As with the single frankings of the 1d (1/-) and 2d (2/-) stamps, the combination and mixed frankings involving both stamps are generally philatelic although some do appear to have a genuineness about them.
It is estimated that there are less than 12 covers with both stamps from the 1900 Victorian Charity issue. Of the six covers shown below, three have international addresses and appear to be genuine postally used. The Charity stamps did not however have validity for the payment of international postage!!! The other three covers shown below have inter-Colonial/inter-State addresses (Tasmania and New South Wales).
The covers shown are grouped as follows:
- combination frankings of both the 1900 Victorian Charity stamps;
- mixed frankings of both the 1900 Victorian Charity stamps with another issue.
The following six covers are the only covers recorded of both the Boer War stamps ia a mixed franking with a stamp from another issue.
Melbourne to Sydney. 31 May 1900. |
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Euroa to Junee and redirected to Sydney. A registered letter with both Charity stamps together with a 1d rose-red Naish design avd cancelled three times with an unframed Euroa date stamp. Has backstamps for Melbourne 5:30 am on 12 June), Junee (4:30 pm 12 June) and Sydney 14 June). A genuine postal use of the Charity issue.
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Melbourne to Batavia (Jakarta), Java. 20 June 1900. Cover sent to the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company which operated the telegraph cable connection to Darwin and to Broome. Mixed franking with 2½d Tannenberg paying the postage rate and the 3d Naish paying the registration fee. The Charity stamps are just decoration as they had no postal validity to an overseas destination. |
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Rialto to Boston, USA. 29 August 1901 (with Telegraph Office date stamp). |
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An almost identical cover is known - see Gartner Sale February 2021, Lot 3289. It has the same date but is numbered "380" in red and it has registration number "12438" to the right and well clear of the R circle handstamp. It also has "789" in pencil ms under the LH 1d stamp. One can only surmise about item "381". |