63 - Forgery

Numeral 63 with the bottom of the three closed on a high value chalon or revenue stamp is a forgery! There are two types.Numeral 63 Type 1b has either 34 rays or 36 rays and the bulb of the 3 is joined up. (The genuine 63 has 32 rays) 

Forgery - Type 1b (34) Rays. Seen on Stampboards

Forgery Type 1b (34 Rays). Seen on Stampboards

Forgeries Type 1b (34 Rays). Incorrectly described as a genuine pair of 63's at an auction house. The high values (10 and 20 shillings) should have alerted them!

And here is one of these again being offered for sale by a reputable auction house!

Forgery Type 1b (34 Rays). An example from my own collection

Forgery Type 1b (34 Rays) on a fiscal 2 shilling stamp. Another example from my own collection

Forgery Type 1b (34 Rays) on a fiscal 2 shilling stamp. Seen on Ebay

Forgery Type 1b (34 Rays). Seen at Phoenix Auction no 19 lot no 730

Forgery Type 1b (34 Rays). Seen on Ebay

Forgery Type 1b (34 Rays). Seen on Ebay

Forgery Type 1b (34 Rays). Seen on Ebay

Forgery Type 1b (34 Rays). Seen on Ebay

Forgery Type 1b (34 Rays). Seen on Ebay

Forgery Type 1b (34 Rays). Seen on Delcampe

Forgery - Type 1b (34) Rays. Seen on Ebay

Forgery Type 1b (36 Rays)

Forgery Type 1b (36 Rays). Seen on Ebay

Forgery Type 1b (36 Rays)

29 - Theresa Creek / Coppermines / Clermont

Theresa Creek post office, 22 km south of Clermont, opened in 1863 and closed on 31 December 1863 before moving to Coppermines, 7 km south of Clermont, on 1 January 1864 and then being used at Clermont, 108 km north west of Emerald, from when it opened on 1 July 1864. This numeral is only found on Chalons

• Chalon Ray Type 1b (6.5 mm) (37 Rays) is rated 2R for Clermont but 5R for tied Theresa Creek examples

Theresa Creek date stamp 1a HERE

Re Allocation:

Clermont post office, 108 km north west of Emerald, opened 1 July 1864. This numeral is only found on Chalons

• Chalon Ray Type 1f (5 mm) (24 Rays) is rated 2R. Seen used until 1872

Clermont date stamps HERE. Clermont numeral 63 HERE. Clermont numeral 612 HERE. Clermont registered HERE

Apart from the differences in height, the end bottom of the 9 is curved upwards for Type 1b and straighter for Type 1f. It would appear that Type 1b was used first at Clermont and Type 1 f was issued later

For 29 / 63 forgeries, see here and also at the bottom of this page:

Note that the dates listed by Joan Frew for the closing of Theresa Creek and the opening of Coppermines and Clermont are either incorrect as a Theresa Creek cover dated 5 March 1865 exists (shown below), or else the Theresa Creek date stamp continued to be used for some time after the post office moved to Clermont. The earliest date stamp seen for Clermont so far is dated 15 October 1867

Theresa Creek

Theresa Creek Ray Type 1b (6.5 mm) rated 5R. Dated March 1865. Seen at Abacus auction no 234 lot no 66. Ex Manning

Clermont 

Clermont Chalon Ray Type 1b (6.5 mm) rated 2R

Clermont Chalon Ray Type 1b (6.5 mm) rated 2R

Clermont Chalon Ray Type 1b (6.5 mm) rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Clermont Chalon Ray Type 1b (6.5 mm) rated 2R. Seen in Manning, p. 21

Clermont Chalon Ray Type 1b (6.5 mm) rated 2R. Dated 20 July 1868. Seen in Phoenix auction no 62 lot no 1020

Clermont Chalon Ray Type 1f (5.5 mm) rated 2R

Clermont Chalon Ray Type 1f (5 mm) rated 2R

Clermont Chalon Ray Type 1b (6.5 mm) rated 2R. Seen at Grosvenor Auction no 74 lot no 83

Clermont Chalon Ray Type 1b (6.5 mm) rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Clermont Chalon Ray Type 1f (5 mm) rated 2R. Dated 1872. Seen in Manning, p. 22

Clermont Chalon Ray Type 1f (5 mm) rated 2R. Dated 15 February 1872. Seen in a private collection

Clermont Chalon Ray Type 1f (5 mm) rated 2R. Dated 1866. Seen on Ebay

Forgery

A forgery on a high value chalon