My Latest Purchase This New Year

This one came today all the way from Australia to Georgia usa
Sg# 193a Man with tail flaw. It's used but as you can see a very light cancel.

Lovely Sc#163 variety ! congratulations.

Keep an eye out for a "Fish in Sydney Cove"

Hi moldman

There are three varieties on the one sheet. The stamps below is on the lower part of a pane of 40 stamps; 4 across and 10 down, The extra 4 stamps are from the second pane.

The "Man with tail" is the first stamp on row 7 (7/1)
The "Pantaloon" is the 2nd stamp on row 10 (10/2)
The "Koala in tree" is the 3rd stamp on row 10 (10/3)

It is catalogued in the ACSC #175

The cancellation on your stamp is so fine you can hardly see it, and the variety is easy to see.

I'll be looking out for that "fish".

Never seen the "FISH" before but I will be on the look for it. thanks Rob.
Hope you'er not in the way of those fires.

Fortunately I'm near the Beach and there is no bush near me, though the air has been smelling of smoke since the fires began, and ash falling on us. The sun is now either a dark orange or red.

Being asthmatic it does make me cough a lot and feel a little nauseous, but I feel quite lucky that I'm not caught in the fires.

I'll show what the sun looks like when I download the images from my phone.

P.S. I should have mentioned that row 7 is the first row, and the "man with tail" is the first stamp on the top left.

Rob

Extraordinary generosity.......
The American lass (singer) "Pink" has pledged $500,000 to the bushfire appeal.
Goodness in the world, is often hidden.

Rod,

No surprise she has done that. She was more popular here than anywhere else in the world and once toured for three months in Oz. She made plenty here and it is great of here to give such a substantial sum back.

I will be posting some bushfire appeal auction lots in here later today.


John