Reorganizing My Australia Collection.

Bobby - Always apricated. Good info.
Will now label the "99" as Walgett.

Just-fella - I thought it was paquebot. Should have labeled it.

Rod - Thanks for the examples. interesting with the double tail on the Q.

First step was just getting them sorted on the pages.
Still research to do. I like finding small towns and DPO's.


Thanks,
pat

Well done gents.

Paquebot

Silly me........

Now, is it a New Zealand marking?

Hi Bobby,
not aware of its genesis.
I do not have the supporting Gibb Catalogue.

It does look familiar with the rounded corners.

The Paquebot is numbered, ergo identified
Source 8 page supplement to Stanley Gibbons stamp Monthly 1933

Author Philip Cockrill

If any members have that monograpgh.

Does not appear to be New Zealand
http://www.tpo-seapost.org.uk/tpo2/spnz.html

Here is my question:
At the start of my reorganization, I had started by grouping all the Roo & KGV by values and state postmarks. Now that I'm into the states I see that I have some that were left in the original state books.

Would it make more sense to move these to the Roo book, or move the NSW ones there to be in the NSW book?? (Same for the KGV)

Thanks,
pat

This is only personal preference of course, but I keep each stamp issuing entity separate.

For the area NSW I'm most focused on, I have a postmark/datestamp collection on NSW stamps that is separate from my datestamp collection on Australian Commonwealth stamps.

If I were collecting all Australian Colonies, I might have my collection organised so that the Colonial stamps are followed by the Australian stamps from that colony. Just an idea.


EDIT: The 1 Ryde is not a London cancel, it's an Auckland ship letter cancel. Sorry Pat

I was looking at some images just now and came across this piece.



Unfortunately it doesn't tell us where the marking was applied.

Maybe
http://goscf.com/t/26774

A paquebot is a mail ship (French from the English packet boat).

The cancellation was applied on board such a mail boat and by extension applied to mail posted on board a ship or at a harbour.

It is likely the ship carried stamps from its home port or the last port of call. A good chance it was applied on board a ship from NSW returning, or leaving.

Bobby -"1 Ryde is not a London cancel; it's an Auckland ship letter cancel."

I think you are correct on the origin of the cancel. Found similar on Ebay of that style, and all said New Zealand.

I called it Ryde because that's what came up under the NSW numeral lookup.
Will change notation in book.
pat

O.K. - Have decided to move Commonwealth with clear state cancel to be in state book.
Will be back with the rest of NSW then.
pat

O.K. - Have decided to move Commonwealth with clear state cancel to be in state book.
Will be back with the rest of NSW then.
pat

O.K. - just found cannot edit after one day.

After reflection, decided they look better when grouped by SG # (Roo's with Roo's, KGV with KGV)

Have put the Roo's back. Here are the KGV's (In the NSW's book) that I will add to the KGV book.

Best idea or not, just happy I put on Vario pages.

Thanks,
pat

Very nice Pat

Your 'Blackheart' is Blackheath, arguably the prettiest town in the Blue Mountains.

The pick of the bunch is the East Guyong. If the weather ever dries out enough I'll be heading out there for an explore.

Thanks Bobby - Will change the description to "Blackheath". Though "Blackheart" sounded more sinister.

Was looking for a list of NSW towns. Found this WikiEdit.org.

http://wikiedit.org/Australia/NSW/-20001

Copied it to a spreadsheet; shows there are 5825 places.
What do you make of the list? Are these all post office towns, or are some just a wide spot in the road?

Was hoping the list would link to a regular Wikipedia page for the town, but it goes to a weird WikiEdit data page.

Thanks,
pat

Hi Pat,

That looks more like a locality guide than anything else.

Send me an email through the boards and I'll send you the mother of all spreadsheets for NSW Post Offices