2d lithographed. I have seen it tied on cover and the numeral looked worn and hollow

Malcolm

Laurent,

Here also is the article from the London Philatelist which gives more information and to which the illustrations in P from A relate.

Regards

Malcolm

I have located the article in the June 1957 Philately from Australia written by Bill Purves where he explains the plating of the re-entries and roller flaws found in the 2d and 4d Chalons. These appear to have been plated by using the reprint sheets of both values. Sadly this makes the 'plating' sim...

Laurent,

The Ingles article on the 4d Chalon is attached from the London Philatelist


Malcolm

Laurent,

Here is the OG Ingles article from the 1981 London Philatelist on the 2d Chalon. He has never managed to complete the article on the 1d value.

Malcolm