Aussie Date Check

OK, most of the items in my collection were specially created for Grandma and usually have some significance. This envelope has the entire set of "Nurse, Sailor, Soldier and Aviator" issue from July 15, 1940. That is good, of course. But now I am trying to spot the date, and have no clue what this cancellation is trying to tell me. Nothing on the back. Any help?

Nice cover, a keeper, as example of a "roller cancel"
not sure when the stamps were issued (cat not close by)
but looks like July 5th 1940
Not sure about the No5 marking.

A similar query from the 1960's
the author's examples were on newspaper wrappers it seems

Rod. Catalog date of issue is July 15, 1940. Can you find a 1 in there?

Even if not a first day cover, finding all four values on one envelope is extraordinary, despite its philatelic origins.

Yep,
think I have it.

Roller reads:
J--Y 1940 No5 SYDNEY
17th 5--PM NSW No5

If that is correct you have an early use :)

Agree with Doug, some bright fellow may come up with
the postal rate overseas for 1940
But I would suggest both parties were stamp collectors.

So Close ... See my other thread on 1 Day Errors. Bummer, but thanks for the very helpful analysis.

The quadriga on cover, with that postmark
would out-value any FDC I should think (guess only)

More information to add to the quality of that cover......

Womens Magazine Inspires Stamp design.

A painting by Virgil Reilly shown on the front cover
of Australia's favourite Womens magazine in 1939
inspired Frank Manly for the 1940 Oz issues.

The 3 servicemen shown in the painting, were killed during
the war. The nurse is the artist's wife.

All persons used in the stamp design survived the war.

Source:
Ray Chapman MBE,AM,RDP,FRPSL.

Rod, Doug. As always, thanks for the supporting information. I found one more cover, and no denying that this is an actual FDC. (I think the "Official" gives it away.)

Check the 2d "tail flaw" worth $400?
(on a mint stamp perhaps)


Your cover has a catalogue value of $50

depending on condition
and I am not a FDC collector.

Rod, thanks again, but you succeeded in keeping me interested in the "Tail Flaw". I have copied a closeup of the 2d, then two more closeups, the first on another cover, and the second an individual stamp. Other than a gentleman in the background apparently taking a whiz, I don't see any evidence of any errors. Do you?

One very small thing I did see when examining my urinating friend in the background is that his hat seems to have a break ... similar to the US "broken hat" variety of the 2 cent Columbian. (First stamp of 3 above). I don't think it is significant, but it is different than the other two stamps.

No tail, sorry :)
The trooper that's pointing has a tail from
around the portion of his Sabre belt, downwards.
(You won't forget that one eh! :)

The Sesqui cover can be found quite readily in the $10-$20 range. It was a very popular cover! I still haven't found a tail flaw though............

I just got lucky today! Was at a local stamp show searching through the kiloware, and what did I see? A tail flaw. And on a very nicely centered stamp. A pretty good return for 10 cents, no?

Philatelic overpayment for a person who collects stamps so that she can have an example of each stamp in the series. I believe that the surface rate for mail from Australia to the US at this time was 3d, and that airmail was 4/