xacs
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Post by xacs on Apr 13, 2024 9:50:53 GMT
Agree, the Sideface issues can be difficult to get a decent SON unless it is an A Class and even then hard to fit the whole thing on. The Victory issues are actually quite good for cancels due to their size so even some of the larger ones can be almost all there. An A is easy. Here are a selection of both types with range of A Class cancels.
Clayton
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hdm1950
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What I collect: I collect world wide up to 1965 with several specialty albums added due to volume of material I have acquired. At this point I am focused on Canada and British America. I am always on the lookout for stamps and covers with postmarks from communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia. I do list various goods including stamps occasionally on eBay as hdm50
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Post by hdm1950 on Apr 13, 2024 11:05:07 GMT
Hi Hugh Thanks for the above posts. The best of the two you show is obvioulsy the Roxburgh one. It is an example of a 'C' class cancel. This differs only with the 'J' class in that the 'C' class has the time shown, whereas a 'J' class has a time index letter alongside the date. And it is almost complete. Not easy to do with these larger style postmarks on a single stamp. Dave Thanks for the follow up comment Dave ( DK). I see I had mixed up the tagging of the photos but fixed it now including spelling Roxburgh correctly. I do not pay much attention to my New Zealand collection anymore but I will go and pick the Roxburgh stamp out of the old album and add it to mine now that I have info on the postmark. I had originally passed on it as I do have the Victory set mint.
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DK
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What I collect: Classic NZ, Closed NZ Post Offices, New Zealand Postal History, Classic Br. Empire, Pacific Islands, France
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Post by DK on Apr 13, 2024 19:43:18 GMT
Lovely examples of SONs Clayton. They look very attractive. I think the 'A' class is my favorite of the NZ cancel types! Dave
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xacs
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Post by xacs on Apr 13, 2024 23:35:40 GMT
Lovely examples of SONs Clayton. They look very attractive. I think the 'A' class is my favorite of the NZ cancel types! Dave Cheers Dave, Yes A Class all the way. Its a combination of the stamps that around during period of main use, the history of post offices through the A Class period and the simplicity of design along with sheer number of different offices. A large number of those I have are on the penny universal too. It captures all the points above and is readily available. Still I have to agree with you that both the 2½d 1898 and 1½d Boer War stamps present some of the most beautiful examples.
Clayton
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Post by redkiwi on Apr 14, 2024 9:15:58 GMT
A couple of SONs from my collection ... I always enjoy when one of these turns up.
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Post by redkiwi on Apr 14, 2024 9:47:32 GMT
A few more ...
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DK
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Post by DK on Apr 14, 2024 21:16:02 GMT
Lovely lot Klem.
Aren't they a joy to behold! Love it!
BTW that Wakitipu dated 7 April 98 is a very early date. We discussed the earliest dates we could find on these earlier in the thread somewhere.
Obviously FDI was 5 Apr 98 - so the 7th is pretty early! Well done.
Dave
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Post by redkiwi on Apr 15, 2024 6:44:00 GMT
Lovely lot Klem. Aren't they a joy to behold! Love it! BTW that Wakitipu dated 7 April 98 is a very early date. We discussed the earliest dates we could find on these earlier in the thread somewhere. Obviously FDI was 5 Apr 98 - so the 7th is pretty early! Well done. Dave Yes, it is a nice early example, the earliest I have. My understanding is that, as the Wakitipu error was anticipated by collectors, quite a few were cancelled on 5 April 98, but I have only seen a couple on covers in auctions. I also have this example of the WAKATIPU stamp (not quite a SON), but I'll upload it as it's relevant to your point on early use. I believe this is cancelled 12 May 1898 (the 9 is only partial, but I don't think it is a '0', the only other numeral it could reasonably be). If that is correct, then this is an early use example and, according to Thackery, would currently be the earliest known.
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marbles
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Post by marbles on Apr 15, 2024 10:03:47 GMT
Hope this meets the criteria
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DK
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Post by DK on Apr 17, 2024 22:06:25 GMT
Thanks Marbles.
It is always nice to see a 5/- 1898 Pictorial. Your one is fiscal used of course, but it is a well centered copy and the cancel is bold and clear, so nice to see.
Dave
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DK
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Post by DK on Apr 29, 2024 1:00:07 GMT
I was sorting thru' a few thousand Penny Universals today and found a couple with SONs - Socked on the Nose - cancels. A couple of SG303 1d Penny Universals with English Type 'H' Class cancels. This is as SON as you can get with this cancel type on the Universal. Dave
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xacs
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Post by xacs on Apr 29, 2024 5:31:49 GMT
I was sorting thru' a few thousand Penny Universals today and found a couple with SONs - Socked on the Nose - cancels. A couple of SG303 1d Penny Universals with English Type 'H' Class cancels. This is as SON as you can get with this cancel type on the Universal. Dave Nice ones Dave, just such a good issue for all sorts of cancels. I don't have a lot of the H-Class but still, find them to be a nice looking cancel when you get a good one. Most of those I have are on piece which gives a better chance at full cancel. Still here are a few on the nose though maybe not as clear as the above examples. Kawakawa, Pleasant Point, Kirikopuni and Ongarue
Clayton
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