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Commercial Philately in Australia : Rod Perry ..........................6 Stamps in the News : Margo Campbell ................................... 12 Postal Stationery : Ian McMahon ............................................... 20 Australian WWI War Loan Bond Stamps : John Patterson. 40 Cinderella Corner : Vito Milana ................................................... 44 Introducing the APF : Russell Boylan ........................................... 48 The native states of India : Christer Brunström ......................... 50
Information News..................................................................................................... 10 Clubs & Societies ....................................................................... ......54 Products & Services Directory............................................... ......56 Subscriptions .............................................................................. ......60 List of Advertisers .............................................................. ..............62 Front Cover
Australia Post has released new stamps to help spread joy this Christmas with a range of designs that have something for everyone. The three shown on this month’s front cover depict the long-standing tradition of celebrating Christmas with gingerbread treats,
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Richard Juzwin Stamp Dealers have recently acquired the Rodney Perry “Gold Medal” exhibition collection :
COMMERCIAL PHILATELY IN AUSTRALIA : 1860s TO WWI Part 11 Stamp News has kindly been given permission to publish the entire collection over the coming months.
viii. Other Philatelic Traders by State W.F.Petterd (1849-1910) William Frederick Petterd founded a Philatelic Trading dynasty that continues to this day. Oct 21 1884 use Tasmania 1d Postal card to Petterd: “Best thanks for parcel received on Friday last. Will look up & forward shortly.” Note “3rd issue” applied lower left corner obverse. (Reverse shown 120%)
Aug 13 1886 uprated use NSW 4d Registered Envelope to Petterd, addressed in hand of Dawson A Vindin and with his handstamp reverse (shown 100%)
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viii. Other Philatelic Traders by State W.F.Petterd (1849-1910)
Dec 1 1887 cover to Petterd bearing Victoria ld Stamp Duty x2, shade variation
May 24 1904 uprated use NSW 3d Registered Envelope from Katoomba to Petterd
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COMMERCIAL PHILATELY IN AUS viii. Other Philatelic Traders by State Victoria I.S.Abraham “I.S.” and “D.S.” Abraham are shown as operating from 178 Russell St, Melbourne, in the 1890s. They are believed to be one and the same. The inclusion in the exhibit is based upon the handstamp on item at top of this page .
In 1890, the Melbourne directories have D.S. Abraham at the address as “Pawnbroker & Loan Office”. He was Secretary of The Philatelic Society of Victoria in 1898. Oct 10 1893 uprated use of Victoria 3d Registered Envelope to E.T. Parker, Stamp Dealer, U.S. Note “I. S. ABRAHAM,/ Stamp Dealer, & Importer / 178 Russell Street / MELBOURNE”
Nov 25 1895 cover from Fremantle to ‘’D.S. Abraham”, 178 Russell St, Melbourne
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AUSTRALIA : 1860s TO WWI Part 11 viii. Other Philatelic Traders by State Eric F. Akins
Eric E. Akins is an example of a Colonial Philatelic Trader reaching an overseas clientele, despite house organ Philatelic Journals in the Colonies not accepting external advertising.
Jul 3 1899 The Stawell Packet of Foreign Stamps envelope by Akins sent registered Stawell to Sweden
Abe Hyams The item below is the only reference to this “Stamp Importer”, of 163 Exhibition St, Melbourne. The fact that ‘ABE HYAMS” has been scored-over suggests his career in Philately may have been shortlived. Directories show Hyams & Moses, Financiers, at the address, confirming Philately as a probable sideline.
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philatelic news E.M. HASLUCK MEDAL 2021 - Ken Moore The E. M. Hasluck Medal awardee has been announced on behalf of the Western Australian Philatelic Council at SWANPEX 2021. The citation below was read out by the Great Grandson of E.M. Hasluck, Nicholas Hasluck QC who also presented the medal. I have much pleasure in announcing that the E.M. Hasluck Medal for 2021 has been awarded to Ken Moore. Ken has been involved with organised philately since 1957 when he became a member of the Royal Philatelic Society of Rhodesia. He was Club Secretary in 1962 and as well as a member of the East African Study Circle. Ken is a long standing member of the Philatelic Society of Western Australia joining in 1981. He was elected Vice President in 2014 and President for two
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consecutive years, 2015 and 2016. He was convenor for Stamp Mart in 2008 and 2009. Ken’s main contribution to organised philately was to personally carry out extensive work on the renovations and re-furbished Philatelic House at his own expense until funds became available by the Society. He organised new floor coverings, air-conditioning and electrical wiring. Everything was upgraded for potential outside leasing which now is the main income for both PSWA and WAPC. Apart from Club displays, Ken has also exhibited at State, National and International levels with up to Gold medal success especially with his Rhodesia and Nyasaland related collections. His significant contribution to the hobby over many years is recognised by this award.
Australian Stamp Variations Catalogue (2016 – 2020)
A comprehensive compilation of 5 years of Australia Post’s stamp variations. This is an essential reference book for the specialist collector. 16 different types of variations, including 2 new ones: Annual Collection Pages and Shapes Stamp Show Souvenirs, Annual Collection specials and Impressions variations highlighted Full details of the 3665 record number of variations released in 2016 – 2020 Record number of new stamp issues and reprints released in 2020 Have you found a different stamp perforation, image, size or minisheet? Its release details will be listed in this catalogue. The new Annual Collection books now contain stamp reprints in a whole gummed page. 204 new self-adhesive Shape stamps were issued in Licensed Stamp Packs in 2020. Details of these 2 new types of variation are listed. Some interesting facts are found in the Appendix. There were 149 different stamp issues in the 5 years (2016 – 2020). This was an average of 1 new issue every 12 days. For the nostalgic collector who just likes basic gummed sheet stamps sold at face value, there were only 2 issues out of the 149 that did not have any variation. They were the Freshwater Crayfish set issued on 2 July 2019 and the Marriage Equality set issued on 1 October 2019. These are the only sets that do not get a mention in the Catalogue!
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Stamps in the News - Globally! Veneration to incarceration: prominent collector’s radical fall from grace Reported at www.stuff.co.nz
On the 14thOctober, Ron Brierley, formerly Sir Ron Brierley, was sentenced to 14 months in jail over possession of thousands of child-abuse images. Brierley owned Stanley Gibbons Australia stamp auctions for many years and was also the largest shareholder in Stanley Gibbons London for a time. Brierley is 82, and still owns a massive stamp collection, thought to be worth way into 8 figures. The 84-year-old former Knight Bachelor had pleaded guilty to three charges of possession of child-abuse material. Judge Sarah Huggett said she could not consider a sentence less than jail. His lawyer had said at the submissions hearing that his fall from grace had been radical, with his name removed from things such as cricket pavilions and schools, and he had lost his knighthood. Australian Border Force officials stopped Brierley from boarding a flight from Sydney to Fiji in December 2019 and found the cache of child sexual abuse material. He told officials he thought some of the children were as young as 8 and the oldest about 20. He also had documents about a subscription service of girls. Brierley told them he found the images interesting, and he had looked at them the night before he was caught. He denied there was a sexual element to them. A search of Brierley’s Darling Point home revealed more images found on his dining room table, on a device in a hallway table and in his bedroom at his home. The judge said there were 46,794 images in all. Some were sexualised poses, with girls as young as 4 wearing underwear and swimwear. Brierley had admitted he had a lifelong attraction to pre-pubescent girls. 12 - Stamp News
A doctor’s report before the court said Brierley had a paedophilic disorder and a hoarding disorder. He also outlined medical issues, severe coronary artery disease, deterioration in his mobility, along with vascular dementia. The judge said a sentence of imprisonment was required. She did not accept that he did not know the images were illegal. She outlined his health difficulties but did not think they were such they should keep him out of prison. Brierley had now said he had overcome his sexual interest in girls and was now repulsed by it. Brierley was born in Wellington in 1937 to middle-class parents. He went to primary school at Island Bay School, and Wellington College, where he joined the New Stamp Dealers Federation, and began his first business venture selling stamps to students and staff. He is still one of the largest buyers and sellers of stamps in the world, and he is recognised by the name “Lionheart”. His company, Brierley Investments, was once New Zealand’s biggest listed company. It is estimated one in every 20 Kiwis owned shares in the corporate raider, and it amassed Brierley a wealth consistently estimated at well over $100 million. Knighted in 1988, it didn’t take long for Sir Ron to strike fear into Australian companies through eyebrow-raising corporate raids by his various investment vehicles, including Brierley Investments, Industrial
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Equity, Guinness Peat Group and more recently Mercantile. Over the course of his career some of Australia’s biggest companies were in his sights, including Carlton United Breweries, Tatts and AGL. In 2007, while he was chairing Lew’s Premier Investments, he helped broker a deal to sell its stake in Coles to Wesfarmers for a cool $1.1 billion. Throughout this corporate career, he maintained a personal and professional interest in stamps. In 1989 he acquired a 30% share of Stanley Gibbons which became a majority holding in time. He also jointly owned Stanley Gibbons Australia with prominent NZ dealer, John Mowbray. They ran the largest stamp auctions in the country for many years. In recent years Spink’s have sold millions of dollar’s worth of Brierley’s collections under the “Lionheart”designation. See more discussion @ www.stampboards.com/ viewtopic.php?p=7468311
A Christmas tale: The Vatican Reported at https://aleteia.org
Adam Piekarski’s life on the streets has been turned around thanks to Fr. Leszek Pyś, a Polish priest. The clergyman discovered that his fellow countryman, who’d been living on the streets of Rome for 5 years, was a talented painter.
