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YOLLA / 20.MAY.09 / TASMANIA - rated (R)R


This postmark was sold by Tasmanian Stamp Auctions
for $66 in their 7.JUN.2008 postal auction

Lady's Bay cancellations seem to be more common with date errors and adjustments of various kinds than with a normal circular date stamp. Errors such as 'day before month' and inverted dates, and manuscript insertions of the day, are often seen. Postmistress Mrs Brown, who served from 1899 to 1912 (Green book, Vol II, p163) seems to have had particular difficulty with her datestamp; errors also appear in the modified 'Lady Bay' cancellations. This example from 1907 has the month inverted. It was bought in a private sale during November 2007.

Roger, very nice strike - the general standard from this office seems to be rather poor quality as a rule.
Peter Allan

CENTRAL CASTRA / OC 18 04 / TASMANIA - rated RR
Possibly the best I've seen! Offered on eBay during October 2009

Example of Nugent Type 2 rated (R)RR on postcard

A good strike of Bismarck rated R and arrival postmark of Upper Huon (rated RR on stamp) on postcard.

KANGAROO VALLEY / NO 1 00 / TAS:
This example was sold by Tasmanian Stamp Auctions in May 2007 for $275.
The dateline is "interesting" - compare it with the November 5th dated example posted earlier in this topic.
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PARADISE / NO 3 02 / TASMANIA
One of the scarcer postmarks rated "R" on Pictorial and this example is well above
average for clarity and completeness.
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Viewing Ross's Bismark cds prompted me to check my own. Strikes on 4 values of Pictorials shown below illustrate that the general quality of strikes from Bismark is generally well above average, although admittedly the dates on a couple of these are not complete.

Carlton is generally very faint and unclear. This example is not perfect but the best I have seen so far.Rated R
Peter

This strike of Sidmouth is not perfect but it would be hard to find a better one. Rated R
Same for this strike of Montezuma. Rated R

Peter.

CLARENCE PLAINS SP 15 02 TASMANIA - an above average strike for this
datestamp which is deservedly rated (R)R ..... an example this good is rarer
than many RRR rated postmarks in my opinion.

CLARENCE PLAINS SP 03 03 TASMANIA
Here's another example from September 1903. Bought on Ebay in October 2007.

Ross Ewington wrote:CLARENCE PLAINS SP 15 02 TASMANIA - an above average strike for this
datestamp which is deservedly rated (R)R ..... an example this good is rarer
than many RRR rated postmarks in my opinion.

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Ross,the year looks like 1903. Roger

MONTEZUMA NO 26 01 TASMANIA
Here is a complete strike on a 6d DLR. 'Tasmania' is slightly smudged, otherwise it's a fine example. Bought from Stanley Gibbons in February 2007.

South Preston from the Forrest collection

An average but recordable example from the Forrest collection

Two nice examples of LADY'S BAY purchased recently in an unpicked lot by a TPS member (if I could be so lucky!!)

SOUTH PRESTON · 26OCT.10 · TASMANIA
Rated RR