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1967 (24 Jul) philatelically-inspired cover to the #philatelist & geologist Edric Charles Druce. Franked 2s8d over a year into decimalisation, but within the 2-year usage grace period. 2/8 = 27c, correct rate for 2nd weight postage (7c) + reg fee (20c).
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1967 (24 Jul) philatelically-inspired cover to the #philatelist & geologist Edric Charles Druce. Franked 2s8d over a year into decimalisation, but within the 2-year usage grace period. 2/8 = 27c, correct rate for 2nd weight postage (7c) + reg fee (20c).
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From the date stamps:
Posted Cronulla: 24 July 1967
Arr. Canberra: 25 July 1967
Redirected to Boulia from Canberra: 25 July 1967 (3 pm)
Transit Brisbane: 26 July 1967 (7 am)
Arr. Cloncurry: 26 July 1967 (7 pm)
Cloncurry is 327 km from Boulia. No Boulia arr. datestamp.
From the date stamps:
Posted Cronulla: 24 July 1967
Arr. Canberra: 25 July 1967
Redirected to Boulia from Canberra: 25 July 1967 (3 pm)
Transit Brisbane: 26 July 1967 (7 am)
Arr. Cloncurry: 26 July 1967 (7 pm)
Cloncurry is 327 km from Boulia. No Boulia arr. datestamp.
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As a government geologist, Druce had been in the field since Feb, heading up an extended field trip when the cover was sent. In Jul-Sep 1967, he was examining Cambrian and Ordovician sequences at Black Mountain and Mount Ninmaroo in the Boulia area of Queensland.
As a government geologist, Druce had been in the field since Feb, heading up an extended field trip when the cover was sent. In Jul-Sep 1967, he was examining Cambrian and Ordovician sequences at Black Mountain and Mount Ninmaroo in the Boulia area of Queensland.
