NSW Numeral Postmark 335?

Can anyone figure this one out? It looks to me like 335 but it could be 835. Any thoughts?



Thanks for looking!

335 = Lime Kilns.

Care of SCF member Bobby De La Rue:

Inverlochy opened 1/4/1861 closed 30/6/1861 – should've received numeral 335 in the chronology. This numeral is allocated to Lime Kilns which opened 1/8/1861 so it's possible 335 went to Inverlochy first.


835 = WOLLONGBAR

Just a thought........browsing my collection, I don't see any dotted Pmks,
mainly barred numerals, this may be a starred ? Queensland strike. (joint hammer strike, you can see part of a duplex barred numeral as well)
You'll need a Aussie Pmk expert.

Unable to find a "Broken Rays" Pmk of 335
(These rays were used in NSW)

The Barred Duplex strike, in my opinion suits a circumference name of 8 letters, giving 1 choice, BATHURST.

Only Pmks ending in HURST
Bathurst
Blakehurst
Brocklehurst
Copmanhurst
Darlinghurst
Dellhurst
Edenhurst
Kenthurst
Lyndhurst
Normanhurst
Peakhurst
Penshurst
Sandhurst

I think we have it sorted,

Dual strike,
1. Lime Kilns NSW (Broken Rays numeral 335)
2. BATHURST strike on receival.


Limekilns is a rural locality in the Central West region of New South Wales. The closest major town is Bathurst, and the local government area is the Bathurst Regional Council. Limekilns had a population of 111 people at the time of the 2016 Australian census.[1]

Ben Chifley, the Prime Minister of Australia from 1945 to 1949, lived with his grandfather in Limekilns between the ages of five and thirteen. Another notable resident was Daniel Clyne, a Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.

All we have to do, to prove, is to find a 335 broken ray reference, or image.

Great detective work, there, rod222. You're obviously very good at this sort of thing, so I assume you have done a fair bit of work on NSW numerals?

I couldn't read the letters of the datestamp, but I could see that it couldn't be LIME KILNS or WOLLONGBAR. It does look like it could be "URST" so this has to be the solution.

It's definitely a broken rays type. I'll check to see if I have any other examples. Lime Kilns sounds familiar, so perhaps I've run into one before.

Not really JJ, my interest is mainly Western Australian Pmks,
however, I do like a challenge :)

Your 335 or 835 Broken rays, may be a scarcity, Premier Postal is the "go to" source, but lots of work there.
or, email a NSW pmk blogger / philatelic society.

rod, thanks for your help. I found a Phoenix Auctions listing: Lime Kilns Rays type 2R32 is rated RR.

This came from a lot of 2d blue QVs in which I found a really good BN602 of Enngonia (RRRR). I can post a scan if you'd like to see it.

Love to, thanks a lot.
and a link to the Lime Kilns, if possible, not seen a listing for that one.

I found the information about Lime Kilns here:
https://issuu.com/phoenixauctions/d...27_session_2

Here's mine:



Now known as Limekilns. Not sure when the change occurred but it was still two words in the early 1970s and one by 1994 (proving maps consulted - every postal historian should have a good collection of maps).

Rod is correct, Bathurst receiving (NOT transit) postmark.

The style of numeral postmark for 835 is 3 dashes in the rays rather than 4 dots.

Good finds jimjamtwo!

PS: Apologies for my absence, just had nearly 6 weeks in UK/Ireland and just getting over the jetlag in the last day or two.

It's always best to find a well-centered strike on a pair, Bobby! Thanks for showing.