New Zealand: Chalons - 1855-1873

Too true Dave

I am curious to know if one of these pairs was the basis for inclusion in the catalogue, or in fact is there another pair out there

The mystery goes on ?

SG139a 1873 4d Orange-yellow - no wmk, but with papermakers double lined wmk of TH Saunders.
Mint with original gum.





Dave

Nice items Dave
I like the strip of 5, would have looked great on cover 

This sad little lady has turned up ........Not my collecting area,  so do I destroy it  as not even  worthy of Spacefiller status? 



 
Perf 12 1/2    watermark star   used at INVERCARGILL 1872  ( date revised thanks DK) 

Believed to be SG 117  Lilac.

It is a bit 'sad' looking isn't it!

I find it hard to toss faulty 'Chalons' away. Aussie 'Roo's' I have no problem in chucking if badly damaged tho' :-)

Perhaps somebody else may like it as an example of a 'Chalon' if they don't have one (ie a giveaway here), or, like hdm1950 says "I would not trash it but toss it in with a job lot sometime".

I have a couple of stockpages of 'faulty' ones that I will flick off cheaply at some stage too :-)

BTW I think that year date is '72' not '78'.



Dave

Here is an interesting one :-)

SG13 6d brown - Richardson Printing

Bought not for the nice stamp, such as it is per se, but for the small tuft of uncut paper to the top left.




In Robert Odenweller's book - The Postage Stamps of New Zealand: 1855 - 1873 - The Chalon Head Issues

On page 68
Chapter 4: The Richardson Prints - The White Paper Prints

He states:

As noted before, virtually all stamps until about 1861 were provided in horizontal strips. In at least one location in the province of Otago, a postal clerk or postmaster made preparations for quick sales by cutting the strips between each stamp most of the way to the top, leaving a small piece of about 2mm length to hold the strip together. The result was something on the order of 'paper dolls' when it came time to sell the stamps, saving the need to cut each one individually at the point of sale.

Stamps from 'London' prints through the white paper prints have been found with the small tufts of paper at top left and right that identify these stamps. These include a 1/- London print and a pair of the white paper 1/- on cover, all cancelled in the province of Otago. Although they may well be considered to be an actual separation variety, the variety may be considered to be more in the nature of a curiosity than a major collectible form.

I am pleased to have it, 3 margins and a couple of very minor marginal thins included :-)



Dave

Yes Dave, interesting question indeed.

Very nice page, is it yours?

Grant

Hi Dave

At this stage I haven't prepared a "presentation" as such. I have a few scans I have put together on a Powerpoint slide show. As I put each image up on the screen, I hope to talk briefly about each one. Very informal.

Thought the readers might this I brought a little while ago.

I really liked it for the super clear San Francisco cancellation. And not too many Chalon covers to the US.





Cheers Grant

Hi Dave
Yes Auckland CDS on rear ( JU 1 1870 ) and Russell ( MY 27 1870 )
Also noted the "San Francisco" route opened on 2 April 1870, and for four months only the charge was 1/- per 1/2 oz, after which it was reduced to 6d. So, a very short period where the rate was 1/-.
Cheers Grant

Hi Dave

There is an article on this cover in NZSC Volume 101, No 1 March 2021

I also like the fact that there are parts of 9 stamps all up, as part of and surrounding the pair 

Cheers Grant

The ASN Wonga Wonga was 662 gross tons, 207.2 feet long with a beam of 25.3 feet, had one funnel and three masts, and accommodation for 54 saloon, 50 intermediate and 120 steerage passengers. This vessel enjoyed more than a decade of successful operation on the Australian coastal trades as a single-funnel steamer. However, in 1868 it was refurbished; it was cut in two and lengthened by 37 feet, had extra accommodation fitted, and new boilers and a second funnel were added. This was the appearance of the ship in the painting by Charles Dickson Gregory.

In 1870, this Wonga Wonga was chartered from the ASN by HH (Hayden Hezekiah) Hall, to carry mail and passengers from Sydney to Hawaii, from where they were transported to San Francisco on US ships. Hall had secured the initial contract for the mail service with the New Zealand government, with the New South Wales colonial government agreeing to provide a subsidy for the service for 12 months.


The SS Wonga Wonga, the first ship to carry mail from Sydney, via Auckland to Honolulu, en route to San Francisco.



Dave

Hi Dave

I decided to buy this cover a little while back, as it is a "proving" cover of the Tutaenui "mute" cancel. Note the postmaster had been authorized to manufacture his own “mute” cancellation of bars

and an unframed CDS (on reverse).









Cheers Grant

As promised here are some more Tutaenui 'dumb' obliterators on Chalons :

Note the one with a double strike of the obliterator .... 




And one on a nice copy of SG141 NZ wmk :




NB:
All of the copies of this obliterator I have are either on a 2d or 6d value.
2d was the domestic inland rate for that time and 6d was the overseas rate for a ½oz letter.



Dave

I havent seen that particular obliterator Grant.

On page 67 of vol.3 RPSNZ handbooks there is a very similar 6 barred obliterator such as yours above, but it doesnt have any breaks in it.
It was used at Kowai, north of Christchurch.

I will keep a look out for you though and advise if any matching it exactly turns up.




Dave