TASMANIAN 1947 FIRST DAY COVER by DON CLARK of MOONAH

[Ross Ewington]

Except for the production of Australian First Day Covers by Max Easther during the 1950s/60s period, covers by other Tasmanian-based
makers can be numbered as being 'two or three' at best.

I assume that this cover for the 1947 1d Princess Elizabeth issue was produced by Don Clark of Moonah.

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The map of Tasmania with inscription appears to have been crudely printed (rather than drawn) to make a generic cover for philatelic purposes.
I have not seen the First Day of Issue Australia handstamp before but if the maker went to all the effort to print envelopes and have a rubber
cachet manufactured, it's likely that other covers from the period exist.

Have seen any examples of a similar type?

[Ross Ewington]

Here's another example

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Comparing the bottom of the cachet from the two covers, I would now say that it was definitely
printed on to the envelope.