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My late colleague Neil Russell had an extensive collection of Fleet Cards, both Official and Private. Before it was sent to Abacus for disposal I took a scan. Would it be of interest if I posted tha scans to the board or enabled a lik?

Allen Please try to get hold of a copy of my monograph "Tasmania: Informative and Instructionalk Markings" published as a supplement to the BSAP Bulletin October 2008. I know that Ross has a copy and I think I sent one to the TPS, so it should be in the library. "Cannot be Found" is relatively commo...

Only ten years before I noticed this one. Mail from Waratah would most likley have gone through Launceston., which had its own 39/CTMS/T, and I suspect that there might have been two of theese handstamps, one at Hobart and one at Launceston. I would also comment that similar instructionals exist for...

Ross

I would not disagree. I checked my online index and find that I have 43 of his cards, mostly mint. Quite a few relate to special events. I noted a number of "Regatta" cards and a couple for Coronation Day 1911.
I will find a few and post images.

Motivated by finding this, I thought I would have a quick trawl through my Frank Stamp display to see what I could find. All the examples were in red, from Hobart. The dates range from 1894 to 1901 and are 13/02/94; 29/06/94; 20/07/95; 6/04/96; 17/04/99; 12/05/99; 24/07/00; 09/04/01. I also noticed ...

I have a Franked cover from the Secretary General Post Office that is dated 20th December 1902.

However, In my write-up I state that the Frank Stamp was used as late as 1904. I think this information came from Randall Askeland, on whose collection mine is based.

As Bill is aware, I used to own both a VR and an ER label in my Postal Markings collection. They are very scarce, but they are in my monograph "Tasmania: Informative & Instructional Handstamps published as a supplement to the BSAP Bulletin in 2008. Here is the section on these labels, which I have k...

Roger I am not as lucky as you, as I only have three of the illustrated envelopes CTO. (though I do have a full set used) They are all the same date as yours. It is interesting to know that others exist. I would think that they were prepared to show what was available on the formation of the Commonw...

On looking at it again, could it be "1 pd" for one penny paid? Is the part cancel a fiscal cancel?

A colleague has recently acquired the MS cancel on SG14 shown below. I looks a bit like a 14, but I would welcome an expert opinion.

I understand that the Talawa cover that I recently posted online will be offered for sale by Spink in the (not too distant) future.

I am now the proud and happy owner of this item. It is, I believe a portion of the wrapping applied to a package of photographs that weighed just under 6 ozs. The sender paid the packet rate of 1d per 2oz, being 3d. However, I guess that the sender did not comply with the packet regulation and leave...

Talawa Cover Reverse.jpg Talawa Cover Front.jpg I have recently been sent scans of a 1916 cover (scruffy) that features a clear strike of Talawa on the cover. I have found the information on the office in both Avery & Hardinge Part 2 and the revised and updated "Post Offices of Tasmania" by John Ha...

Following a recent email exchange with Ross Ewington, he has asked me to post the current table that I maintain for numbers seen and ERD/LRD for the recorded CTMS/T Tax marks of Hobart and Launceston. Note that the post-1939 handstamp with a value of 13⅓ was not originally included, but I am aware o...

In the course of responding to an item description in the recent TSA online sale, I noted that there is a typographical error in my monograph "Tasmania - The Informative and Instructional Markings" published by BSAP in 2008. On page 20, penultimate paragraph, the date should read 13/1/08, NOT 13/10/...

In that the vendor claimed a 'compound perforation', it is perhaps worth recording that Lancaster states (p.87) that "no compound perforation has been reported" (for lithographs issued from 1908) and (p.102) "both (12½ and 11) gauges are found in compound and mixed perforations and are scarce." (for...

It looks as though the second 't' of Ticket is slightly truncated also. Damage to the forme?

David Are you aware of the monograph that I published on Tasmania Informative and Instructional Markings? It includes details of the known MISSENT markings and their recorded usage dates. If Ross no longer has a copy to sell, I can arrange one for you from the UK. The price is GBP 2.50 plus postage....

I have a number of promotional envelopes that I will dig out and post images. I have the sticker shown above in two different sizes. Dealer Willard Allman has in stock a wonderful Tas Tourist Board envelope, but its price is beyond my means. I have a similar but much scruffier example somewhere that...

My listings tell me that I have two cards by Holloway, another 'Falls Hut' card and one of 'Dead Island, Port Arthur (1600 graves). As usual, I regret I have no idea where in my albums they are!

Kathy

I note that you do not include postcards in your request. I presume that you have examples of most that are known?

Another dangerous item to look out for. I have recently seen fakes of Beer Duty labels offered on EBay. Clearly described as fakes by the vendor, but what happens when that are offered again by an unscrupulous buyer?

I have not bothered to post images, but could probably find some.

When there was an active Australian States Study Group of the Royal, I remember that David Cronin from Canada sent us an image of a Victoria card with cut-out indicia used to prepay a Registered Postcard (!) I will see whether I can find an image in the records of the meetings, just to show an examp...

I have a small range (six at present) of Valentine's cards with two round pictures in sepia on them. The views are relatively run of the mill, such as Gowernmnet House, Elizabeth Street, Tesselated Pavement. However, I am intrigued by one that I bought in the last TSA Online sale, as it has addition...

I recently acquired on EBay a cover sent registered from Launceston to Melbourne, dated 21 NO 1912. Postage was prepaid by a 1d pictorial and 2 x 1½d on 5d, to make up the 1d interstate rate plus 3d registration. The right hand stamp of the pair (which is clearly a joined pair) has the '1' of the ov...