His skills with a brush soon became common knowledge, and in April this year, he was offered studio space in the Vatican. Soon after, he received a most important commission from the Vatican itself to create two stamps for “Natale MMXXI,” or Christmas 2021, the famous stamps issued for Advent and Christmas. “It is still unreal to me, and I still don’t believe this honour is mine,” Piekarski shared. His order from the pontiff led him to create two popular images, those of the Holy Family, and the Three Magi — although his interpretation of the Three Magi has even more meaning for the artist. The faces representing the Three Magi actually belong to some of the men he’s seen during nearly two decades on the streets. “I was at the bottom of existence, I thought I would end this miserable life soon. But God had different plans for me and sent Father Leszek, who gave me a helping hand.”
A Christmas tale: Alderney
Reported at www.guernseystamps.com This story courtesy of Stampboards member Joneboy Alderney’s new Christmas stamps feature the work of Guernsey-based artist Joe Smith who has produced some vibrant designs featuring stained-glass windows, along with well-known Biblical passages associated with the nativity story, Stamp News - 13
Stamps in the News - Globally! which appear in the gospels of Luke and Matthew and are taken from the King James version of the Bible. Although there are hundreds of different versions of the Bible, the King James Bible is probably the world’s most widely known Bible translation, using early seventeenth-century English. Its majestic style has made it a literary classic, with many of its phrases and expressions often known by heart.
Swiss Post is tops
Reported at https://www.statista.com For the fifth time in a row, the Swiss postal system has been deemed the world’s best by the Universal Postal Union (UPU). The German and Austrian postal services came in second and third in 2021 ranking, followed by Japan and France said the UPU, which presented the award at its headquarters in Bern. Meanwhile, Tunisian Post ranked best postal institution at the Arab and African levels, for the 4th consecutive year. Belarus, Brazil, Ghana and Singapore have also obtained encouraging results and currently lead their respective regional groups. In its ranking, the UPU measures reliability of postal services, how internationally networked they are, how relevant their products are for the popula-
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tion in the country, and how innovative and sustainable they are. The UPU was founded in 1874 and continues to regulate international cooperation between postal companies and authorities as well as set framework conditions for cross-border postal traffic.
US Postal Service dumps Australia and New Zealand Reported at https://www.smh.com.au
The United States Postal Service has suspended most of its deliveries to Australia and New Zealand, infuriating consumers waiting for mail and businesses relying on overseas sales. The national postal service began halting services in September due to the “unavailability of transport,” with many items destined for Australia returned to their US senders. Australia and New Zealand are among 21 countries, including war-torn destinations such as Afghanistan, Libya and Syria, the US postal service has suspended deliveries to. A postal service spokeswoman said “The postal service regrets any inconvenience. Our ability to find available transportation capacity to Australia is driven by external forces which we do not control.” US customers who want to send items to Australia via their national postal service can currently only use the very expensive Priority Mail Express International option. Many US-based businesses and their Australian customers have vented on social media about the suspension. “I have mailed three boxes to Australia in the last 30 days and got them back today with this sticker,” one company recently posted on Facebook, wth a photo of a parcel with a “Mail Service Suspended” sticker on it. Australia Post spokesman said “While Australia Post continues to accept all incoming international deliveries, the US Postal Service has temporarily suspended some outgoing parcel services to a number of countries, including Australia, due to air freight capacity issues.” The anticipated reopening of international borders in November will likely ease the air freight capac-
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ity issues but the resumption of US deliveries may depend on which routes reopened. The federal government invested more than $1 billion in the International Freight Assistance Mechanism, a scheme designed to keep Australia’s key international air-freight routes open during the pandemic. The scheme was introduced last year and prioritises the export of high-value perishable products and the import of medical supplies, equipment and other goods of national importance.
Deliveries stung by pandemic postal delays
service have seen queens turn up to their destinations bedraggled, weak – and even dead. “It’s devastating,” the Australian Queen Bee Breeders’ Association president said. “It seems to have really come to a head now. In Victoria especially it is horrendous and it’s so hit and miss … one package may get there and the next one just disappears. And the tracking is hit and miss, too.” Bees are critical to Australia’s agriculture sector. A range of other crops all depend on bees for pollination. Many apiarists will only send bees by mail for local delivery now. Australia Post has been facing large Covid-related backlogs. It says lockdowns have led to more online deliveries, while hundreds of staff are forced to isolate every day, and fewer passenger flights means a reduced air freight capacity. “Given bees are prepared and packaged a specific way, they are able to be easily identified by our people and are pushed to the front of the queue,” a spokesperson said. Time is critical when it comes to queen bees-after
Reported at https:// www.theguardian.com
Postal hold-ups unfit for a queen bee have forced a halt to shipments within Australia. Precious queen bees are bundled up in travelling cages with some bee candy for the ride, and attendants to feed them. But delays in Australia Post’s delivery Stamp News - 15
Stamps in the News - Globally! a while a queen’s egg-laying drops off … without enough eggs, the hives dwindle and it can take 30 days if they have to make their own queen.” That’s where queen bee breeders come in. “We pack them into little cages … we put a plug of (toffee-like) candy in there. The queen can’t feed herself but she has attendants who eat the candy and feed it to the queen.” On arrival, the queen is introduced to the hive. But if she doesn’t turn up, the hive falters and becomes susceptible to pests.
An $11 million Penny Black for your thoughts? Reported at https://www.abc.net.au
One of the first postage stamps ever printed is going on sale with potential buyers expected to spend up to $11 million. The Penny Black was the world’s first stamp and this one is claimed to have been from the first sheet printed and will be auctioned by Sotheby’s in London on December 7. The stamp was originally in the possession of Britain’s leading postal reformer, Robert Wallace The adhesive stamp that features a profile of Queen Victoria is attached to a document dated April 10, 1840, from the archive of British postal service reformer Robert Wallace, a Scottish politician and prominent
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slave owner. The Penny Black, which introduced a flat rate, was used from May 6, 1840. Before that, the recipient paid the postage cost. There are believed to be only two other examples of perfect, ungummed Penny Blacks from the first printing, both in the collection of the British Postal Museum. The stamp and the Wallace Document are owned by philatelist and businessman Alan Holyoake. “It is a world icon. It’s a world icon because it actually is the very first stamp from the first sheet of stamps that were printed,” he said. Mr Holyoake bought the Wallace Document 10 years ago for €25,000 from Feldmans Auctions. At the time, rumours circulated that the stamp was one of the first Penny Blacks ever printed. It took three years of research to prove that was true and get official authentication from The Royal Philatelic Society, London, and the British Philatelic Association. That certification has raised its value significantly and a recent stamp sale has stoked Mr Holyoake’s hopes that The Wallace Document would fetch a record-breaking price. Earlier this year, Sotheby’s auctioned a British Guiana One-Cent Magenta for $US8.3 million ($11 million) and Mr Holyoake believes his stamp is worth even more. “Most people don’t even know where Guyana is, whereas here you have a world icon, and I would submit already that that doesn’t happen every day.”
