POSTAGE METERS WITH ADVERTISING DIES - A SURVEY

[Ross Ewington]

Over many years I have noticed that a small number of postage meters used by Tasmanian businesses and government departments used dies with short term advertising making up part of the meter impression.

Here's an example:
[attachment=1]railday tour slogan.jpg[/attachment]
I am not certain whether this cover from Box 1002K, G.P.O. HOBART is from the Tourist Bureau or the T.G.R. - can anyone assist?


Here's another:

[attachment=0]commercial bank meter.jpg[/attachment]

If you have any postage meter impressions made in Tasmania with similar short term advertising dies, please post them in this topic.

ALTERATION TO TOPIC: if you have any meters used in Tasmania that have advertising dies used for any duration, please post images in this topic

[Ross Ewington]

World War II era propaganda message and post WWII "austerity" message used by the
Hydro-Electric Commission (#341 - top)and "The Mercury" newspaper (#500)
..... were any other similar dies used with these meters during WWII and just after?

meter wwii propganda.jpg (62.68 KiB) Viewed 816 times

[Ross Ewington]

Here are two different dies used on the same meter (#U15) by The Cascade Brewery/Cascade Cordials P/L
advertising the their products.

meter cascade.jpg (49.09 KiB) Viewed 816 times