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Post by smauggie on Feb 21, 2016 3:31:36 GMT
I wondered if there shouldn't be a thread for Australian Postmarks. My collection of Australian postal history is limited, but I am happy to share what I have. For starters here is a Feb 24 1956 Sydney slogan cancel announcing the Melbourne Olympic Games. With US machine cancels with which I am more familiar, we refer to the number 9 as a "service mark". Is there a local term for these numerations of machine cancels? Cheers.  |
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bobby1948
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Post by bobby1948 on Feb 21, 2016 3:56:31 GMT
I really like that one, Antonio. Do you have the entire cover or is it a "cut out?"
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Post by smauggie on Feb 21, 2016 4:00:35 GMT
I have the entire cover, Bobby. In fact the envelope itself is from New Zealand featuring a picture of Lake Wakatipu in crude typographical fashion.
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Feb 21, 2016 4:52:21 GMT
Duplicated see here thestampforum.boards.net/post/6941/threadI'll let Steve sort that out. Suggestion: Just move as a new thread to Australia : Pre-decimal. My Opinion. (and it is a head cracker) Ideally for Australia, (Lacking Allan's style database) Postmarks should 1. lie in the states and territories for those before federation (eg: West Australian in Western Australia : Stamps, or similar) (NSW in NSW: stamps or similar) 2, After federation in "Pre-decimal" or "Decimal" Why? These are all exacting disciplines for Australian collectors. For Western Australia, I have a catalogue of rarities and scarcity index (10,000 postmarks) Victoria, even deeper, I have 2 volumes of Victorian Postmarks of a proposed 5 volume set. We could lump them all together, but it may lose interest. One day, a new member may come along, that specialises in NSW say, and his input can enhance the thread. (much like Allan came along with British Postmarks) |
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Feb 21, 2016 5:04:16 GMT
Unknown by me. Western Australian Philatelists, study slogan cancellations, but they focus on the slogan, not of the dated duplex, no doubt, they are studied elsewhere, but I have seen no literature to support it. WA print monographs on the lesser know studies, here is the Western Australian monograph on slogans........... Hope this helps. PS: Nice Olympic Slogan ! I collect Melbourne Olympic Ephemera, so I saved your image   |
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Post by rod222 on Feb 21, 2016 5:11:23 GMT
The Melbourne Olympics Page  |
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