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Sport rules: Australia
Reported at https:// www.motorsport.com
“I do hope that someone who buys it actually understands its importance as being a world icon,” he said. Margo’s note: A number of Mr Holyoake’s claims about this item have been disputed. Read more @ www.stampboards.com/viewtopic. php?f=13&t=97233
Sport rules: Bermuda
Reported at https://bernews.com
Australia Post has released five new stamps celebrating some of Holden’s most iconic Bathurst 1000 winners. The stamps, which went into circulation in October, pay homage to Holden’s rich Bathurst history ahead of the manufacturer’s impending exit from the Aussie motor racing stage. General Motors closed down the Holden brand last year, while the ZB Holden Commodore which currently races in Supercars will be replaced by the Chevrolet Camaro when the Gen3 rules come into effect. “For 70 years, Holden cars have been synony-
Bermuda has proclaimed 18th October, Flora Duffy Day, in recognition of her winning Bermuda’s first Olympic gold medal during the Summer Olympic Games 2020. A stamp was issued on that day to honour her achievement. Although held in 2021 and during a continued Covid-19 pandemic, Flora Duffy brought inspiration, hope, pride and success to the people of Bermuda. She won Bermuda’s first Gold medal in the Olympics and in so doing, Bermuda became the smallest country to Stamp News - 17
Stamps in the News - Globally! mous with success on the racetrack and associated with legendary Australian racing drivers such as Peter Brock, Larry Perkins, Craig Lowndes and Mark Skaife,” said an Australia Post spokesman. “Holden has had a massive impact on Australian motorsport and this stamp issue is our way of honouring the end of an era.”
Sport rules: UK
Reported at https://www. sixnationsrugby.com Iconic matches and players from the history of Rugby’s Greatest Championship have been included in a new set of stamps issued by The Royal Mail. The stamps celebrate the 150th anniversaries of the formation of the Rugby Football Union and the first international match between England and Scotland in 1871. Royal Mail worked closely with all four home nations’ governing bodies on the stamps. The players who were chosen represent not only both the men’s and women’s game but also rugby union legends from all eras, from
the 1970s to as recent as 2015. The images chosen for the stamps come from the 1970 Five Nations, the 1984 Five Nations, the 1994 Five Nations, the Women’s Home Nations of 1998, the Rugby World Cup Final in 2003, the Women’s Six Nations of 2009, the Women’s Rugby World Cup Final in 2014 and the 2015 Six Nations. A Royal Mail spokesman said: “Increased diversity and inclusivity has seen the culture of the game change, both on and off the field. These stamps are a very fitting way to mark Rugby Union’s long and extraordinary history.”
Sport rules: Austria
Reported at https:// www.sportskeeda. com Austria Post has paid tribute to tennis champ, Dominic Thiem by launching a stamp featuring the former World No. 3’s face and signature. The stamp is shaped like a tennis ball and made out of felt.
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The general director of the Austrian Post Office, Georg Pölzl, presented Thiem with the first print of the unique stamp. Thiem was delighted by the gesture, which was made in recognition of his consistent performances over the last few years. The Austrian achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 3, and won his first Grand Slam title at the 2020 US Open.
Dance rules: Ireland
Reported at https:// donegalnews.com Two Donegal Irish dancers feature on one of four new national stamps issued today by An Post to mark the 150th anniversary of Dublin’s Gaiety Theatre. The stamps celebrate just a few of the many artists who have graced the stage of the famous Gaiety Theatre down through the years. For over two decades, tens of thousands of people have been carried the energy, the sensuality and the spectacle of Riverdance during its summer season at Dublin’s Gaiety Theatre.
Food rules: Trinidad & Tobago Reported at https://newsday.co.tt
To commemorate World Food Day 2021, the Trinidad and Tobago Postal Corporation (TTPost) has launched a collection of ten stamps featuring local
cuisine. The dishes featured on the stamps include Sunday lunch, crab and dumpling, doubles, cow heel soup, black pudding, roast corn, salt fish and provision, shark and bake, chicken roti and chicken pelau. Speaking at the launch, TTPost chairman said the stamps would contribute towards the documentation and promotion of TT’s culture. He explained, “Trinidad and Tobago is endowed with many exquisite culinary delights, some of which we are happy to feature on this stamp issue. “Since stamps are pictorial ambassadors of the country on a tiny canvas, the thinking this year was to depict local foods.” Stamp News - 19
Postal Stationery Welcome to the postal stationery column for December 2021. This month’s column looks at some recent auction results for Australian postal stationery, new books on postal stationery and new issues of postal stationery from Australia Post as well as exhibiting and other news. Century of the Archibald Prize, Lichens, Nature’s mimics, Holden’s Final Roar and RSPCA PrePaid Postcards Three pre-paid postcards were issued on 28 September 2021 to commemorate the Centenary of the Ar-
chibald Prize. The three postcards (Figure 1) depicted the winning portraits of Albert Namatjira (Figure 2), Margaret Olley, and Hugo Weaving by William Dargie, Willian Dobell and Dell Barton respectively. Australia Post issued four pre-paid postcards were issued on 5 October 2021 featuring lichens (Figure 3) found in the Australian Antarctic Territory while three of nature’s mimics, the tawny frogmouth, the leafy sea dragon (Figure 4) and MacLeay’s Spectre (a stick insect), were shown on pre-paid postcards issued on 5 October 2021. The Holden TJ Torana (Figure 5) as well as the VP, VR, VX and ZB Commodores were illustrated on a set of pre-paid postcards to mark ‘Holden’s Final Roar’ issued on 7 October 2021. RSPCA has been caring and protecting animals for 150 years with the occasion marked by a set of five prepaid postcards issued on 19 October 2021 with the illustrations on the reverse showing a possum (Figure 6), a cat, a dog, a pig and a horse. All of these prepaid postcards were sold in sets and as a result the postcards do not have a barcode printed on the front of
Figure 1 Centenary of Archibald Prize Prepaid Postcard with Art Gallery NSW Logo
Figure 3 Lichen, Xanthoria mawsonii, Prepaid Postcard
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Figure 2 Albert Namatjira Prepaid Postcard
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Figure 4 Leafy Seadragon Prepaid Postcard Figure 5 Holden LJ Torana Prepaid Postcard Figure 6 RSPCA Research Prepaid Postcard
the card. The Millennium Philatelic Auctions Sale No. 74 The Millennium Philatelic Auctions Sale No. 74 on 4 October 2021 included a good range of Commonwealth postal stationery, especially George V postal stationery. Some of the items and realisations (or estimates) excluding the buyers’ commission from the auction include: • 1903 photographic essay (Figure 7) for a uniform postal card issue showing a map of Australia, emu and arrowroot farming, and with Vaughan KEVII imperforate essay in sepia. Estimate $8,000 • Two copies of the 1917 Provisional Use of Divided Reply Cards Queensland 1d Red message card mint. Only 3,014 single cards (outward and reply) were issued. Realised Price for each
of them: $5,250 • Two copies of the 1917 Provisional Use of Divided Reply Cards Tasmania 1d on 1½d Brown reply half (Figure 8) unused only a total of 6,820 single cards (both outward and reply) issued. BW P40, which states ‘It is estimated that approximately ten examples survive of each half’ Estimate: $1,400-$1,500 • 1917 Provisional Use of Divided Reply cards Victoria 1d Rose Die 1 reply half with ‘REPLY’ obliterated (Figure 9), unused. Only 3,188 single cards issued between the four sub-types, and probably only three or four unused examples of this card survive. Realised Price: $4,800 • 1917 Provisional Use of Divided Reply Cards Victoria 1d Rose Die 2 message half with text at lower left obliterated (Figure 10), very fine unused. Only 3,188 single cards issued between the four sub-types, and probably only three or four unused examples of this card survive. Estimate: $3,000 Stamp News - 21
