This indistinctly cancelled cover had a pair of the red ‘ONE PENNY’ New South Wales stamps addressed to T.G. Lovett Esq, 69 Collins Street, Hobart, Tasmania, and the reverse was not seen (Figure 1). David McNamee in his ‘Catalogue and Handbook of Tattersall’s Covers 2006′ on p. 113 has another cover addressed to T. G. Lovett, and there are very few entries for the Lovett name compared to other addressees.
Just another example of a Tattersall’s cover to Hobart, with the partially repaired spindle hole, but how wrong on several accounts! The pair of the red 1d Tasmanian Pictorial is cancelled ULVERSTONE/ MR 2/ 09/ TASMANIA, and the reverse was not seen. It was adorned with an advertisement depicting a bulldog with Read Brothers Ltd London/ The Dogs Head Bottling plus a partially obscured statement “When Ordering B[ass Ale and]
The registered envelope has a pair of red 1d ‘Shield’ N.S.W. stamps added which are cancelled with a duplex postmark of THE EXCHANGE/ 3.45 PM/ FE 4/ 02/ H.S.W with the barred numeral ‘1154′. It was addressed to’Tattersall’, c/o Mr. George Adams, Hobart, Tasmania (Figure 1). The 1895 registered envelope has a pair of mauve 1d N.S.W. ‘View of Sydney’ stamps cancelled with Rays ‘788′ of Wallandbeen, and it has
The cover is addressed to E.E. Grant, Athenae(um Club), (Hobart, Tasmania) with a major portion of the address not seen because of the Tattersall, Hobart label. There are 2 copies of the blue ‘Four Corners Two Pence’ Queensland stamps which are cancelled by a BRISBANE/ SP 23/ 03/ QUEENSLAND postmark. The reverse was not seen (Figure 1). The second cover is addressed to E.E. Grant Esqre, “Minto”, Hobart, Tasmania and
The cover is addressed to C.H. Watkins Esq, Builder, Glenhay, Brisbane St.,Hobart, Tasmania, and the blue ‘TWO PENCE’ stamp of New South Wales was cancelled with an OXLEY/ OC 9/ 1907/ N.S.W postmark. There was no evidence of the usual purple Tattersall’s receipt label but there was evidence of the usual puncture mark. The reverse was not seen (Figure 1). A similar cover was found in David McNamee’s “Catalogue and
Four of these covers appeared on Ebay in March of 2005 and all demonstrated a plethora of postmarks both on the front and reverse. Although the majority of markings were legible, in each example there were postmarks that left much to the imagination only. The covers ranged from 1903 to 1908, and will be described from the earliest to the latest. The earliest cover was sent from MURPHY’S CREEK/ SE
This cover is one of the many Tattersall Lottery applications sent to a ‘blind’ to thwart the Tasmanian postal authorities, as shown by the puncture in the cover. Mr. H. Athol of ‘ Highfield Hall’ Murray St. Hobart, Tasmania has not been identified. The blue ‘TWO PENCE FOUR CORNERS’ stamp of Queensland has a rare postmark of O.K. MINE/ 6 JUL 06/ QUEENSLAND. This post office opened in 1905 and
The advertising cover is for Burrill’s Warehouse, Oatlands, Tasmania, J. Burrill, Importer of Draperu, ronmongery, and Fancy Goods. It is addressed to Thos. Lyons Esq., C/o Tattersall, Hobart. The two red 1d pictorial Tasmania stamps have the OATLANDS/ JY 1/03/ TASMANIA postmark and the reverse was not seen (Figure 1). Thomas Lyons has already been the subject of another paper which also was filed in the category ‘Tattersall’s’ at this
The cover has two pairs of the pink 1d Victoria ‘Postage’ stamp, socked on the nose with four examples of the barred numeral ‘958′ of Wandong, which is 55 km north of Melbourne G.P.O. It is addressed to Mr. A.P. Miller, Chemist, Hobart, Tasmania. There is an unframed postmark of WANDONG/ SE 26/ 03/ VICTORIA and the adherent partial lilac label shows that it was destined for Tattersalls. Of further
Two covers destined for Tattersalls came up on Ebay auctions, both addressed to S. Benjamin Esq. at Temple House, Hobart. Both showed the presence of a filing hole and one showed the tell-tale lilac label, usually applied by Tattersalls on receipt. The first showed two 2d Victoria stamps cancelled by two barred numerals ‘836′ of Whitfield, Victoria with an additional framed WHITFIELD/ OC 20/ 05/ VICTORIA, and there was a