Interesting Australian Cancellation

Hi to all

The stamp is common, but I thought the postmark is unusual.
It shows a meteorite crate in Wilpina Pound in South Australia.
I found the postcard inside a secondhand book that I purchased from a thrift shop yesterday
Book was $1.00 so the card was an added bonus.
The previous book owner must have used it for a bookmark
Regards
Horamakhet

How many meteorite crater images could one find on stamps or cancels. Very few, I expect! Nice find!

EDIT: Which reminds me, I love thumbing through books for interesting bookmarks.

Hi butterfly,

Your comment about bookmarks is interesting as well.
In the nineteenth and early 20th century companies would use bookmarks as one of the most prolific forms of advertising. when ever I find one I always keep it, I have a collection somewhere in my library. The most notable item that I have found so far, apart from money, is a playing card from the 18th century.
I have attached a scan. You will notice how the pips are placed differently to the cards of today
Horamakhet

My wife purchased a book from a car boot sale once and when she returned home found 6 $100 notes inside.

Hi to all
My best find was a book with two $100 notes
But it is amazing what people use as book marks, I have found love letters, old religious cards, and postcards, and I once found a letter from a Nun from the early settlement days of Darwin in the Northern Territory and it was talking about the lack of water due to the drought.
I unfortunately sold it to collector, that was in my young and stupid days.
I do have a carpenters saw that still has the original hand carved wooden handle and guinea cyphers for the year 1788 and it came to Australia with the second fleet. It was given to my family by the family of Dame Nellie Melba, do not know why, but I do have a lot of letters that she wrote to my Great Grandmother.
Very interesting they are too.
Horamakhet