Postal Stationery • 1976 18c Pictorial cards (36) in red wallet, the rare original printing in which 16 (Figure 11) of the illustrations were rejected due to errors of reproduction, caption, or being of poor quality. A very rare set of which only a small number of wallets were accidentally issued Realised Price: $1,200 • 1903 pictorial postcards (132 x 92mm) showing collotype illustrations of a Kangaroo and Joey, a Group of Aboriginals, and a Camel Train, reverse with ‘POST CARD’ heading and with manuscript endorsement ‘G03/3432’ indicating origin from an official Post Office file. These cards probably represent a submission from a private post card manufacturer as samples for a series of pictorial postcards. Rare and ex Dr Leslie Abramovich Estimate: $750 • 1904 Postcard Design Competition: two postcards (138 x 88mm) with half-tone illustration of ‘PRINCES’ BRIDGE, MELBOURNE’ printed in black and chestnut, the chestnut card with pencil-drawn post card heading inscribed ‘NEW SOUTH WALES/ COMMONWEALTH/OF/AUSTRALIA/ PICTORIAL POST CARD’, and dated ‘JULY 1904’ at bottom left. The Princes’ Bridge illustration is identical to that used on the back cover of £1 stamp booklets (see BW No. B1(N)a). Fine and a unique pair, ex Dr Leslie Abramovich Estimate: $600 • 1904 Postcard Design Competition, watercolour handpainted pictorial design on offwhite card (180 x 95mm), endorsed on face ‘Kindly let me know what you think of this rough design. Mabel Scott, 78 Nicholson St Fitzroy’. Reverse with a few blemishes, ‘COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA/ Figure 7 1903 Photographic Essay for a Uniform Postal Card POSTMASTER/GENERAL’S/DEPARTIssue MENT’ double circle ds 10 DEC 04, and en- Figure 8 1917 Use of Divided Reply Card of Tasmania 1d on 1½d dorsed ‘The Postmaster-General Melbourne’ Brown Reply Half and ‘G04/4173’ file number. Attractive, very Figure 9 1917 Use of Divided Reply card of Victoria 1d Rose Die 1 few designs seem to have survived from this Reply Half with ‘REPLY’ obliterated competition Estimate: $600 range of colours and mixture of buff and white • 1911 1d Coronation cards, comprising a set stock on reverse. Estimate: $1,800 of the portrait types and sub-types, lacking only • 1919 1d Red George V Sideface (BW P28) with George V in oak leaf wreath (BW P8(2), and printed message on reverse for David Cohen & Queen Mary in diffuse oval (BW P10(2)). Wide 22 - Stamp News
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Left top to bottom: Figure 10 1917 Provisional Use of Divided Reply Cards Victoria 1d Rose Die 2 Message Half with Text Obliterated Figure 11 1976 Rejected 18c Pictorial Postcard Figure 12 1919 1d Red George V Sideface STO for David Cohen & Co. Ltd., uprated with ½d Green ‘Star’ Above: Figure 13 1919-21 1½d Red-brown George V with ‘OS’ in the Die
opposite kangaroo) for use by the Customs and Excise Office, Melbourne (Figure 13). Realised Price: $625
Co. Ltd., uprated with ½d Green ‘Star’ embossing for the 1½d war tax rate (Figure 12). Addressed to Sydney and with message dated 13 June 1919, but uncancelled. A major postal stationery rarity with only two examples recorded, the other to the same addressee is dated 5 September 1919. This card is the only example of a private uprating of a post office issue. BW PS8, Realised Price: $3,600 • 1919-21 1½d Red-brown George V with ‘OS’ in cut-out letters (Type 2 with dent in left frame
On-Line Postal Stationery Books on the Perfin Society Website The Perfin Society [UK] Website has a number of free on-line books available for download at https:// perfinsoc.org.uk/online-cataloguesthat will be of interest to postal stationery collectors. Perforated Postal Stationery catalogue (online) edited by Rosemary Smith and Maurice Harp has seven chapters covering perfins on all types of GB postal stationery while Sloper Experimental Cancellations by Rosemary Smith and Maurice Harp covers the Sloper Experimental Cancellations on UK postal cards. Postal Stationery Security (Advertising) Rings - (1857 – 1895) A Reference Collection (Figure 14) by Maurice Harp updates the definitive listing of advertising rings was made by A. K. Huggins in British Postal Stationery in 1970 with updates in updates in Richard Arundel’s – Advertising Rings and Alan Huggins & Colin Baker’s – Collect British Postal Stationery. This reference collection has been made from scans derived from many different sources over the last 20 years. Stamp News - 23
Postal Stationery The 19th Century Issues of El Salvador The 19th Century Issues of El Salvador by Guillermo F. Gallegos FRPSL and Joseph D. Hahn incudes a description of all 19th century issues, including the postal stationery complemented by the postal history aspects like regulations, the development of the postal service, rates and routes. Available to purchase from https://www. rpsl.org.uk/Home/Publications/Books/19th-Century-Issues-of-El-Salvador. Analysis of Worldwide Postal Wrappers: Attributes of Postal Stationery, Postal History and Social Philately, by Dr John K. Courtis FRPSL, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 This book (Figure 15) in two chapters covers many of the social and postal history aspects of wrappers not covered in traditional catalogues. Volume 1 has chapters on Nature and Role of a Wrapper, Book & Newspaper Posts, Attributes of a Wrapper, Indicia, Perfinned Wrappers, Overprinted Specimen Wrappers, Text Instructions, Watermarked Paper, Uncut Multiples, Registered Wrappers, Postage Due Wrappers, Wrappers by Air Mail, Postmarks on Wrappers, Uprated Wrappers, Destination Top left : Figure 14 Postal Stationery Security Rings Countries of Wrappers, Routes to Africa, Asia & Australasia and Routes to Europe, Top right : Figure 15 Analysis of Worldwide Postal Wrappers: Attributes of Americas & Caribbean. Volume 2 includes Postal Stationery, Postal History and Social Philately chapters on Auxiliary Markings, Merchant Above : Figure 16 Toowoomba 2021 Marks, Embossed-to-Order, Overprinting History Society: claire@historystore.ltd.uk. on GB Wrappers, Overprinted – Worldwide Survey, Labels, Cinderellas and Seals, Censor & Consular Toowoomba 2021 One-Frame National Exhibition handstamps, Side Collections, Private Postal WrapToowoomba 2021 (Figure 16) was a National pers, Country Census of Private Wrappers, MournOne-Frame Exhibition held 9-10 October 2021. ing Wrappers, Official Wrappers, Parcel Wrappers, Due to the COVID restrictions preventing exhibiAnalytical Techniques, Clustering and Market tors, entries and judges being present physically in Characteristics. 33 Chapters, pp. 930, GBP£50 plus Toowoomba, the competitive exhibition was run as a postage, for details contact Claire Scott at the Postal 24 - Stamp News
Ian McMahon a Gold Medal, Australia Christmas 1985 - The Stamp Pack And Postal Stationery Designs of Scott Hartshorne by Daryl Kibble which received a Large Vermeil, Tanganyika Postal Stationery by Murray Collins which received a Large Silver, Kenya Uganda Tanganyika Postal Stationery by Murray Collins which received a Vermeil and Norway - ‘Flying bird’ Aerogram issues 1948-1969 by John Crowsley which received Large Silver. November 2021 Issue of the Postal Stationery Collector The November 2021 issue of the Postal Stationery Collector included articles on Australian STO Savings Bank Book Envelopes for The Bank for Savings Launceston, Victoria 1d Red ‘Error of Colour’ - A Further Follow Up, Ecuador 1928 Telegram Forms, The Second Series of Australian Private Licence Aerogrammes (Figure 17), Victoria 4d Dark Purple with Stamp Duty Embossed Registration Envelope (So-Called “Error of Colour”, Figure 18) and the One Quarter Denominated Post Office Wrappers. PSSA On-Line Meetings The Postal Stationery Society of Australia (PSSA) is continuing with Figure 17 Hallmark H-040X9256 Private Aerogramme its program of on-line meetings. A Figure 18 4d Dark Purple Victoria Registered Envelope Error of Colour. meeting in early October meeting Figure 19 POW Envelope Used from Molonglo Concentration Camp in 1918 saw Roger Elliott speaking on the Internment Camps of Australia during WWI (Figure 19). The videos of these virtual exhibition. Michael Blinman won the Best in presentations (and/or PowerPoint or pdf presentaShow and a Large Gold medal for his exhibit NSW tion), and most earlier presentations can be viewed Embossed Stationery 1838-1850. The other postal by following the links on the PSSA website or the stationery results were: Victoria’s Ordinary EnvePSSA Facebook page. lopes After Federation by Mark Diserio which won Stamp News - 25
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Discount Sale No. 14 December 2021
Complete Mint Collection of Kangaroos in Seven Seas Album. Pictured: 4 x £2 Kangaroos K5000) $49,950 net
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KANGAROOS SETS
K1509) 1st wmk $249
K1511) Simplified set $249
K978) 1st wmk $449
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1st Watermark
K1485) $39
K1490) $79
K1491) $379
K1489) $39
K1496) $69
K1187) $249
K775) $189
K1273) $999 K1243) $249
K1228) $379
K1229) $379
K1230) $99
K1503) $179
K1502) $99
K1264) $69
K1237) $69
