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Another mystery: two kinds of Broken Hill cancel. The second one seems to be missing a word. Anyone know what it is?  |
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Thanks for the suggestion, jubilee. I'm a bit concerned about the full stop, though. Wouldn't North Broken Hill be written without a stop after the North? And does the bottom of the letter, which we can just see, look like a 'T'? |
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It was usual to place a stop after an abbreviation, so "Nth." works. The base of the letter could as easily be the left leg of an h |
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Jimjamtwo, one of Newcastles city inner suburb is 'Tighes Hill'.  |
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| Edited by finches - 07/10/2011 04:16 am |
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I think Nth. would be too short for the space involved.
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| Edited by jimjamtwo - 07/10/2011 04:25 am |
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Maybe the mystery Newcastle cancellation is one like this...  Telegraphs NewcastleNot quite identical, as this one has a clear break between "New" and "Castle", but the "T" at the beginning fits. |
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Sorry James, sticking to my guns. If you were to draw in the remainder of the CDS, I'm sure "NTH." would balance perfectly with the "HILL" Here's an image I borrowed from elsewhere  |
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| Edited by jubilee - 07/10/2011 03:21 am |
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@Plateflaw, that's brilliant! I knew it had to be a 'T'! Thanks so much.
@jubilee, I think the 'NTH' it would have to be very stretched out to fill the space, which would look rather odd! Why not just write 'NORTH' in full? |
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Yes, I see what you mean.
BTW, does anyone know whether there's a way to tell the difference between cancels from the different states?
I have a CHARLTON on a KGV head - no idea whether the one in Qld or in Vic - and two more recents stamps with HAMILTON - no idea whether NSW, Tas, Vic, or SA! |
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Exactly, tonymacg. I'd say there's no hope with Hamilton, but perhaps there is with Charlton. In the meantime, does anyone know the scarcity rating for Baking Board (Qld)? It's not a great strike, but I thought it might be rare. I visited this place as a child in 1969, and it was literally three houses and a post office, so who knows?  Not a postmark exactly, but what were silver pen cancels about?  |
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