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All Forums Category: World Stamps and Covers Discussions Forum: Australian Stamps and Covers

NSW 1/2 Newspaper Wrapper 1886 Or 1892

 
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svend
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Posted 03/10/2022   09:47 am  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add svend to your friends list Get a Link to this Message


Hi. Thank you for your welcome. My Newspaper Wrapper is postmarked 1886. But according to my catalogue is was issued 1992. I hope someone familiar with NSW stationery wrappers can help me solve this mystery. Thanks
Svend
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rod222
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Posted 03/10/2022   09:55 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rod222 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
What catalogue are you using?
You have a typo 1992
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svend
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Posted 03/10/2022   10:18 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add svend to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Hi Rod222. You are quite right. 1892 is the correct year.

Higging and Gage I cannot afford. I use instead SG specialised from year 1900 and Senf 1901. I of course admit their info could be wrong, but they have over the years proven to be very trustworthy.
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John Becker
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There is a space between the 18 and the 86 suggesting two 2-digit slugs, as well as the 8's not matching. Could the 86 slug be inverted, and thus an 1898 use?
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Bobby De La Rue
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Hi Svend,

The newspaper wrapper was issued in 1892.

John Becker is correct. The date slugs have been inverted.

The good news is that this is the earliest known date of this handstamp!

Hope this info helps
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rod222
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Hi Bobby,
what catalogue are you using?
Is that the earliest known "SHIP MAIL ROOM" hammer? or?

My Aussie postal stationery Catalogue only begins at 1911
I cannot afford BW.

I see Australia's newspaper wrappers, began in 1864
second only to the United States.


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There is a space between the 18 and the 86 suggesting two 2-digit slugs


Nicely picked up, I failed to notice that.

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Edited by rod222 - 03/10/2022 7:13 pm
Bobby De La Rue
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Hi Rod,

I used Higgins & Gage for the wrapper, but Hutson and Basset-Hull would have this information also.

I used White for the handstamp.

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svend
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Hi to all, and thank you for your very helpful contributions. I am convinced that the last two digits in the year are inverted.

I present the full wrapper at

https://www.stampsoftheworld.co.uk/...ip_Room_Dept

Have a look
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