K1505) $24.99
K1224) $1299
K1227) $49
K1333) $149
K1346) $425 Stamp News - 35
2nd Watermark
K1332) $1500
K1499) $175
K1498) $249
K1500) $79
K894) $329
NO34) $649
3rd Watermark
K1180) $49
K1223) $299
K816) $449
K1334) $295
K1218) $269
K1244) $179
K814) $1199
K1234) $109
K1319) $625 36 - Stamp News
K1267) $1299
K1222) $139
K1200) $59
K1241) $249
K1215) $79
K1162) $199
K951) $149
K1257) $59
K1344) $395
K1258) $69
K981) $229
K980) $209
K1261) $149
K1335) $149
AU16) $975
K1276) $1099
Small Multi Watermark
K1185) $179
K1342) $279
K1269) $149
K1336) $429
K1279) $399
C of A Watermark
K1508) $99 K1251) $99
K1322) $412.50
K1323) $325
K1324) $295
K1339) $325
King George V
G442) $79
G992) $139
G780) $1099
G776) $1199
G779) $799
G1029) $599
G1030) $279
G652) $325
G1032) $399 G432) $79 G995) $59
G526) $149
G424) $169
G426) $129
G1000) $39
G482) $259
G523) $179
G1031) $499
G877) $1799
G993) $69 G775) $349
G528) $129
G671) $329 G1001) $129
G1039) $129
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G778) $149
MN14) $95
G788) $449
G796) $369
G751) $499 G789) $449
G484) $269
EJ12) $225
G773) $109
G480) $899
G772) $149
G757) $69
G763) $149 G790) $249
G785) $599
G760) $249
G1002) $69 G1033) $79
G1035) $59
G1034) $59
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G758) $89
G733) $49
G792) $449
G732) $49 G499) $499
Australian States New South Wales
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NSW159) $750
NSW160 $9950
Queensland
Q209) $79
Q178) $349
Q210) $69
Q179) $399
Q180) $49
Q175) $97.50
Q54) $39
Q186) $179
Q196) $59
Q176) $379
Q189) $59
Q207) $69
Q181) $29
Q183) $69
Q192) $139
Q177 $69
Q208) $49
Q185) $399
Q201) $199
Q195) $89
Q182) $39
Q193) $139
Q188) $179
Q187) $59
Q205) $269
Q202) $179
Q197) $69
Q198) $59
Q72) $69
South Australia
SA257) $119
SA267) $89
SA258) $119
SA268) $69
SA294) $129
SA260) $249
SA271) $79
SA276) $99
SA270) $69
SA264) $279
SA266) $109
SA272) $89
SA274) $209
SA189) $1125
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The Australian World War One War Lo Release Schedule Part 2 ISSUE 2 – 6th War Loan – “Before Sunset”. (5 Stamps)
stamps 5-8. It would seem that stamp 9 was introduced into the series later than this date, a supposition supported by both the absence of any control symbol on stamp 9, and the differing size and sheet configuration of this stamp. The next day (7/3/1918) the Brisbane Courier and the Ballarat Courier announced that the Federal Treasury “has the stamps for issue” and less than a week later (12/3/1918) the Sydney Sun reported that the stamps had arrived at the Sydney branch of the Com-
Released: 6/3/1918. Withdrawn: 24/4/1918. Imprint: By Authority: A. J. Mullett, Govt Print.( punctuation varieties) Print Run: Unknown. Printed in Sheets of 5x5 & 6x4 (Stamp 9). 38mm x 50mm/42mm x 52mm (Stamp 9). Roulette 7 Stamps 5 to 9 were produced to promote the 6th War Loan which became known as the “Before Sunset” issue due to the wide range of promotional material produced using that slogan. Announcement The release of the 6th War Loan promotional poster stamps was first announced in the Melbourne Herald on 6/3/1918, about 2½ weeks after the Loan itself was launched (17/2/1918). The report referred to the stamps as “special stamps” and declared that “the stamps are being printed and will shortly be available at the Office of the Government Printer”. The article went on to visually describe the four stamps in the release which were (5) (Orig. Control Symbol: A)
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(8) (Orig. Control Symbol: D)
(6) (Orig. Control Symbol: B)
(9) (No Orig. Control Symbol)
r Loan Bond Stamps
John Patterson
Fig.5 HMAS Australia (Image Credit: Royal Australian Navy) Fig.4 (Image Credit: IWM (UK)) monwealth Bank and could be procured by letter or in person. The Perth branch of the Commonwealth Bank went one step better by announcing in the West Australia of 14/3/1918 that interested persons could place an order by telephone and “Posters and stamps etc will be delivered on request”. The stamps received occasional mentions in the press across Australia during the rest of March 1918 before disappearing from the newspapers. The West Australian newspaper of 14/3/1918 reported on the stamps being distributed amongst the crowd attending the Fremantle Tank Week celebrations the previous day. No mention was made in the press of the arrival of the 5th stamp in the series (stamp 9), or the size of the print run of the issue. Original Control Symbols Alphabetical symbols (A-D) were applied to the first four stamps in this issue. In common with the previous issue the purpose of these control symbols is not readily apparent and has not come down to us. They were possibly applied to make it easier for people to order the stamps by mail or telephone, or for branches of the Commonwealth Bank to use when ordering stocks. Design Readily identifiable design precedents exist for 3 of the 5 stamps in this issue. Stamp 5 No obvious design precedents exist for this stamp. It could be based on a poster from the
time which (unlike most WW1 Australian war posters) has not yet been made widely available through digitisation. The iconography makes a strong appeal to Empire with its red, white and blue colour palette and use of heraldic shields linking Australia with the Mother Country, framed by sprigs of eucalyptus like foliage. Stamp 6 The image on stamp 6 is a cut down of a larger poster image which Treasury chose as the central image for advertising the 6th War Loan. The expanded skyline rendered on the original poster image (Fig. 4) clearly identifies the city as Sydney with the spires of St Andrews cathedral, the clock tower of Town Hall and the dome of the Queen Victoria Building aligned from left to right. The flag in the original poster has been printed the wrong way around (or is possibly depicting the back of a primitive one sided flag). To produce the stamp the skyline in the poster was truncated and simplified, losing the cathedral spires and a few buildings in the process, and the flag was altered to display the Southern Cross correctly. These alterations had the effect of making the skyline less immediately recognisable as Sydney. The artist has subtly enlarged the dome of the Queen Victoria building (relative to the other buildings) which was possibly intended to have the subliminal effect of referencing the dome of St Pauls in Stamp News - 41
The Australian World War One War Loan Bond Sta the original release of this issue it’s attribution to this issue is based on the A J Mullett imprint. The somewhat intimidating soldier pointing in imitation of the well known Kitchener and based on Uncle Sam recruitment posters was on an international tour of duty having previously served in both Canadian (Fig. 7) and Italian (Fig.8) War Fig. 6 (Image Credit: State Fig. 7 (Image Credit: Cana- Fig. 8 (Image Credit: British dian War Museum) Library) Lib.NSW) Loan advertising campaigns. London – a clever evocation of Empire in an ostensith The 6 War Loan was originally scheduled to bly very Australian image. close on 10/4/1918 but was extended until 24/4/1918 The phrase “Before Sunset” was intended as a to allow more people to subscribe. Many more motivational tool, urging people to seek out a branch Australians subscribed to this loan that they had to of the Commonwealth Bank during business hours any previous war loan – an indication of the success and subscribe to the War Loan today- tomorrow of the government’s advertising in attracting widewould be too late. The use of the city skyline was spread community support for the loan. intended to target the message towards the more economically secure employed urban middle classes – ISSUE 3 – 7th War Loan – “Buy War Loan one of the primary target demographics for the loan. Bonds” (4 Stamps) The original poster was produced by (and probReleased: 1/8/1918. Withdrawn: 15/10/1918 ably designed by) Sydney based printing firm John Imprint: H.J. Green, Actg. Gov. Print. and No ImSands whose three Sydney offices were all in close print (Stamp 13) proximity to the Queen Victoria Building. Print Run: Unknown. Printed in Sheets of 5 x 5. Stamp 7 No obvious design precedent exists for All 38mm x 50 mm. Roulette 7 stamp 7. The stamp depicts a foreshortened perspective of an Indefatigable class battle cruiser which is Attribution In July 1918 Albert James Mullett was most likely intended to represent HMAS Australia sent to America and Canada by the Australian gov(Fig 5), the flagship of the Australian navy and a ernment on an urgent, much publicised and ultivessel imbued with much symbolic importance mately successful mission to negotiate and secure to the people of Australia who saw it as a major sufficient supplies of paper for the governments icon of the young country’s progress and indepenimmediate future needs. Herbert John Green was dence. HMAS Australia was ceremonially scutappointed Acting Government Printer in his absence. tled 20 kms off Sydney Heads in 1924. It is now The H J Green imprint on stamps 10 to 12 allows Australia’s largest intact historic wreck site and is us to attribute these stamps to promotional activities the only battle cruiser wreck in Australian waters. supporting the 7th War Loan which was announced on 1/8/1918 and closed on 15/10/1918. This was the Stamp 8 The image on stamp 8 is a re-rendering of only loan raised whilst Green was Acting Governanother promotional poster designed and printed by ment Printer. John Sands (Fig. 6). It is the only stamp in the series The attribution of stamp 13 to this issue derives to feature female imagery – imagery which implies a from the use of this image on one of the posters link between the traditional depiction of Victory as a woman with the efforts of women on the home front. that was created and widely distributed to promote this loan. The poster, printed by FW Niven Stamp 9 Although this stamp was not included in 42 - Stamp News
