PASSED BY CENSOR H Stamp Gould 4B59?

[Chris Grimshaw]

Hi All

Attached is my write up of a PPC cancelled Basy APO Y 20th October 15, located on board HMT Aragon at Mudros.  PASSED BY CENSOR H/stamp

which I think is Gould 4B59 55 mm x 4.5 mm.

Any clues as to who was using this Hand-stamp.

Cheers

Chris

[Frank Schofield]

Chris

Got a bit confused at first I was looking for a PASSED BY CENSOR H, but once I brought up the scan I realised it was PASSED CENSOR (no BY) and the 'H' was part of the word Handstamp, anyway back to the censor mark
Gould states 4B59 is HMS Sandhurst (Repair Ship) but this cannot be her, as in Oct 1915 she was ex German Manipur disguised as a dummy Battlecruiser Indomitable. Stationed in Loch Ewe in Oct 1915 she was paid off in that month and converted to HMS Sandhurst in by Sept 1916
Frank Schofield

[Chris Grimshaw]

Thanks Frank

Sorry about the confusion.

I've checked the measurements, 55 mm to the right hand side of the dot at the end.

Cheers Chris

[Michael Dobbs]

Chris - did you create this poll ?  If so, was it deliberate or accidental (if the latter I can delete it it).  Otherwise what is it trying to achieve as I cannot understand the significance ?

Regards, Mike

[Chris Grimshaw]

Hi Mike

Not sure what you mean about "Poll"

I'm using "Google Chrome" at home at present, brings the Forum up very differently than Internet Explorer which I'd been using.

Think I have clicked on something by accident.

Chris

[Michael Gould]

If this, as you last post suggests, has a stop, then this looks like 4B16. If you read the introductory notes you will see that all quoted dimension exclude any stop. Michael.