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Steve Hiscocks wrote:
The short-lived and rare telegraph stamps of New South Wales closely resemble the revenue stamps of the time. The head plate medallion has
been replaced by a black medallion comprising a seated allegorical figure with 'thunder-bolts' surrounded by the inscriptions 'N. S. Wales' and
'Electric Telegraphs'. There is also an outer frame line in black. These stamps are said to have been in use for only one month and used copies are
very rare — I have only seen one and that appears to have been pen-cancelled.
1871 (1st. February) White to bluish wove paper, perf. 12½ - 13, watermark Crown / CC
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| H4 - courtesy of Patrick Conelly. | H5 - courtesy of Patrick Conelly. | H6 - courtesy of Patrick Conelly. |
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| H1 Specimen - courtesy of Patrick Conelly. | H2 Specimen - courtesy of Patrick Conelly. | H5 Specimen - courtesy of Mark Gibson. | H5 Specimen - courtesy of Mark Gibson. |
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| H5 Specimen - courtesy of Patrick Conelly. | H6 Specimen - courtesy of Patrick Conelly. | H7 Specimen - courtesy of Patrick Conelly. | H8 Specimen - courtesy of Patrick Conelly. |
Used examples of H6, H7 and H8, courtesy of Andrew Higson.
| Hisc. | Description | Mint | Used |
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| H1 | 1d brownish red and black (16,750) | 60.00 | - |
| H2 | 2d pale blue and black (13,000) | 75.00 | - |
| H3 | 6d Indian red and black (3,000) | 75.00 | - |
| H4 | 1s bright blue and black (9,500) | 150.00 | - |
| H5 | 2s brown and black (7,500) | 200.00 | - |
| H6 | 4s mauve and black (4,500) | 350.00 | - |
| H7 | 6s carmine and black (1,000) | 700.00 | - |
| H8 | 8s lilac and black (1,000) | 750.00 | - |
| H8a | perf. 10 | - | - |
Hiscocks added the following 7 notes:
| Note 1. A 4d value, pale red and black, has been reported imperforate. It is said not to have been issued and presumably is an essay. |
| Note 2. No. 8(a) has been reported but its status is not known. |
| Note 3. The number of 6d values printed is quoted as 3,000 by two different sources but the stamp is no more rare than Nos. 1 and 2. It seems probable that both reports derive from an early misprint and that the printing was really 13,000 as for No. 2. |
| Note 4. Centring is poor in about 50% of copies and alignment between the two colours is poor in perhaps 25%. |
| Note 5. Copies of Nos. 4 to 8, and especially Nos. 7 and 8, are more common overprinted 'specimen' and fetch rather lower prices so overprinted. |
| Note 6. A listing of 1891 includes the 'Stamp Duty' revenue stamps of values 5s, 10s (two types) and £1 with the statement that "they were prepared more especially for use on telegrams". All copies of these stamps I have seen appear to have been fiscally used and their inclusion above does not seem justified. |
| Note 7. An interesting correspondence in the records of the India Office in London implies that up to 1869 or 1870 telegrams from New South Wales to Europe were transported by ship to Ceylon and sent from there (Galle) by the land route through India. In February 1869, 500 Rupees worth of Indian telegraph stamps were sent to Sidney so that such telegrams could be pre-paid before shipment. It is not known whether they were cancelled in Sidney before shipment or only in Galle on dispatch. Whether the receipts were returned to Sidney as evidence of dispatch is also not known. It is interesting to note that the stamps in question were the first Indian double headed issue which were due to be issued in Ceylon on 1 February 1869. Due to administrative confusion these were not in fact issued in Ceylon until around 1 July 1869 so they may have been used in New South Wales and have reached Galle in Ceylon before being issued in Ceylon itself. Any Galle cancelled Indian telegraph stamps dated before July 1869 would probably have been used in New South Wales but none has been reported. |
My note: On Hiscocks Note 6, I have seen a number of these with clearly telegraphic cancels.
According to OzRevenues.com, 5/-, 10/- and £1 duty stamps were prepared for telegraphic usage,
but they were only sent the 5/- stamps, the others being used up by the Post Office.
In the light of new information and images, I decided to list it.
I am using an RH number (Revised Hiscocks) to avoid confusion.
1885 (15 October) Stamp Duty fiscals overprinted 'POSTAGE' and bar for Telegraphic use.
Wmk. NSW Type I Blue Paper Perf. 11½ x 10.
A 5/- example used February 1886. From RL
More information can be found at OzRevenues.com
| RH # | Hisc. | Description | Mint | Used |
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| RH9 | - | 5/- green and purple on lightly blued paper (16,400) | - | - |
A delivery form dated 14 September 1866 from Melbourne, received at Sydney.
It has what is presumably a form number of 'et 29 66' at bottom-left - from RL.
A Transmitted Form for Colonial and Intercolonial lines. Official Service.
It has what is presumably a form number of 'St6449' below 'NEW' at the top, as well as an embossed imprint for the Chief Secretary. - From RL.
The following batch of 'Transmitted Forms' have impressed stamps of either 6d in red, or 1/- in black:
Some are overprinted 'Specimen' in red or black.
With 6d in red,
These have the form number St5466, one being a specimen. - From RL.
With 1/- in black red,
This has the form number St627, with 'Specimen' in red. - From RL.
This last is an 'Issued Form', now for NSW within the Commonwealth of Australia.
This was used for a telegram from Melbourne to Sydney on 31 December 1908. It has the form number St637. - From RL.
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