d Stamps Release Schedule
John Patterson
Fig. 13 Fig. 10
Fig. 11
Fig. 12
of Melbourne, was used in many of the patriotic evocation of Empire message of all the stamps in the window displays mounted by Australian departseries. There is an imperf version of stamp 13 – this ment stores during September 1918. Fig. 9 shows a is probably an English stamp and the possible design display mounted by retailers Edward Fay featuring precedent for the Australian stamp & poster. the poster. Stamp 13 carries no imprint which was Legacy The last issue of the WW1 Australian War possibly a deliberate design decision to preserve the Loan Bond stamps was withdrawn just 5 weeks bevisual integrity and impact of the original poster. fore the armistice of November 11, 1918. Subsequent Announcement The stamps of Issue 3 do not seem government fund raising efforts pivoted to Peace to have been publicised in the newspapers at all. Loans and soldier resettlement and rehabilitation It therefore can only be assumed that (in common programs. Just over three decades later the governwith the previous two issues) they were distributed ment returned to poster stamps to help promote War through branches of the Commonwealth Bank and Loan Bonds raised during WW2. The WW1 Austrathe offices of the Federal Treasury. No information lian War Loan Bond stamps will no doubt continue regarding the print run of this issue has come to light to remain popular with collectors for many years to yet. come as intriguing artefacts of a crucial period in the early history of the newly formed nation of Australia. Design No obvious design precedents exist for stamps 10 to 12. The use of handwriting on stamps 10 and 11 is an emotive device intended to boost the impact of the message of the stamps by subliminally referencing the many handwritten letters Australians were receiving from their loved ones on the front. The images of devastated trenches served to further remind Australians of the horror their soldiers were suffering. Stamp 12 is intended to resemble a newspaper billboard of the time rendered in the traditional red, white and blue of Empire. Stamp 13 represents the most blatant Fig.9 (Image Credit RBA “Unreserved” PN001690) Stamp News - 43
Cinderella Corner Australian Registration Labels
Welcome to the December edition of Cinderella Corner. This piece offers a snapshot of the rich landscape involving Australian registration labels, and it explores a few different examples of them, all affixed to covers. It is hoped that other articles will follow this piece, thereby further building the ‘registration narrative’. In crafting this article, I have drawn closely upon Kevin J. Burt’s opus text: Post Office Registration Labels of Australia and its Territories, including Papua and New Guinea. It is a formidable catalogue that covers significant breadth in the field of Registration Labels. I am also grateful to Kevin for his assistance in the construction and editing of this article. Reference is made to the book’s classification of registration labels in describing the covers illustrated - these are in bold type While registered mail in Australia has existed for over 150 years, the first use of a registration label in this country dates to 1908, following a recommendation to the Australian Postmaster General’s Department. Since this time, a plethora of different
Fig 2 labels have been issued across each Australian State and Territory, before Commonwealth examples were issued from 1924.
Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
Several different AIF registration labels were issued for use at AIF Post Offices during World War I. They feature on envelopes with British or Egyptian stamps. Alongside these labels, a provisional label has also been identified, and it was mainly used in 1916. The red and black registration label illustrated in Figure 1 dates to 1916. It is classified M1c, which is primarily defined by the size of the ‘R’, and the rouletted presentation only on the left side of the label. The cover is postmarked 25 July 1916, and the label features the number 63.
R.A.A.F.
R.A.A.F. registration labels were first issued around 1942. They were available only at R.A.A.F. Post Offices in Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Fig 1 44 - Stamp News
Vito Milana forated 9.5 on all four sides, with 4.5mm high numerals, and is classified M7d.
World’s Poultry Congress
Fig 3 and Townsville. The black and red label illustrated in Figure 2 was issued at the Darwin R.A.A.F. Post Office, label classified M5b. Perforated 12.6 on all four sides, the label was issued in 1945 and features the number 8487. The R.A.A.F. labels were also issued in much scarcer rouletted varieties, also issued in 1942, and these types had significantly larger numerals.
7th World Rover Scout Moot
Over 100 different registration labels have been issued to commemorate events in Australia, both philatelic and non-philatelic, since the 1920s. One example is illustrated in Figure 3. This label, printed in green, was issued to celebrate the 7th World Rover Scout Moot in Victoria. The event ran for 12 days, commencing 27 December 1961 and ending 7 January 1962. The label is numbered 0034 and a limited number was printed. The label features on a cover postmarked on the opening date of the 7th World Rover Scout Moot: 27 December 1961. It is per-
The 12th World’s Poultry Congress was held in Sydney across nine days, from 10 August to 18 August, 1962. To help commemorate the event, a special registration label was issued, as illustrated in Figure 4. Perforated on all four sides, the label features the purple provisional text: XIITH WORLD’S POULTRY CONGRESS SYDNEY, N.S.W. The label is numbered 058 and it features on a cover with a pictorial 16 August 1962 postmark along with a cinderella issued to also help celebrate the event.
Cunnamulla
The Registration label illustrated in Figure 5 is an example of several different ‘wartime label’ types. These were mainly issued mainly in Queensland, and were printed in both blue and red, with blue, black, or red numerals. They were then continued to be
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Cinderella Corner Queensland registration labels is ever-changing. The label illustrated in Figure 7 was issued in 1910 and is classified Q1b. It is rouletted 7.0 in the colour of the label and features the city name BRISBANE along with the number 2860. The label is affixed to a cover postmarked 5 September 1910.
Adelaide
Fig 5 used for several years after the end of World War II. The illustrated label features the Queensland town name Cunnamulla. It is rouletted on the top and base and is imperforate on both sides. The label features the number 417 (in black numerals) and is affixed to a Queensland cover postmarked 19 February 1945. This type is classified M9d.
South Australia issued its own registration labels from 1 October 1908. The label illustrated in Figure 8 was issued in 1910, and is classified S2b. This type was only available at Adelaide’s GPO. The red and white label is rouletted 13.5zz on three sides, in the colour of the label. It is affixed to a cover with an Adelaide postmark date
The Gap
The label illustrated in Figure 6 is classified M30. It first appeared in 1971 following a shortage of earlier issued registration labels, and was issued widely throughout Queensland as a provisional label. The illustrated M30 in Figure 6 is regarded as a provisional label, even though it features the blue printed text: THE GAP, Q. 4061, with the printing added by the Post Office. The label is rouletted 4.5 on all four sides and features the number 369 in blue print. It features on a cover postmarked many years after the labels release: July 1991.
