Type 12 A continuous roller type, with each impression of 'GPO' letters 6 mm high, separated by 4 unbroken lines or bars that are 20 mm wide. Mainly used on newspaper wrappers and parcels as well as on large Chalons. It is known with differently shaped letters, strongly suggesting that more than one implement was in use.
Examples are known used from the mid-1890s to about 1905 but these dates may be incomplete as very few examples have dates associated with them. Best collected on wrappers or multiples showing the continuous roller impression. Rated 3R
Two actual examples showing that more than one implement was in use
Brisbane obliterator type 12 rated 3R. Seen in the Marius Wytenburg Brisbane GPO exhibit
Brisbane obliterator type 12 rated 3R
Brisbane obliterator type 12 rated 3R
Brisbane obliterator type 12 rated 3R. Seen in the Marius Wytenburg Brisbane GPO exhibit
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Brisbane obliterator type 12 rated 3R. Seen on Ebay
Brisbane obliterator type 12 rated 3R
- GPO Obliterator type 12 (mid-1890s - circa 1905) rated 3R
There are three types of continuous rollers. Type 10 (not shown here and found only on Chalons has 6 lines), type 11 has 5 lines with letters 5 mm high and type 12 has 4 lines with letters 6 mm high. The shapes of the letters varies according to the subtype. The elongated 'P' is found in both types 11 and 12
Large Chalon
Brisbane obliterator type 12 rated 3R
3rd Sideface
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