TASMANIA - COVERS and POSTAL STATIONERY

*** the most recent listings are at the top of this category and marked with an asterisk *** 

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* 1960 - uprated 1/7d QEII Registered Letter envelope from Elizabeth Street Launceston

tas603 (12/09)

Provisional label with PO name applied by rubber handstamp. Fine condition.

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* 1967 - MT SEYMOUR / 6MY67 / TAS-AUST - full clear strike of the Type 5(s) pmk on cover - rated RR

tas612 (1/10)

Envelope opened on two sides o/wise condition is excellent.

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* 1969 - PAID AT CYGNET / 13JA69 / TAS-AUST - Type 5(s) on small commercial cover - rated R

tas611 (1/10)

Cover opened on two sides o/wise condition is excellent.

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* 1978 - DELIVERY BY POSTMAN h/stamp on small commercial cover

tas604 (12/09)

This handstamp was sometimes used on mail with the in the Hobart CBD street address thereupon that should have been addressed to a GPO box number. Nice example - very scarce!

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* 1999 - AP envelope with RECEIVED AT CITY DELIVERY CENTRE (HOBART) h/stamp

tas616 (1/10)

Flap has been sealed with AP mending tape. Excellent condition for some marked "IN DAMAGED COND." !!

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1930s (?) - small OHMS envelope for Post-Master General's Department - unused

tas547 (8/08)

Flap stuck o/wise excellent clean condition - promotion on flap for Ornamental Telegram Forms.

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1950 - cover from Tatts ... CALLED POSTMEN G.P.O HOBART datestamp

tas519 (8/08)

Return to sender cover endorsed "Left (address)" - nice example of datestamp. Contains Tattersall's ephmera including complimentary lottery ticket.

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1966 - NOT KNOWN BY POSTMEN LAUNCESTON SOUTH h/stamp on reverse of RTS cover

tas505

Also RETURN TO SENDER h/stamp from same office and other markings - Hobart DLO label could be lifted to facilitate display.

First example of the Launceston South h/stamp that I have seen. Please select the additional image button to view the front.

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1969 - registered cover from WARRANE to Glenorchy

tas526 (5/08)

Range of clear b/stamps - to view use the "more images" button. Fine condition.

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1975 - commercial cover with Tasmania's Oldest Letter Box cachet

tas590 (9/09)

Unusual to see an apparent commercial usage with this cachet. Fine condition.

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1975 - FDC with very scarce CURRIE First Day of Issue postmark

tas 585 (9/09)

Some of these early f.d.i. postmarks issued to most (if not all) official post offices in the 1970s are very scarce, even rare. This is one of them!

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1982 - small cover form MUNICPALITY of PORTLAND with clear ST HELENS cds postmark

tas574 (1/09)

Fine condition.

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1982 - small cover from MUNICIPALITY of FLINDERS (Island) with clear Whitemark cds pmk

tas751 (1/09)

Very fine condition.

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1990 - "POSTED AT N.W. TASPEX 90" cover - VF and unaddressed

tas596 (9/09)

Quite scarce for an "exhibition cover"  and a nice "usage item" for the postmark collector too. This cover could add a bit of colour to the ULVERSTONE pages of your collection.

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