TASMANIAN CROWN SEALS - a survey

[Ross Ewington]

The Oaks plus another Kelso
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Sold by Tasmanian Stamp Auctions in their May 5th 2007 postal auction for $275

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Sold by Tasmanian Stamp Auctions in their May 5th 2007 postal auction for $115

[Ross Ewington]

I have just come across this photocopy of some "per favour" Crown Seal impressions which
I think is from a page of John Avery's collection. The Deloraine "features" again with the
"dated" Preolenna providing a hint as to when these impression were produced. I have a
Granton on cover somewhere which I will post here when found.

"per favour" examples of the Reedy Marsh are well known (I have had at least a couple of them over the
years) but I can't recall having seen a North Hobart other than this photocopy.

[Malcolm Groom]

Interlaken seal on card.JPG (67.07 KiB) Viewed 23556 times

As far as I am aware the only recorded example of the Interlaken crown seal on entire

[Ross Ewington]

Here's another Deloraine Crown Seal just spotted on eBay ...we're starting to build up quite an inventory of this one!

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Same printing as on the first example posted too ..... http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=202#p738

[Malcolm Groom]

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Example of Conara crown seal offered on eBay this example is applied on 2d sideface with BN 100 applied above it. Probably coincides with name change from Corners to Conara.

[Ross Ewington]

The CONARA crown seal in the previous post sold for AU$519.09.

Now back to the mundane and very ordinary ... yet another "per favour" impression
of DELORAINE (I'm starting to lose count of this one )

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[Ross Ewington]

I sold this rather nice PENGHANA crown seal on eBay a few years ago. I think
the clarity even surpasses that on the 1d S/F pair that I posted earlier.....
see http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=202#p377

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[Malcolm Groom]

Interlaken CS on Parcel label TPS BB.jpg (503.93 KiB) Viewed 23808 times

An attractive use of the Interlaken Crown seal

[Jerry Weirich]

I need some help with this one! It appears to be a crown seal although the letters appear to be read in the opposite direction. Of the letters that can be read, I haven't found a match to a Tasmanian town. Anyone have the answer to this one? Thanks!!

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[John Hardinge]

Jerry, just not enough of it to say. Can see where the tasmania ends but little else

[Malcolm Groom]

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North Dundas Road from the Forrest collection

[Ross Ewington]

PENGHANA Crown Seal offered for sale on eBay, July 2010.

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[Ross Ewington]

I sold this 'per favour' strike of the TULLAH crown seal (probably during the 1950s) about 5 years ago.

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I had never seen an example before and haven't seen one since!

[Ross Ewington]

A 'per favour' impression of the GRANTON Crown Seal on cover

The franking suggests that the cover was prepared in the 1930s but I believe that it has been made
to look that way and the item was actually produced in the 1950s ..... not that it's really of any significance!

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[Ross Ewington]

WATTLE GROVE LOWER Crown Seal (I assume) on a 1d Pictorial (recess print)

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Not 'brilliant' but I assume there is room to fit LOWER into a second line of text!

Please correct me if you think its WATTLE GROVE or WATTLE HILL !

[Ross Ewington]

Two relatively modern Mail Bag / Crown Seal 'ties'. probably from a District Postal
Inspector's notebook:

TULENDEENA and on the 'flip side', TONGANAH.

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[griffofromtas]

A couple of "per favour" seals I have just come across.Reedy Marsh and North Hobart

[Ross Ewington]

Any ideas as to whether or not this Crown Seal is Tasmanian or not?

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The word 'FOREIGN' is obvious but as for the rest, I can't make it out.

[Jerry Weirich]

Ross -- I do not have the answer, but please take a look at the crown seal I posted on 6 June 2010 (page 4). I think they could be the same. On the one I posted, "Foreign" is not obvious, but the next word has more letters that seem to match. The spacing at the top of the crown with the letters N and D also seem consistent. Maybe we can get the answer by examining both. Thoughts? Jerry

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[David McNamee]

FOREIGN DIVISION -- don't have a clue whose Foreign Division it might be.

[Ross Ewington]

Thanks David ...RLA has suggested that it is most likely to be a London Foreign Branch crown seal.

Interesting that both strikes are on ½d Sidefaces.

[Hobbit123]

Another one that was clearly done 'per favour'. The Granton Crown Seal on a GV 1½d red on an unaddressed envelope. Picked up a while ago on EBay and discovered during a rummage.

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Having looked back in the listing, I guess this is the same as the one posted by Ross, so I must have bought it from him!

[Hobbit123]

A bit of a 'bumper bundle' for you.

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First, a pair of "North Dundas Road" on a strip of three 2d sidefaces, bought some years ago from PPA.

The other items are 'per favour' strikes on small pieces that I think were obtained from RLA.

They are: Post Office Harford; Port Arthur, Tas; Post Office Broadmarsh Upr. and finally General Post Office Hobart/ Customs. The Broadmarsh looks particularly small. Could it have been this size? Or is my item a reduced copy?

[Hobbit123]

I have managed to find my sheet of these (ex-Lancaster, from the write-up) acquired some time ago, and supplemented by one other that duplicates an item on the page and a very clear example on a postcard.

Best things first. A clear strike of Interlaken (presumably, like Kelso, it was used pending the arrival of the cds) on a postcard to Lymington South. The date is December 1907 (from the arrival cds).

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Next, another Kelso, on a pair of 1d pictorials. I have further examples on ½d Pictorial, two strikes on a pair, and 2d pictorial.

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I also have a pair of 2d sidefaces on small piece, both struck with Penghana.

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From Keith Lancaster's annotations, Lefroy is considered rare. Here are a couple of examples on 2d sidefaces:

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Now, some examples stated to be unrecorded or the only recorded copy:

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Pelham.jpg (59.68 KiB) Viewed 23158 times

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The Oaks.jpg (70.24 KiB) Viewed 23158 times

Wattle Grove Lower.jpg (70.83 KiB) Viewed 23158 times

And finally..

A per favour strike of "Stamp Branch/General Post Office) on an embossed Newspaper Wrapper will have to go in a separate post as I have used up all the attachments!

[Hobbit123]

As promised:

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I now feel I have done my duty to make sure that all of these items are recorded somewhere other than with me. I would hate the knowledge of their existence to be lost.