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Basset Hull M= anuscript

Discovery

Arthur Francis Basset Hull (1862-1945) = was one of the pre-eminent Australian philatelists of all time and a prolif= ic author. The Royal Philatel= ic Society London published four major philatelic works by Basset Hull:

· The Postage Stamps &#= 8230; of Australia and British Colonies in Oceania (1887)

· The Postage Stamps &#= 8230; of Tasmania (1890)

· The Postage Stamps &#= 8230; of New South Wales (1911)

· The Postage Stamps &#= 8230; of Queensland (1930)

Lot 1004 in the 25 July 2007 Spink Sale= offered a repaired original copy of Basset Hull’s Tasmania and a typed manuscript of hitherto unkn= own unpublished 2nd edition.

The Royal Philatelic Society Victoria w= as the successful bidder at £650.&nb= sp; RPSV Librarian Richard Breckon published an article in Philately from Austra= lia September 2007 on Basset Hull, his work= and the place this unpublished manuscript holds in Australasian philately.= = = SAS/= O

Here are a sample of reference= s for TPO markings from our library:

= New South Wales

Peck, The Travelling Post O= ffices of New South Wales 1870-1985

White, J., The Postal History of= New South Wales 188-1901

= Queensland<= /span>

Adams= , “Queensland TPOs,” Australian States Stu= dy Group Newsletter No. 21 (1975)

Campbell, H., Queensland Postal His= tory

= South Australia

Presg= rave, The Railway Travellin= g Post Offices of South Australia

= Tasmania

Avery= , “Nive and West Coast Road: Two TPOs,” The Courier No. 7 (1988)

Campbell, et al., Tasmania Postal Histo= ry and Postal Markings I

= Victoria

Holla= nd, “Crown Seal Railway TPO of Victoria,” Australian States Stu= dy Group Newsletter No. 37 (1981)

Purve= s, J.R.W., Victoria: The Travell= ing Post Offices and their Markings 1865-1912

= New Zealand=

Johnstone & Startup, Mails by Rail in New = Zealand

Ward, New Zealand = Marine and Railway T.P.O.'s: = Their Histories & Postmarks

If you know of a book that you= need for your research, please enquire – we may very well have it! On the other hand, we might no= t, but that means we can put it on our wants list for future acquisition. Contact the Librarian at dmcna= mee@aol.com for your research needs. = &nb= sp; SAS/= O

Library Sources: TPOs

Publications/= Articles of Interest

Gillis, David, Fiji - Government Printing Office Franks: A New Look at an Old Topic, 70pp., b&w illus., A4, card cover.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> PISC publication by SAS/O Mem= ber.

Gwynn, R., “The Unissued New Zeal= and 1906 Christchurch Exhibition 1d Claret,” London Philatelist, <= /span>Vol. 116, October 2007, pp. 300-306. Fascinating story of a famous s= tamp wannabe.

Kugel, Al, “The Australian Contingents in = the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902,” Collectors Club Phila= telist, Vol. 86 No.6, November-December 2007, p= p. 363-369. Lovely color illu= strations of covers from each of the Australian Colonies. Story is summarized, but references are provid= ed for anyone wanting to investigate further.

Sawyer, Nigel, The British Occupatio= n of Samoa: A Postal History 1914-1921, 30pp., b&w illus., A4, card cover.= PISC publication – see= www.pisc.org.uk for more information.

Weller, Torsten, “A Taxing Questi= on – Single Deficiency or Double?” Stamp News Australasi= a, Vol. 54 No. 10, October 2007. Translating the postage due markings o= f Australia and Colonies. = ; = ; = ; = ; SAS/= O

Digital Exhib= its Wanted

The SAS/O Library has received digital = copies of exhibits from George Branam, David McNamee and Patrick Reid. Archiving your exhibit and stori= ng it away from your collection is a good idea for insurance as well as mak= ing your exhibits available for the study by philatelic judges and for rese= arch.

Most exhibitors are always changing thi= s or that in their exhibits; however, it is okay to send a copy of your exh= ibit to our SAS/O Library “as is.” Contact the Librarian for information or assistance (see = Page 21). = ; SAS/= O

SAS/O

2008 Annual Meeting

& Exhibition

Rocky Mountain Stamp Show

Denver, CO USA

May 16-18, 2008

For more information, see the we= bsite

ww= w.rockymountainstampshow.com

The Informer

Vol. 72 No. 1 January 2008