Postmarks Of Western Australia

That's where I would go first

I am still chasing Goulder, all failures so far

From my Library (way out of date, but indicates the rarities)

In 1886 some of the post offices were issued with 'barred letters'.
(12 are known)

AL - ALBANY
AR - ARTHUR RIVER
B - BUNBURY
BE - BEVERLEY
D - DONGARRA (sic) should be DONGARA
E - ETICUP (later BROOM HILL) sic should be BROOME HILL
F - FREMANTLE
G - GUILDFORD
GR - GREENOUGH
GT - GERALDTON
K - KOJONUP
P - PERTH

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Later dates

R = PERTH (duplex)
Mute circle = BOULDER
KGS KING GEORGE SOUND (ALBANY) Duplex
N Not known by me if it ever existed (need to see image)
F sideways FREMANTLE Duplex
Y Not known by me if it ever existed (need to see image)
K = KALGOORLIE

Bib: Western Australia Study Group

AL = ALBANY
Type Ob BL
20-11-91 to 30-6-1897
Known in Magenta

"R" alone in Block Letters . No Circle
Postmark Type F
PERTH Duplex ( Barred R is the killer)
c1899
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12 Barred N (The Killer)
Duplex NEWCASTLE .... today TOODYAY
Type DxL2
24-12-1892 - 28-2-1910

The Municipality of Newcastle was a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 85 kilometres (53 mi) north-east of Perth. The municipality covered an area of 395 acres (1.60 km2), existed from 1877 until 1912, and was based in the town of Toodyay, which was known as Newcastle until 1910.

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12 Barred A (In Circle)
Duplex Type DxL2a ALBANY
1-9-1892 - 19-1-1895
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12 bar thin "Y" Duplex YORK
Type DxL2-a
known in blue
17-4-88 to 2-8-1906


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12 bar THICK "Y" Duplex YORK
Type DxL2-b
known in violet
complete strike not yet recorded
??-?? 1890 to 10-8-1891

Rod
Thankyou
Much appreciated

Could you explain "killer"
Not sure what that actually means
Thanks

Sure,
a Duplex Postal hammer, has two parts (duplex)
Generally, the left hand part has the CDS (Circular Date Stamps)
the right hand part is the "killer"

The design then allows the canceller, to cancel the stamp, (kill the stamp) whilst the information, date etc, remains clear on the envelope (cover)

That's why you often see the killer part on the stamp, not the date etc

Just be aware, not all cancellers are "duplex"

these are all duplex

In your last two magenta stamps
you can just see the CDS poking through, on the left hand stamp

"LIA" of Western Australia

Thanks
I get it now
Much appreciated

Guildford???
One confirmed, but are the rest the same?
Interested in your comments
Thanks

There are 3 types
You are missing the really thin "G" (1887) horizontally squashed oval bars

The rest are combinations of these two

DxL-2a Narrow G

DxL-2b Wider G

Geraldton also had G on the obliterator part of the duplex during the 1890's.

Rod & FDS
Thankyou

I'm looking at the second stamp
Is this a duplex?

Yes, all of yours are Duplexes

The really thin G of 1887, is not , it is an eleven bar G in circle, horiz squashed oval bars
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To illustrate the importance ALWAYS of supplying GOOD SCANS
when information is required

Look at your green pair (poor scan) a decent scan would have shown the
right hand stamp is a duplex

You can see parts of GUILDFORD on the left hand stamp.

Thanks