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THE PROVISIONALS
Approximately 80 of the October 1908 manuscript provisionals exist, most of them written
in the same hand, sent to different addresses in Georgetown, most of them franked with a farthing
by the new Postmaster William McCausland, who had only been in office a few weeks. It is
probable that most contained cards (an invitation to a wedding?) and therefore justified a printed
paper rate. They are catalogued as existing from the 4th to 27th October with the majority on the
14th and 16th, but study by the exhibitor suggests that partial strikes have been misinterpreted and
that the series began on the 6th with the straight line version of McCausland’s initials.
A cover with the franking in a single straight line on 6th October 1908, the first day of use.
It is believed that there are 4 such frankings
The standard letter in the common hand with the common franking - three lines in red ink on
16th October 1908. Approximately 50% of the total number were franked in this way on that date.
