Friday, November 23, 2012

51 - Somerset / Thursday Island

Somerset post office in Far North Queensland in Cape York opened on 1 January 1865 and closed on 31 Decemebr 1877
  • Chalon Ray Type 1c (5.5 mm) (18 Rays) is rated 2R
Somerset date stamp 1a HERE

Re Allocation:

Thursday Island post office in the Torres Strait opened on 1 January 1878
  • Chalon Ray Type 1c (5.5 mm) (18 Rays) rated 5R
  • Sideface Ray Type 1c (5.5 mm) (18 Rays) rated 4R
  • Sideface Ray Type 1c (5.5 mm)  (18 Rays) with a red cancel rated 4R
Thursday Island date stamps HERE. Thursday Island numeral 148 HERE. Thursday Island numeral 336 HERE. Thursday Island registered HERE

Grantham
 railway station, 8 km from Gatton, received its 10 bar railway numeral canceller 2b (7 mm) around 1902. Rated 5R. More information on railway numerals can be found here


Grantham numeral 480 HERE. Grantham date stamps HERE. Grantham registered HERE

Somerset

Somerset Chalon Ray type 1c (5.5 mm) rated 2R 


Somerset Chalon Ray type 1c (5.5 mm) rated 2R. Seen on Stampboards.com


Somerset Chalon Ray type 1c (5.5 mm) rated 2R. Seen on Ebay


Somerset Chalon Ray type 1c (5.5 mm) rated 2R. Seen at Prestige Philately auction no 120 item no 596


Somerset Chalon Ray type 1c (5.5 mm) rated 2R. Seen at Prestige Philately auction no 141 item no 598


A poor double strike of a Somerset Chalon Ray type 1c (5.5 mm) rated 2R. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 108 lot no 1223


Somerset Chalon Ray type 1c (5.5 mm) rated 2R 


Somerset Chalon Ray type 1c (5.5 mm) rated 2R. Dated 22 July 1875. Seen at Grosvenor Auctions no 55 lot no 48


Somerset Chalon Ray type 1c (5.5 mm) rated 2R. Dated 8 September 1874. Seen at Phoenix auction no 62


Somerset Chalon Ray type 1c (5.5 mm) rated 2R. Seen on Ebay


Somerset Chalon Ray type 1c (5.5 mm) rated 2R. Seen at Sandafayre auctions


Somerset Chalon Ray type 1c (5.5 mm) rated 2R. Seen at Phoenix Auction no 26 lot no 712


Somerset Chalon Ray type 1c (5.5 mm) rated 2R


Somerset Chalon Ray type 1c (5.5 mm) rated 2R. Seen in Abacus auction no 134

Thursday Island Chalon
Thursday Island Chalon Ray type 1c (5.5 mm) rated 5R. Dated 8 June 1878 Seen in Informer, June 1986, p. 1

Thursday Island 1st Sideface in Red
Thursday Island Sideface issue, Ray type 1c (5.5 mm) rated 4R with a red cancel. Sold at Phoenix Auctions no 17, December 2012, Lot no. 716

Thursday Island Sideface issue, Ray type 1c (5.5 mm) rated 4R with a red cancel. Seen on Stampboards

Thursday Island Sideface issue, Ray type 1c (5.5 mm) rated 4R with a red cancel

Thursday Island Sideface issue, Ray type 1c (5.5 mm) rated 4R with a red cancel. Seen on Ebay

Thursday Island Sideface issue, Ray type 1c (5.5 mm) rated 4R with a red cancel. Seen in a private collection

Thursday Island Sideface issue, Ray type 1c (5.5 mm) rated 4R with a red cancel. Dated 26 April 1881. Seen on the cover of James W. Turnbull, The postal history and postal markings of Thursday Island

Thursday Island Sideface issue, Ray type 1c (5.5 mm) rated 4R with a red cancel. Dated 19 July 1880. Seen at Prestige Philately auction no 132 lot no 234

Grantham

Grantham Sideface Barred Numeral 2b (7 mm) rated 5R. Seen in Manning, p. 240

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