South Australia - Colonial period: 1855-1900.
Departmental overprints - Superintendent of Telegraphs.



When Post & Telegraph officers travelled to various regions on official business, theyr would often have to send letters. Their postage would then be paid using the ST stamps. Hence there are a variety of place names which can becollected on the ST stamps - albeit in small numbers because of the scarcity of the stamps themselves.

Examples of the ST stamps with examples of their use are provided below:

  1. red overprint - 2d vermillion and 6d ultramarine;
  2. blue overprint - 2d vermillion;
  3. black overprint - 2d vermillionand 6d ultramarine.

1. Red overprint on 2d stamp printed on large star watermark.

1.1 Used examples by place.

6d red
2d vermillion rouletted.
Used at GPO Adelaide
22 May 1868.
No stop after T.


Prestige Philately
October 2005 Lot 551.
 

2. Red overprint on 6d stamp printed on large star watermark.

1.1 Used examples by place.

Nov 68
6d ultramarine rouletted.
Used at GPO Adelaide
26 November 1868.
No stop after T.

Prestige Philately
October 2005 Lot 552.
 

 

 

Overprint Watermark      
Red overprint Star and redLarge star


Lot 572
6d dull blue.
Perf 10 × rouletted.
Used at GPO Adelaide.
Date unclear -
maybe July 1868.
No stop after T.

Prestige Philately
September 2007 Lot 572.

Pres 114 454
6d dull blue.
Perf 10 × rouletted.
Used at GPO Adelaide.
Date unclear -
maybe July 1868.
No stop after T.

Prestige Philately
March 2005 Lot 454.

Blue overprint Crown over SA 2d rouletted 2d perf 11½ × 12½  
Black overprint StarLarge star watermark -
also showing rouletting on two sides.
2d. rouletted 6d Large star
6d rouletted.
Overprint in black.
Circle-in-bars cancel. Rated RR.
Prestige Philately
March 2005 Lot 56.

Reverse side shown at left.

 
  V over Crown watermark. 2d perf 10    
  Watermark 3
Crown over SA watermark (De La Rue)
2d rouletted 20  JU 1870
2d rouletted
Overprint in black.
G.P.O. Adelaide cds of
20 July 1870.
Rated RRR.
Rev watermark
2d rouletted
Overprint in black.
G.P.O. Adelaide cds of
20 July 1870.
Watermark reversed..
2d Tanunda
2d perf 10 & roul.
Overprint in black.
Tanunda cds of
8 November 1870.
Rated RRR.
      Pt Elliott
2d perf 10.
Overprint in black.
Port Elliott cds of
1 September 1870.
Rated RRR.
   
      ST Perf 10
2d perf 10 strip of 3.
Used at Noarlunga on 4 October 1873.
Prestige Philately September 2007 Lot 575.