SECOND ALLOCATION BARRED NUMERALS - A LISTING

[John Hardinge]

Administration Note: Following discussion with the author of this excellent and most useful listing, we have decided to transfer it to the
Tasmanian Philatelic Society website (http://tps.org.au) so that the original format of the document (enabling a much easier interpretation) can be retained.

A small part of the text has been left below to whet the collector's appetite. The entire document is now available on the TPS website
and may be viewed via this link: http://tps.org.au/PDFs/second%20allocat ... rdinge.pdf


If any readers have any questions / suggestions / additions for this listing, please post them in this topic or send them by e-mail (or as a
Personal Message) to the author

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I have attached a list of Second Allocation Barred Numerals and their probable office of allocation on a year by year basis. Some of the colours and bold
type in my original document do not show so have made the following alterations:

1) Where a number has a star next to it it indicates that it has not actually been seen tied but there is good reason to indicate that this is the office of allocation.

2) Where a number has two stars next to it this is a purely speculative allocation

If anyone has any information that adds to this list in any way I would appreciate knowing about it. In the meantime feel free submit any issues, information and questions.



1861 Opened 1861 Period Open
White Hills 14/01/1861 - 31/12/1863

At this point (about Feb 1861) there was a second allocation of numerals. None of the first allocation were retained in use at this time. The new issue was in alphabetical order, excluding Hobart Town, which no longer used a numeral handstamp obliterator. Only New Town and New Norfolk and Broadmarsh Upper and Broadmarsh Lower (reversed order) are not in strict alphabetical sequence. Every office then open was allocated a number, although the number was not actually issued unless or until the office was or became above a mere RH in status. The offices open and numerals allocated were as follows:

1 Antill Ponds
2 Avoca
3 Bicheno MRH; P.O from 1/11/1870
4 Bishopsbourne
5 Black Brush MRH; P.O from 1/5/1870
6 Bothwell
7 Breadalbane
8 Bream Creek
9 Bridgewater
10 Brighton
11 Broadmarsh Upper; MRH, P.O from 1/6/1870
12 Broadmarsh Lower; MRH, P.O from 1/10/1865
13 Brown’s River
14 Burgess
15* Cambridge; MRH
16 Campbell Town
17 Carlton
18 Carrick
19 Chudleigh
20 Circular Head
21 Clarence Plains; MRH, P.O from 01/01/1870
22 Cleveland
23 Cressy
24 Cullenswood
25 Deloraine
26 Don
27* Eastern Marshes RH
28 Elizabeth Town
29 Emu Bay
30 Evandale
31 Exton
32 Falmouth
33 Fenton Forest; MRH, P.O from 01/10/1875
34 Fingal
35 Forcett
36 Forth
37 George Town
38 Glenorchy
39 Green Ponds
40 Hadspen
41 Hagley
42 Hamilton
43 Huon(Franklin)
44* Huon Track, MRH, P.O from 01/12/1876
45 Jericho
46 Jerusalem
47 Jerusalem Lower
48 Kangaroo Point
49 Kelly’s Point; MRH, P.O c1878
50 Lake River
51 La Trobe
52 Launceston
NOTE: BN 52 of Launceston issued in two types and use terminated c1890
53 Leven
54 Longford
55 Lymington(Nile)
56 Macquarie Plains
57 Macquarie River
58 Melton Mowbray; MRH, P.O from 18/11/1875
59* Montacute; MRH
60* Mount Direction; MRH, P.O from 01/01/1864
61 Muddy Plains
62 New Town
63 New Norfolk
64 Oatlands
65 Ouse
66* Oyster Cove; MRH
67 Peppermint Bay
68 Perth
69 Port Arthur
70 Port Cygnet
71 Port Esperence
72* Port Sorell
73 Prosser’s Plains
74 Queensborough; MRH, P.O from 01/08/1859
75* Recherche Bay
76 Richmond
77 Ross
78* Sandspit; MRH
79 Shipwright’s Point
80 Snake Banks
81 Sorell
82 South Arm
83 Southport
84 Spring Bay
85 Spring Hill
86* Swanton; MRH
87 Table Cape
88* Tamar East; MRH, P.O from 01/01/1869
89 Three Hut Point
90 Tinder Box Bay; MRH
91 Torquay
92 Tunbridge
93 Victoria
94 Waterloo Point
95 Westbury
96* White Hills; MRH

NOTE: BN 27 probably allocated but not issued. Mount Nelson open from 1858 as a T.O only
Then Opened 1861 Period Open
97 Upper Bagdad 01/04/1861 - renamed Constitution Hill 15/10/1881; MRH, P.O from 16/02/1865
98* Long Bay; MRH 24/08/1861 - 31/12/1863
99* Little Taylor Bay;MRH 24/08/1861 - 31/05/1893 (also known as Taylor’s Bay)(see 1883)

Closed 1861
Tamar West 31/12/1860

Numerals available for reallocation: nil

[David McNamee]

In Reference to John Hardinge's estimate of the Second Allocation "about Feb 1861," I think I can improve on that estimate. I have a manuscript Oyster Cove 2 MAR 1861 on pair (ex-Askeland), which was a Saturday -- one presumes that if a new handstamp was available, it would have been used. I have a local drop letter posted at Launceston 6 MAR 1861 (Wednesday) with a fine BN52 Second Allocation numeral postmark. Therefore, I propose that the date of the Second Allocation was effective approximately Monday 4 March 1861. Scans of both items are available.

[John Hardinge]

In Reference to John Hardinge's estimate of the Second Allocation "about Feb 1861," I think I can improve on that estimate. I have a manuscript Oyster Cove 2 MAR 1861 on pair (ex-Askeland), which was a Saturday -- one presumes that if a new handstamp was available, it would have been used. I have a local drop letter posted at Launceston 6 MAR 1861 (Wednesday) with a fine BN52 Second Allocation numeral postmark. Therefore, I propose that the date of the Second Allocation was effective approximately Monday 4 March 1861. Scans of both items are available.

Thanks David. That is great to know. Closes up the gaps nicely.

[Ross Ewington]

UPDATE:

The entire document is now available on the TPS website and may be viewed via this link:
http://tps.org.au/PDFs/second%20allocat ... rdinge.pdf

[Jerry Weirich]

Kudos to Mr. Hardinge for the updated list of Second Allocation Barred Numerals. This area is clearly NOT my expertise but I noticed that the list states two types of the Launceston numeral 52. I have for sometime been sorting my 52's by three types so I was wondering if I have a new type. The scans below are my "master reference" copies that I use to distinguish between the types. The first scan shows a type that is easy to distinguish with the straight vertical serif on the 2 and the thin flag on the 5. The second scan shows the slanted serif on the 2, even thickness in the base of the 2, and uniform thick and angular flag on the 5. The third scan also has the slanted serif on the 2, but the base of the 2 is thicker near the serif and the flag on the 5 is curved at top and bottom. I don't think the second and third cancels are the same. The quality of these strikes are very good and I have multiple copies of each (and I have lots of 52's!). Any thoughts on two vs three types of BN 52?? Thanks, Jerry

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[Revenuer]

Jerry

You sent me off on a hunt and i find i too have 3 types.

I will now have to write the 3 up!

Good info, thank you.

Have you worked out in which order thay were issued?

Dave

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