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THE PROVISIONALS
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On 15 October 1908 Miss Parsons worked in the Post Office during McCausland’s
lunchtime. She franked the first cover “Paid %d. GAP asst” as a result of which postal historians
have for over a century wrongly believed she had been demoted Ex Byl
McCausland objected to this, so the following day on the 16th she forged his initials on the
second cover. He probably objected to this as well because it was not repeated. Both covers are
very scarce. Some authorities have suggested that the whole series was philatelic in origin. Me
Causland came from off island and had only been in post a few weeks. The exhibitor believes
it is most unlikely.
