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From: "Denise McMahon" <>
Subject: Re: [AVNE] Mr. Maiden
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 12:38:47 +1000
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Mike I don't think I ever replied to this informative email. Please forgive
me - I've been inundated lately with work and my own research is keeping me
flat out - thanks to a wonderful lady on this list - you know who don't you
Kathy!

I see you must have a great interest in this cancellation thing. Do you
collect stamps too? Is your collection in a box and still in the box after
50 years? Just awaiting the day HE retires!

I recall stamped envelopes, and not licking type stamp either. I always
thought that they weren't any good for collectors. How little you know.

Love the artwork. Keep practising, and many thanks. Particularly for the
Wooragee one. I shall install it in the Post Office section of the
history! Acknowledge you as "donor".

Denise


>

>
> Wooragee's Barred numeral (without a continuous line through the ends of
the
> horizontal lines):
>
> _____
> _________
> ___________
>
> 778
> ___________
> _________
> ______
>
>
> (both not to scale)
>
> Mike S
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Denise McMahon" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 8:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [AVNE] Mr. Maiden
>
>
> > Mike. Would you mind explaining what your source is please - i.e.
> > cancellations?
> > Has this something to do with Post offices (or stamps -(g)
> >
> > Denise
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mike Skurrie" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 7:47 PM
> > Subject: Re: [AVNE] Mr. Maiden
> >
> >
> > > Hi Lorraine,
> > >
> > > Silly little bit of trivia about James Maiden.
> > >
> > > Maiden's Punt was the name of one of the earliest Victorian Post
> Offices,
> > > opened on 1st March 1848, but uniquely, the post office was actually
on
> > the
> > > New South Wales side of the Murray, near present day Moama, and was
> named
> > > after James Maiden, who operated a punt service across the river. On
> > > 1.1.1855 it was transferred to the New South Wales Postal Department,
> and
> > a
> > > new Victorian Post Office names Hopwood's Punt (lated renamed to
Echuca)
> > > opened on the Victorian side of the river.
> > > (Source: Victoria: The "Butterfly" and "Barred Oval" Cancellations
> > > 1850-1855. JRW Purves)
> > >
> > > Mike Skurrie
>
>

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