Brisbane
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Figs 6 & 7 (top)
Vito Milana on 5 September 1911. The earliest recorded date for a S2b is 22 September 1910.
Scottsdale
Tasmanian registration labels are some of the scarcest available nationwide. Like South Australia, they were also issued from 1 October 1908, with the earliest identified on cover on 9 October 1908. After an initial experimental period in 1908, the label illustrated in Figure 9 was used. It is perforated 11.5 on three sides, with large black 5.5mm high numerals. This label is affixed to cover postmarked 1911 and features the Tasmanian town name Scottsdale and the number 784. It is classified T2a.
No. 7 Pumping Station
The label illustrated in Figure 10 is perhaps the scarcest presented in this Cinderella Corner. It is classified W11, and was and was one of three types issued in the same sheet of 25 (5 x 5), a very common occurrence in Western Australia labels. The earliest date for the label is 1925, too. The label is affixed to a cover postmarked 13 November 1934, and alongside the black numerals 920, it features the text No. 7 PUMPING STATION. The Number 7 Pumping Station was located at Gilgai, Western Australia, on the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme. It was located between Number 6 Pumping Station at Ghouli, and Number 8 Pumping Station located at Dedari.
GPO Melbourne
The final Registration label explored in this article is from Victoria. Victoria is the state with the lowest number of label types, and the earliest recorded cover with a Victorian label dates to 1909. The label illustrated in Figure 11 is classified V1. It is scarce and perforated 11.5 on all four sides. The label was issued from GPO Melbourne and features the number 934 is black print. It is affixed to a cover postmarked 24 September 1909, making it the earliest label explored in this piece. Kevin Burt’s book is still available, details and ordering at the Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria website - www.rpsv.org.au Top to bottom: Figs 8, 9, 10 & 11 Stamp News - 47
Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation Like many organisations the Australian Philatelic Federation has a Mission Statement outlining the objectives of the organisations reason for existing. One point of that Mission Statement is: “To promote and encourage an increased understanding of the art and science of philately among stamp collectors”. One way of doing this is through Research and studying books and articles on a particular theme. Therefore this month we publish a review of a book on First day Covers for all those collectors interested The First Day Cover Cachets of Max Easther 1952 – 1965 Gordon Harrison, Launceston Philatelic Society Jul 2021 Max Easther was a Launceston-based producer of First Day covers over a period of some 13 years. During this period, Max produced at least 86 different cachets on 101 different first day of issue or Olympic (the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games events covers. With a background in graphic design gained from his employment with the Launceston Examiner newspaper and a life-long interest in stamp collecting, Max is nationally and internationally recognised among first day cover collectors and his covers attract much interest and premium prices when they come on the market. Max was a life member of the Launceston Philatelic Society and the booklet was launched at the time of the Society’s 75 Anniversary this year. The First Day Cover Cachets of Max Easther is a 34page booklet published in July 2021and authored by Gordon Harrison of the Launceston Philatelic Society. Drawing on the collections of Max’s son Barry Easther and supplemented by covers known to Frank Pauer, Michael Moore and input from members of the on-line forum Stampboards, the booklet shows images of all know covers in colour. The introductory pages contain biographical details and what is known of the background to the production of the covers. Precise details of print runs are unknown but these were very small in comparison to the better-known mainland first day cover producers. Scarcity may be one factor which explains the value of the Max Easther covers. The booklet also includes information which is useful in identifying Max’s covers. The introductory text is followed by a detailed listing of all
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known covers and concludes with colour images of all covers. In the words of Michael Moore “Max Easther’s covers constitute a significant, coherent and long-lasting series. Fourteen years of FDCs (1952 – 1965) is a longer sequence of covers than is achieved by many commercial producers… Max Easther’s covers and all significant and scarce.” This new publication should be welcomed by collectors of Australian First Day Covers and a copy belongs in the library of every FDC collector. A limited edition of 150 copies, signed by Max’s son, Barry is available for purchase on the Launceston Philatelic Societies website at https://launcestonstampclub.org.au/publications/ 34 pages, spiral bound, colour. Price $30 + $3.30 postage within Australia. Toowoomba 2021 – National One Frame Exhibition Toowoomba 2021 was the first national stamp exhibition in Queensland held outside Brisbane. with some of the rarest and most significant stamps from the best stamps dealers and stamp clubs in Australia. The Exhibition was a success! Even with the restriction imposed by Covid-19, achieved more than was expected. Unfortunately, with the Covid restrictions that prevailed at the time, very few interstate exhibitors or other visitors were able to attend. The Organising Committee received immense support from the philatelic and community groups and they were most thankful for that support. The Jury team consisted of seven members, six being jurors who split off into two teams of three. The seventh member looked after IT matters, and in particular the operation of Exhibition Aid (the system used to record all results at exhibitions). All judging and jury deliberations were conducted virtually, through the use of Zoom as well as by email and telephone. Judging virtually was a new experience for most of the team. Although this was not the first judging had been done virtually as Ausvipex 2020 was the first time in Australia. Initially there were 72 entries but again due to some difficulties with travel through Covid restrictions being in place, 4 entries were withdrawn. Even with the withdrawals, the Exhibits submitted were of very high standard with three Large Gold, twenty Gold and twenty-one Large Vermeil medals as
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Philatelic Development Officer, APF well as lessor awards being awarded. The Palmares dinner was held at the City Golf Club and those attending enjoyed a fine dinner and an enjoyable evening. The location of the event appeared to attract a steady flow of visitors on both days of the exhibition. (Figure 3) Although the competitive exhibits were only available for viewing on the web page the organisers were able to have 30 frames of invited displays from several Queensland based collectors and these proved to attract a good deal of attention. The President of Toowoomba expressed great pleasure in announcing that “TOOWOOMBA 2021” had been a success in all senses of the word. It was a profitable and a mostly problem free weekend. He also thanked all those who supported the event and assisted the Toowoomba club in achieving this outcome. The president stated “Your support, despite some of you not being able to be with us due to the pandemic, was and is very heart warming. As you are no doubt aware we have achieved numerous firsts for a regional club and it is a credit to this great hobby of ours and all of the participants in it.” Australasian Challenge There are two Australasian Challenges held every three years (used to be two years) – The Australasian Philatelic Challenge and the Australasian Postcard Challenge. They are usually attached to a National Exhibition. The appropriate Australian State Councils and the New Zealand Philatelic Federation appoint teams of exhibitors and make formal entries to the Challenge. For Australian entries, it is the responsibility of State Councils to select the participants and to arrange for the completion and submission of the individual entry forms, payment of frame fees through their Commissioner/ Judge and to ensure delivery of the exhibits to the Exhibition. For the Youth entries, there are no frame fees. WPS100 2022 WPS100 is a New Zealand National Stamp Exhibition being run by the Wellington Philatelic Society to celebrate the centenary of their founding in 1922. The exhibition will be held 1517 July 2022 at the Te Rauparaha Arena, 17 Parumoana Street, Porirua. It will be held under the patronage of the New Zealand Philatelic Federation (NZPF) and is governed by the NZPF Approved Regulations for New Zealand National Philatelic Exhibitions. The Wellington Philatelic Society will be hosting the 2022 Australasian Challenge. Commissioner/judges for each Australian team, and for
any other Australian entries from these areas have now been appointed. 1. Composition of a Team Entry Each team should have a total of 6 entries comprising: • 4 adult entries, each from a different class • These could comprise any of the following: » Four 5-frame exhibits; or » Three 5-frame exhibits plus one 8-frame; or » Two 8-frame exhibits plus two 5-frame exhibits PLUS one of the following combinations: » 1 adult ‘Novice’ entry and 1 Youth entry; or » 2 Youth entries; or » 2 adult ‘Novice’ entries However, teams with less than 6 members may still participate in the Challenge. • Each team member can only enter one exhibit. • No member of the Jury or close relative can enter an exhibit in the Challenge. • Each adult entry must comprise a total of at least five (16 sheet) frames; the only exception is that the novice entry can be in the range of 2-5 frames. Any queries about the exhibition, please write to WPS100, PO Box 2146, Wellington 6140, New Zealand or email secretary@ wps100.nz . You will find a copy of this Prospectus and further information as it is published on the WPS100 website http:// wps100.nz and the NZPF website at https://nzpf.org.nz/exhibitions/WPS100 Please address all correspondence to: Secretary, WPS100, PO Box 2146, Wellington 6140, New Zealand or email secretary@wps100.nz. Australian entrants must enter through the appropriate Australian Commissioner. The Organisers released the first Exhibition Bulletin recently and some interesting history on the Society follows and this can be viewed on the Exhibition web site.
