EARLY MANUSCRIPT CANCELLATIONS - POST IMAGES/ANY QUESTIONS??

[RogerKinns]

Torquay manuscript cancellations occur on Courier and early Chalon issues. Here are four examples from recent auctions:

Tasmanian Stamp Auctions, Lot 308, 14th November 2009

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Ebay, 6th March 2010

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Prestige Philately Auction 153, Lot 316, 12th February 2010

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Tasmanian Stamp Auctions, Lot 309, 14th November 2009

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The manuscript cancellations on the two Couriers show a distinctive curly 'T', but those on the Chalons appear to be in two different hands.The manuscript cancellation on the 4d Chalons looks to be in the same hand as an example on cover, whose photograph is shown opposite Page 108 in the Green Book, Part I.

[Ross Ewington]

I have come across this rather attractive example of a mss cancellation
from Torquay dated 15/10/58 on a strip of 2d yellow-green Chalons.

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Has anyone got images of mss cancels from Torquay that they would like to share
with us on this topic?

[Jerry Weirich]

Here are several of my favorite Torquay manuscripts from my collection:

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[Ross Ewington]

NEWTOWN (i.e. NEW TOWN) 9/6-54 - nearly
complete tying a two margin 4d Courier to small piece.

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I have seen the town name on a Chalon before (and a couple of mss "46" too)
but this is a first on a Courier. Does anyone recall having seen an example before?

[David McNamee]

I think this is the earliest Torquay: 14 NOV 1854.

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[RogerKinns]

Those are fine examples of Torquay manuscript cancellations. I previously posted four other examples in MANUSCRIPT CANCELLATIONS - POST YOUR IMAGES HERE, two on Couriers and two on Chalons. They add up to a group with writing in different hands, so it would be worth putting them in the same place on the website for easy comparison. I'll leave that to the webmaster! The cancellations on the three Couriers appear to be in the same hand, but those on the Chalons are different.

[Ross Ewington]

Good idea Roger ... I have moved your post and it now appears at the top of this topic.

Link:http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=298#p1115

[Ross Ewington]

This mss '46' of New Town was offered by Status International*
(Sydney) in their August 26th, 2010 auction (Lot 1949)

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* I haven't included a link to the catalog listing as I don't think SI archive their past sales online.

[Ross Ewington]

Has anyone seen a "Kingston" manuscript before? Reported used "Brown's River" in Part One
of the "Green Books" but this is the first example I've seen.

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The stamps have numeral "2" watermark (inverted).

[Ross Ewington]

Thanks to TPS BB member David McNamee for directing me to this example
of another manuscript cancel from KIngston.

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This example was sold by Leski Auctions in their June 16th 2008 sale (Lot 866)
It realised AU$5500 against an estimate of $1500 but it was probably the large
multiple that attracted the dollars with the cancel being a nice "frill".
Here's the auction description and a link to the online catalog.

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http://www.livebidonline.com/catalogues/a328/index.php