Great Britain Philatelic Society

Need identification on four corner penny red postmark. Ireland 186 with a 6 in the triangle.
Thanks Larry

Dublin

Thanks, my original post is not clear, i know it is Dublin. What does the small 6 in the triagle stand for.

not absolutely sure, but i think a similar type of postmark was used in the military in India

Larry,

This 'killer' cancellation was usd on newspapers and wrappers from about 1875. It is referred to as type K4x in 'Irish Diamonds' by Stan Challis & is uncommon (I've never seen one before.) On plate 150 this seems very early use and is a really clean strike. Numbers ranged 1 to 8.

Brian.

Brian Thank You for the input, I will try to buy a copy of "Irish Diamonds" book. The publisher says it is sold out. Not listed in any of my searchs today. Is it possible to get a scan of the page that mentions this postmark. I will try to figure out a method to sort my 250,000 four corner Penny Red stamps for other matches.
Larry

Larry,

Regret the 450-page tome is much too beefy for my lightweight LiDE scanner. It might be a good idea to send the scan to Stan Challis for his records, useful for any future update to the book - I expect he has received a plethora of new info since publication - and he may be able to point to available sources.

Brian.

Brian do you have contact infomation for Stan Challis? It is a good idea to contact Stan.
Larry

Larry,

Stan's email is stan@roskelly.co.uk

He is currently president of the Irish Philatelic Circle - see https://www.irishphil.com/

Brian.

Thanks Brian for the help

Thanks Brian for the help

larry rausch wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2024 5:09 pm Need identification on four corner penny red postmark. Ireland 186 with a 6 in the triangle.
Thanks Larryi186 6 150 HH c.JPG

Try this - Hope this helps & is right info. I haven't had a chance to familiarize myself with the formatting yet. Sorry for the blur - its a big book as Brian mentioned and I had a tough time with the scan. Wm