Unknown Cancel on ½d Sideface

[Jerry Weirich]

Has anyone seen this cancel before? The cancel is not Tasmanian--or at least I have never seen it before in the Tasmanian literature. The stamp does not appear to be fiscally used indicating that the cancel is a fake applied to hide its true usage (although it could still be a fake cancel). Any chance this could be a British cancel? The ½d Sideface is known used by the London Foreign Division so maybe this could be one of theirs. Any thoughts appreciated.

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[John Hardinge]

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

[Jerry Weirich]

Thanks John! At least you've confirmed the cancel is not Australian. Since you have seen it before, I won't relegate it to the forged cancel collection quite yet.