"RUBBER PROVISIONAL" DATESTAMPS from the 1910s/20s PERIOD

[Ross Ewington]

MAGRA 19. APR 1915 TASMANIA - Type R1 is rated RRR

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If you have one or more "illustration quality" (or just very rare but quite discernible) strikes
of any of the "rubber provisional" datestamps, please post them in this topic.

[Malcolm Groom]

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Tonganah type R1 dated Jul 23 1921 from the Forrest collection

[Malcolm Groom]

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Almost complete strike of Nietta type R1 in blue dated SEP 25 1919. Rated 4R as a complete strike.

From the Forrest collection

[Malcolm Groom]

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Alcomie type R1 dated MAY 22 1918 rated 3R

From the Forrest collection

[Ross Ewington]

Here's a group that was recently offered on eBay

MYALLA RAILWAY · JUN 17 1918 · TASMANIA - Type R1 is rated RRR
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EAGLEHAWK NECK · 22 DEC 1919 · TASMANIA (unrated)
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TONGANAH · JAN 10 1920 · TASMANIA - Type R1 is rated RRRR
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GLENORCHY · 1919 or 1921* · TASMANIA - Type R1 is rated RRRR
Used at Glenorchy Railway and not at the Glenorchy post office.
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* judging from the worn condition, I would say this impression is from 1921 rather than 1919. Inverted
dateline not recorded by Avery & Hardinge

[Ross Ewington]

PARATTAH RLY · JAN 17 1917 · TASMANIA - rated RRRRR

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[Ross Ewington]

another MAGRA ... this time dated 19.MAR.17
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Offered for sale by 21st Century Auctions in their May 7th, 2011
auction.

[Ross Ewington]

and another MAGRA seen recently on eBay - offered for direct sale at a price that could make your head spin

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[jockelino]

Hi!

in a old all world auction I found this example. I only had a small low resolution scan of the stamp until I received the stamp yesterday. The postmark seems to be a violet rubber type double circle postmark of KAYENA dated 4 AUG 1919. Although it is only a faint strike, I`m nevertheless happy with it. Can anyone confirm the postmark and a rating of RRRR?

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Thanks a lot

jockelino

[John Hardinge]

Definitely Kayena