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Thanks John. Found it. I dont have a Kindle at the moment unfortunately and dont think my book reader will be able to read the files. I might have to upgrade.

Pete

Hardinge records it as blue in 1914 as you might be aware? A number of different datestamps were struck in blue or violet ink around this time but I don’t believe there was any particular significance in the ink colour . Others may know more. Just a guess but we also see problems with supplies of in...

I have not seen this handstamp before but its fiscal cancellation. The relevant stamp duty act required cancellation of duty stamps with day, month and year. At this time postage stamps could also be used to pay stamp duty. Some private businesses did make their own handstamps for this purpose. Math...

Harper123,
They are quite collectable and sought after. You can pick them up still from mixed lots if you are vigilant.
I would not say they are rare by any means but I'd hazard a guess and say about 1R.

Pete

Hi John,
Seems to be a problem with your link to Amazon.

Pete

I came across this short article by Greg Johnston dates 2013. It does not answer Bill's question but does provide some useful information on parcel rates and also the name of the state Railway at different times. I do not know the author but he seems to know his stuff. Tasmanian Government Railways ...

If you look at the comment from Dave Elsmore under the first post in this topic, he observes there was no 4d rate in 1917 but there was a 4d stamp. This lends more weight to the idea that there was a 1d delivery charge perhaps if 3d was a common rate. There were a number of 3d rates and a 3d stamp o...

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Thanks John,
While the front is a bit of a mess, anyone who collects Tas pre-adhesive markings would probably have an interest as the TAs markings on the back are pretty good and the Ship Mail boxed handstamp is not easy to find

This handstamp was used between 27 .10.1846 and 21.09.1852. Id say its scarce to rare meaning examples are only seen from time to time but there are examles in quite a few collections. Van Diemen's Land pre-ahhesive mail is rare in the 1820s, very scarce though the 1830s less scarce in the 1840s and...

It’s a Hobart ship Mail inwards making which indicates the ship berthed in Hobart initially. Launceston did I not have a seperate Ship mail handstamp at this time and used the circular handstamp as a general purpose mark. If you know the name of the ship perhaps we could confirm its arrival from the...

Many thanks John.
This will be a goldmine of information for Tasmanian Postal History enthusiasts.

Pete

Thank you for the update Bill.

Pete

Matt, in my 15 years of collecting I have never seen it. More experienced members might hopefully comment

Pete

More of a guess than an answer but it’s very early for a Tasmanian picture postcard, nor does it have a Postcard back, address or stamp so I’d say it’s not a picture postcard. I don’t recall any picture postcards before 1898.
Pete

Looks like it was printed in half tone so probably on a Newspaper press.

Pete

Bill,
I agree with your observation but have never come across an explanation.
Some Tasmanian items come from one particular hoard or source and perhaps these postally used tablet stamps are all from one accumultion which only included items from a particular timeframe. Just a guess really.

Pete

Thanks Allen. Since the first example turned up I have gone through a lot of Free Mail covers and found there quite a few oval datestamps struck in purple on government agency envelopes. It seems that these are brass handstamps that were designed to identify correspondence with the name of the Agenc...

I'm not sure but assuming its taken from the W bank looking upstream its either just below the current location of Huonville or some way downstream further South that Franklin, perhaps the Waterloo or Surges Bay area. I say this because there is a long low-lying island in the middle of the River fro...

John, St George and Dragon stamps postally used are relatively scarce and sometimes the cancel is forged as a result. Its especially difficult to find on cover. The ones I see are almost awaysl fiscally used My understanding is the "Killer" canceller was used at Melbourne GPO as Jerry says. It would...

Thanks Jerry. This seller is believed to be the same person as continually reported on this site and others.
As you correctly say, he regularly changes his eBay name.
Pete

PS, My assumption is it's either a new discovery or it's not a Tasmanian cds. It looks very much like a Tasmanian cds but...?

This seems to be a mystery, assuming it's a Tasmanian datestamp as none of the POs beginning with CAMP... are recorded as having the type R2a datetsamp. The only example of the type 2a I am familiar with is the PAID AT Franklin while your example is POST OFFICE etc.. A little bit more of the datesta...

Greg, Thank you for posting this. I have not seen this format before. It seems the various forms and also official covers changed over the years. Below is a scan of my best Codlin Moth Act item - a registered cover 21 Nov 1899 which was sent as free mail in an OPSM(On Public Service Only) free mail ...

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