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The Native States of India Collectors looking for an interesting challenge should turn their attention to India and particularly to the period before British India became the independent republics of India and Pakistan in 1947. European interest in trading with India has a long history. The first European settlements were founded in the early 16th century. The British East India Company was one of the major players leaving their major competitors (Portugal, France and Denmark) with just a few coastal enclaves. India’s first stamps were issued by the East India Company in 1854 and it was only in 1858 that the huge country became a British crown colony with Queen Victoria as Empress. For centuries India had been a patchwork of smaller or larger states which are sometimes referred to as princely states which sounds pretty good. They were in fact feudatory states where local rulers owed allegiance to other rulers or to the emperor in Delhi. These states were often at war with each other resulting in frequent territorial additions or losses. The
British realised that the rather chaotic situation suited their purposes well. They undoubtedly feared that a united India would constitute a formidable threat to their colonial rule. This certainly is one of the reasons why the British chose to work closely with the Indian princes. The rulers were ranked according to a gun salute system ranging from 9 to 21. Most rulers of smaller states were not awarded a gun salute. There were at least 556 native states some of which were further divided into even smaller subservient entities. Some were extremely large like Hyderabad occupying most of Central India while others comprised just a few villages. The rulers were maharajas, nawabs, rajas or had other titles such as the Nizam of Hyderabad. Several states ran their own postal services and they can be divided into two major categories: Indian Convention States and the Feudatory States. A small number of states had signed agreements with the Imperial Postal Service and they were provided with suitably overprinted Indian postage stamps. These states (Chamba,
Figure 2
Figure 1
Figure 3
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Christer Brunström Faridkot, Gwalior, Jind (Fig. 1), Nabha and Patiala) are known as the Convention states. The second category of stamp-issuing states is known as the Feudatory States. They used stamps of their own which basically only had validity within the borders of the state in question. Faridkot and Jind were part of this group before they decided to become Convention states. By far the most complete listings of the stamps issued by no less than 38 different feudatory states ranging from Alwar to Wadhwan can be found in the Stanley Gibbons British Empire and Commonwealth Stamps 1840-1970 catalogue. The US Scott catalogue has more simplified listings but it also includes the extremely scarce issues of Kotah and Tonk which Gibbons has chosen not to list. The feudatory state stamps come in all kinds of designs. The more popular designs are portraits of the rulers or divinities in Hindu religion. Many stamps were hand-printed while others were produced by some of the best printers in the UK. Bhor State issued just three different stamps between
Figure 4
1879 and 1901. The first two stamps were hand printed on different qualities of native paper and they were of course imperforate. They were first issued in 1879 and collectors do not need to worry about the quality of the gum as they were all issued without gum. Fig. 2 shows the ½ anna oval stamp. Collectors certainly need a lot of philatelic knowledge in order to correctly identify many of these exotic Indian stamps as they generally have wording using Devanagari or Persian scripts. Alwar State in Rajasthan issued five different stamps starting in 1877. They (Fig. 3) are all easily obtainable except for SG #4 which is valued at £900. The stamps all depict a katar (also known as a Bundi (push) dagger) which could easily be the subject of an entire column. Several other stamps from the feudatory states depict daggers or swords and it is my guess that they are symbols of the power exercised by the ruling classes. Indore is quite curious as it has stamps exhibiting two different names. On the first stamps issued in 1886 and 1889 the name of the state is given as Holkar which
Figure 5
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The Native States of India was the name of the ruling dynasty. Starting in 1904, the name was changed to Indore. A couple of early issues were handstamps but most stamps were printed by Perkins, Bacon & Co in England. The stamps were perforated but for some unexplained reasons four imperforate values (Fig. 4) were specifically ordered from the printers in 1933. It should be noted that all stamps issued by Indore after 1908 were service stamps as the Indore post office had been amalgamated with the Imperial Post Office. The service stamps were only valid on official mail locally in the state. Hyderabad (also known as Deccan) was a huge state. The Nizam was awarded a 21 gun salute by the British. The Nizam of Hyderabad had no wish to join India and the state was completely independent from 15 August 1947 until the invasion by the Indian army on 17 September 1948. Hyderabad was a stamp-issuing country from 1869 until 1950. Only a 1945 stamp celebrating the victory in World War II carries the name of the state in English (Fig. 5). Bahawalpur, another huge state, was ruled by an Amir and it was briefly independent in 1947 before acceding to Pakistan. Stamps were issued from 1947 until 1949. Bahawalpur’s postage stamps were used within
Figure 6
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the state until 1953. The Amir was an enthusiastic philatelist which probably explains why the state issued some of the most attractive stamps ever. They were beautifully designed, engraved and printed by De La Rue & Co. Ltd. in London. Some feature palaces (Fig. 6) and other sights in the state. Bhopal was unusual as it was mostly ruled by women during its stamp-issuing period which lasted from 1872 until 1949. In 1908 the ordinary postage stamps lost their validity and all subsequent issues were official stamps. On a visit to India, I took part in a tiger spotting safari on the bumpy roads of a national park in Rajasthan. Obviously we didn’t catch sight of a single tiger and my closest sighting of the animal is on a 1940 official stamp issued by Bhopal (Fig. 7). Before ending this brief introduction of the stamps of the Indian feudatory states I would like to add a warning about the abundance of forgeries which also include forged postmarks on stamps which are far scarcer used than mint. However, this should not deter adventurous collectors from taking an interest in these intriguing states and their colourful stamp issues and postal history.
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philatelic clubs & societies new zealand Air Mail Society of NZ: Ph: 03 3584838; Email: alant@snap.net Auckland PS: Mtg 1st and 3rd Tues (except Jan). Ph 09 9853212; Email kiwibrooce@ yahoo.com; Website: www.aps.gen.nz Christchurch PS: Mtg 2nd Tues, Library night 3rd Tues; GB Machin 3rd Fri odd months; Postal History 1st Mon; Postcard 3rd Tues even months. Email: secretary@ cps.gen.nz; Website: www.cps.gen.nz Dunedin PS: Mtg 4th Thurs (except Nov and Dec). Ph: 03 4557643; Email: davidallison2009@gmail.com; Website: www.dunedinstampclub.org.nz Hastings Stamp Collectors Club: Mtg 3rd Wed (except Jan and 2nd Wed Dec). Ph: 06 8765911; Email: clairemole@xtra.co.nz Hawkes Bay PS: Mtg 1st Wed (ex. Jan). Ph: 06 8439433; Email: dennmarg@paradise. net.nz Horowhenua PS: Mtg 2nd Mon. Ph: 06 3689881; Email: michael.christensen@xtra. co.nz Hutt Valley PS: Mtg 1st Tues (ex. Jan). Ph: 04 5697439; Email: richards@nec.co.nz Kapiti PS: Mtg 3rd Tues (ex Dec). Ph: 04 2971197; Email: ian.burttt@yahoo.co.nz Manaia PS: Mtg (Hawera) 1st Sun. Ph: 06 2784292; Email: peter.williams@xtra.co.nz Manawatu PS: Mtg 1st Wed, daytime meeting 3rd Tues. Ph: 06 3584565; Email: mps@inspire.net.nz Marlborough Stamp Collectors Club: Mtg 3rd Mon (except Jan and 2nd Mon Dec). Morrinsville Stamp Club: Mtg 2nd Wed. Ph: 07 8893199 Nelson PS: Mtg 2nd Tues. Ph: 03 5469092; Email: paula.hucklesby@clear.net.nz North Shore PS: Mtg 2nd (except Jan) and 4th Wed (except Jan and Dec). Email: nsps@xtra.co.nz; Website: www.northshoreps.com NZ Stamp Collectors Club Christchurch: Mtg 4th Wed. Ph 03 3895511; Email: steve@ philatelic.org.nz; Website: www.nzeal.com/philately/nzscc.htm NZ Postcard Society: Ph: 03 3848463; Email: jenny-long@clear.net.nz; Website: www. postcard.org.nz
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