Centenary 1836 - 1936 Sa Cover- Glenelg

Nice cover and postmarks

Thank goodness for the backstamp.

That CDS cancel on the front looks very confusing.

And, I love that wavy "addressee pays double deficiency" on the back as well. PMG refuses to be short changed!

Hi BS,
How so
Curious.

Would it be GLENELG ?
if so, that was the location of the proclamation tree.



Sc # 974 1986 HMS Buffalo South Aust Sesquicentennial.

Nice tie in. I searched Glenelg and only read that it was a beachfront suburb of Adelaide (explaining the close-in-time cancels), about five miles from the central business district.

Thanks Collin,
knew it well, I was a South Australian for 6 years in my youth
Glenelg was a favourite beach trip.




Seems a late use, compared to West Oz
Ours were in 1927 - 1932
Bib: Western Aust. The Slogan Pmks to 1983
Brian Whittaker

Rod222 said:

Hi BS,
How so
Curious.

It might my old eyes but the date on the Glenelg CDS seems to say 3 August 1938 to me; whereas the first day of issue was as the backstamp confirms.

Wow! the penny just dropped Black Swan.

However I think you just missed on the "1938"
My eyes see "1939" which would indicate the clerk put the "6" upside down
in the adjustable slug of the hammer.

What do others think?

I, also, see '39'.

I also see 1939
But that's not definite with my eyesight!
Great pickup

1938? 1939?

Wrong slug? Upside down slug?

As I said:

That CDS cancel on the front looks very confusing.

The back stamp is fundamental. Definitely a FDC - but with attitude!!

The 6 is weak on the front but it's there. Here are two ImageSleuth views. There is a limit to what I could enlarge, practically speaking. You can enlarge these and see if you're convinced.






The "whole middle" of the left side of the 6 is weak, but you can see the hint of the gentle arc of the line there.

Part of the issue with seeing an 8 is that there is a tiny nubbin on the right side of what would be the bottom "circle" of an 8, right where the top circle would meet/intersect the bottom circle. Except for that nubbin, the entire right side of the top half of an 8 is missing, until you get to where a 6 would stop.

I apologize for the goofy descriptions. You know what I mean.

My 2d. And by far the likeliest explanation.

the "6" in the date "39" is not the same shape as the 6 further to the left. wouldn't it be the same style?

Are you seeing the 3 as a 6, by chance?

Agree.
Thanks to CJD's reveal, that becomes obvious.

So the clerk has inserted a 9 instead of a 6
Human error.





The penny dropped absolutely, I see the 3 now.

A new word for my Lexicon, "Nubbin"
That Nubbin had me down the wrong path.

Actually, I don't think it's a nubbin, I think just the curvature of the tree
in the background design.

Hi all
So to summarise????
It's a 38 or 39 ???
I still can't see how it can be a "36"!
I have been looking at it all day and it is doing my head in.
Appreciate all the help and input

Paul, it is a "3" and confirms it is a FDC (First Day Cover) August 3rd 1936

Can you see how Good scans are so important !