A series of covers on Ebay addressed to two of the three above- named persons, all of whom were interrelated, opened up an interesting story about all three persons as well as two long-standing important Sydney institutions. The first cover to Mr. Barff, 48 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney with the blue N.S.W. 2d QV stamp postmarked with the Type D4 duplex (in use1894-1901) COWRA/ JU 20/ 6 15 PM/ 00/
Although these covers produced by the Geographical Society are philatelically contrived, they do contribute to our knowledge of Australian history and geography in addition to honouring Australian men; and, now that I come to think of this statement, I am not aware of any women who have also been honoured. This cover was produced to record the Diamond Jubilee of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (Queensland) from 10th July
This On His Majesty’s Service envelope is franked with two red 1d N.S.W. ‘Shield’ stamps and a single green ½d stamp, all three perfined OS/ NSW, were cancelled by THE EXCHANGE/ N.S.W. A manuscript at lower left shows that the cover was sent on 3/9/1912 from the office of the Department of Agriculture. There is also an indistinct boxed purple handstamp which reads in part ‘ENTOMOLOGICAL BRANCH/ DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE/ SYDNEY, as
Originally, I had no idea that this cover would reveal such an unusual man, William Legrand, Naturalist (Natural Scientist). The cover spoke to me, and I was not disappointed by the amount of information, albeit at times with conflicting data which was found (Name: Le Grand, Legrand; Origin: English, French; Age at death: 82 or 84 and 86). The cover had two stamps of New South Wales, the blue ‘TWO
This registered and air mail cover has a Perth registration label and the Australian postage of a single violet ‘Roo on Map of Australia’ stamp is postmarked PERTH REGISTERED/ 23 MY 30/ WESTERN AUSTRALIA. It pays for the ship voyage to the USA, and there are 2 pairs of the bicoloured US 5 cents Air Mail stamps also postmarked with the identical Perth postmark, to pay for the air mail
This stampless ‘On Her Majesty’s Service’ cover was addressed to Messrs. H.J. Cooper & Co. Ltd., 22 Thavies Inn, Holborn Circus, London E.C. England. The duplex MELBOURNE/ 13 K/ AU 14/ 94 with ‘VICTORIA’ obliterator partially obscures a black copy of the MINISTER OF WATER SUPPLY/ FRANK/ STAMP/ VICTORIA. At lower left is a pink-purple oval ‘ V. W. S./ ms 13/8/94/ RIVER GAUGING & WATER BORING’, handstamp [V.W.S. =
The cover is an advertisement for a book Australian Insects by W.W. Frogatt , F.L.S., Government Entomologist, N.S.W. and it has the red 1d ‘Shield’ stamp of New South Wales, canceled by the Sydney suburb of Croydon with an uncertain date. It was addressed to Herr H. Ribbe of Dresden, Germany. There were several German entomologists with that surname, all experts in Australian and Papuan butterflies, and one of them was Herrn
The cover had a pair of the yellow 1c and a pair of the 2c green stamps of Peru showing Manco Pacic, founder of the Inca Dynasty which were issued 1896-1900, but the colours were different than stated by Scott catalogue 142-143. They were cancelled by an illegible oval Peruvian postmark. It was addressed to Walter F. Gale Esqre,Newcastle N.S.W., Australia (Figure 1). The reverse had 4 postmarks, 3 of
This ON PUBLIC SERVICE ONLY stampless cover was addressed to W.F.Petterd, Brisbane St., City and it had a duplex cancel of LAUNCESTON/ A/ NO 21/ 91, TASMANIA which partially obscured a blue CORPORATION OF LAUNCESTON/ FRANK STAMP. There was a printed TASMANIAN EXHIBITION, 1891-92 in the lower left corner (Figure 1). The reverse had a blue printed Tasmanian Exhibition 1891-2, Launceston with the Lion, Unicorn and crest in its centre
The cover has a green 1d ‘Sideface’ stamp of Tasmania and it is postmarked with a duplex HOBART/ S/ OC 24/ (—) with the obliterator TASMANIA over the stamp. It is addressed to Wm. Sharland Esq, New Norfolk (Figure 1). The reverse has an arrival cancel of NEW NORFOLK/ OC 25/ 85/ TASMANIA and there is a double oval printed DOBSON MITCHELL & ALLPORT/ SOLICITORS/ HOBART on the flap (Figure