Stamp Community Family of Web Sites
Thousands of stamps, consistently graded, competitively priced and hundreds of in-depth blog posts to read








Stamp Community Forum
 
Username:
Password:
Save Password
Forgot your Password?

This page may contain links that result in small commissions to keep this free site up and running.

Welcome Guest! Registering and/or logging in will remove the anchor (bottom) ads. It's Free!

Australia - Dept Of Agriculture Cover - Exchange Cancel 1926

 
To participate in the forum you must log in or register.
Author Previous TopicReplies: 13 / Views: 995Next Topic  
Pillar Of The Community
United States
640 Posts
Posted 11/05/2019   8:50 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add Linus to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Scanned here is a cover from my WW postal history collection sent from the Department of Agriculture in Sydney, Australia to San Lorenzo, California, USA.

I was hoping to learn more about it.

It appears to be government official mail, but why does the postmark say EXCHANGE?

I am also trying to figure out the date:

4<black square>P140C26 (my best guess)

Any help, much appreciated,
Thanks,
Linus




Send note to Staff
Edited by Linus - 11/05/2019 11:05 pm

Bedrock Of The Community
Australia
38679 Posts
Posted 11/05/2019   8:57 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rod222 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Going to work on it.
Date: 4PM 4th 14th (corrected) October 1920 1926 (corrected)
You also have a PERFIN or a PUNCTURE, can you spell out the forme please?
OHMS On His Majesty's Service ?


EXCHANGE CDS (Circular date Stamp)
http://www.auspostalhistory.com/articles/300.shtml
Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
Edited by rod222 - 11/06/2019 06:46 am
Pillar Of The Community
United States
640 Posts
Posted 11/05/2019   9:06 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Linus to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Perfin:

OS
NSW

Thanks for the link, Rod.
Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
Edited by Linus - 11/05/2019 9:08 pm
Bedrock Of The Community
Australia
38679 Posts
Posted 11/05/2019   9:08 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rod222 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

Of course !........... Thanks Linus.
Linus, do the images show on your computer? if not, I'll post them.

Linus, something here is weird according to the text, the "THE" VOID disappeared in 1930.
If your CDS does show 1920, then we have read it incorrectly, or the advice in the article is in error. Thoughts ?
Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
Edited by rod222 - 11/05/2019 9:17 pm
Pillar Of The Community
United States
640 Posts
Posted 11/05/2019   9:17 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Linus to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Yes, I got the image you posted. I think the year is 1926. Look at the faint cancel to the left, it looks like a "6" but on the stamp, a perfin hole took out part of the 6 making it look like a 0.

Does 1926 work?
Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
Edited by Linus - 11/05/2019 9:21 pm
Bedrock Of The Community
Australia
38679 Posts
Posted 11/05/2019   9:19 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rod222 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Sorry Linus, the images in the LINK,
My computer shows just boxes, that do not work, when clicked.
PS: You were correct 1926 not 1920....or could it be 1936 ?


Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
Edited by rod222 - 11/05/2019 9:22 pm
Pillar Of The Community
United States
640 Posts
Posted 11/05/2019   9:23 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Linus to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I am running Windows 10 here on an HP laptop. Images in the link are broken, I get nothing in there.

Looking at it with a 10X magnifier, it looks like 26.
Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
Edited by Linus - 11/05/2019 9:29 pm
Bedrock Of The Community
Australia
38679 Posts
Posted 11/05/2019   9:27 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rod222 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

Quote:
Looking at it with a 10X magnifier, it looks like 26.


Well then, if we are correct, you have a new "find" (or an earlier use date)
I'll see if I can contact the webmaster along with this thread, for his / her appraisal.....done.


Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
Edited by rod222 - 11/05/2019 9:38 pm
Bedrock Of The Community
Australia
38679 Posts
Posted 11/05/2019   9:44 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rod222 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Did you notice the CDS with the void in the image is dated December 1926
Yours Oct 1926 without the void.
We have overlapping hammers.
Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
Pillar Of The Community
United States
640 Posts
Posted 11/05/2019   9:48 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Linus to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Yes, they do overlap. This is the way I come up with 26...


Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
Bedrock Of The Community
Australia
38679 Posts
Posted 11/06/2019   12:03 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rod222 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

Linus, the webmaster link bounced.
ergo, I'd suggest info no longer attended to.
Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
Pillar Of The Community
United States
713 Posts
Posted 11/06/2019   06:20 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add wkusau to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

Quote:
4<black square>P140C26 (my best guess)



Quote:
Date: 4PM 4th October 1920 1926 (corrected)


Shouldn't that be the 14th of October?
Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
Bedrock Of The Community
Australia
38679 Posts
Posted 11/06/2019   06:26 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rod222 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

Quote:
Shouldn't that be the 14th of October?



Thank you wkusau,
sheesh! how did I miss that.

We are all flawed, its just I am a bit more flawed than most
Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
Edited by rod222 - 11/06/2019 06:31 am
Pillar Of The Community
United States
640 Posts
Posted 11/06/2019   07:42 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Linus to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Good morning. I just discovered that I started this thread in "World Covers" when there is an obvious "Australian Stamps and Covers" area.


Quote:
sheesh! how did I miss that.


Sorry about that!

Thanks for the help, and the update. I am new at researching my few Australian covers.

Linus
Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
  Previous TopicReplies: 13 / Views: 995Next Topic  
 
To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

  Can Someone Get Too Obsessd With A Stamp?
  I Seem To Be Returning Here After A Long Time Away
  Just Collecting Auctions - Commonwealth Philatelic Rarities - Ends 30 July
  Question Regarding My Grandfather's Stamp Collection
  How Did Engravers At Babn In 1980 Make Changes To An Engraved Cylinder?
  Louisville & Nashville Rail Road CO Postcards And Mail Related Items
  Unusual World War 1 Patriotic War Effort Fundraising Postcards
  Almost There, One More Stamp To Go.share Your Pages Missing One Stamp
  Do You Collect Hungarian Philately With A Judaic Focus?
  Vertical Line Across 2 Stamps Of Bk291
  Difference Between 6096A And 6096B ?
  Need To Know If These Stamps Are Real Errors And Worth Certifying
  Sweden 1.40kr Fluorescent Paper - Interesting Letter
  Patriotic Covers During The Civil War
  Tracking Standard Envelopes? (Imb / Informed Visibility). Intelligent Mail Barcodes.
  Caught In The Mail: Using A "muster" (Specimen) As Postage A Month Early!
  Looking For Ken Pugh Fakes & Forgeries Books / Manuals
  Sending Invoices For Ebay International Orders
  Collecting Aerograms/Air Letters
  #u536 Pre-First Day Cover
  "it's Just Me" Quarterly Stamp Show On August 7th, 8th, & 9th 2026 In Nashville, TN
  Any Info On A Scotts US 65 Imperf On Left
  Any Tips On Identifying Scott 6107 - 6112
  Scott US 406c The Search Continues
  Nashville Philatelic Society-Your Invitation To Our Auction Night Meeting Monday, July 27, 2026

Go to Top of Page

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Stamp Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Stamp Community Family - All rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Stamp Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Privacy Policy / Terms of Use    Advertise Here
Stamp Community Forum © 2007 - 2026 Stamp Community Forums
It took 0.2 seconds to lick this stamp. Powered By: Snitz Forums 2000 Version 3.4.05