(click on cover to enlarge)
| Bill stamps postally cancelled are very rare
and seldom found on cover. |
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Postage stamp |
Bill stamp |
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| Because of their similiarily in colour
and design to the 3¢ postage stamps, the bill stamps were
able to go through the mail unnoticed by postal authorities. |
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- Winterbourne Post Office
Opened 01 Jan 1859
Closed 15 Jul 1918
- The stamps were demonetized in 30
Jun 1882
- 15 years before its use postally.
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- Flesherton Post Office
- Opened 01 Feb 1866
- Still open
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7 concentric ring
obliteration |
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- The first obliteration introduced for use
by the authorities of the Post Office Department in 1851-54.
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- Port Dover opened 6 July 1831
- and is still open
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