The postcard had two Queensland QV stamps, a green ½d and an orange 1d ‘Four Corners’, both with the ‘OS’ perfin. They were postmarked with a roller cancel BRISBANE/ ( ). JUL. 12. 6-PM / QUEENSLAND, and it was addressed to The Public Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. America (Figure 1). The reverse was headed Geological Survey of Queensland, Brisbane, 15th July, 1912 and the contents were: The Receipt of the
A previous discussion on this short-lived Victorian advertising postcard is to be found at this website in the Category: Postcard, under the title of ‘Beer & Baccy Victorian Advertising Postcard Sent to Boston 1895′. The first paragraph is worth repeating: This 1d blue ‘Reading Stamp Duty’ postcard was the first and only Victorian postcard with advertisements, and it could be sent to all Australian Colonies, New Zealand and Fiji without
The undivided postcard was addressed to Miss M. Bullett, “Criffel”, Trevethan Rd, Falmouth, Cornwall, England and it has two New South Wales stamps, a green ½d and the red ‘ONE PENNY’ Shield stamp, cancelled by a illegibly dated duplex NEWCASTLE/ N.S.W. with a barred numeral ‘55′ (Figure 1). The reverse of this R. H. Hunter of Newcastle postcard shows the wreck of Barque “Adolphe” on the Oyster Bank, Newcastle, 30/9/04.
This postcard has been enlarged, and it shows a pageant with up to 25 participants on the stage, with adults mainly in the background and children in the foreground. The adults appear to be predominantly women in costumes, with a possible male centurion, at left, holding an erect spear, and there is a shield held nearby, as well as white drawn stage curtains at both left and right sides. There
This THREE HALFPENCE postcard with ‘POSTAGE’ at the base of QV’s neck was introduced in March 1905 and it remained current until 1913. It was printed UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE/ (Victoria, Australia) and the 1½d stamp wass cancelled MELBOURNE/ 21/ 2 15P/ 13 SE 07/ VICTORIA. It was addressed to The Agent, Chartered Bank of India, A/ia & China, Batavia. There is a faint black squared circle BATAVIA postmark (date not
The New South Wales Postcard with the printed red ‘Shield’ stamp was cancelled with the duplex SYDNEY/ MR 5/ 1 P.M/ 00/ 10 with the barred oval N.S.W obliterator. It was addressed to Augustus Simson Esq, Patterson Street, Launceston, Tasmania (Figure 1). The reverse had a mixed printed and manuscript message: 72 Pitt Street, Sydney 5 3 1900 We have this day forwarded per Parcel Post to Launceston goods as below; should they not arrive within a
This 1886 1d Victoria “Astley” stamp design was issued as a postcard on 1 June 1886, eight weeks prior to the design’s issue as a stamp. The initial card was for use in Victoria only at the one penny rate, and use to other intercolonial destinations required a further 1d stamp. The 3-line instruction to this effect was altered on a reissue on 4 July 1887 following an agreement between
The Commonwealth of Australia postcard with the printed purple 1d KGV Head stamp was cancelled by a roller cancel of MELBOURNE/ 14 OC- 11PM/ 1923 as well as a slogan advertising the BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION. It was addressed to Mr. G.J. Manton, 430 Lit(tle) Collins St., Melbourne (Figure 1). The typewritten reverse had the underlined heading: VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF ADVERTISING MEN which was followed by the message: Our guest of
The front of the South Australian one penny purple postcard is postmarked with a duplex cancel of G.P.O. ADELAIDE/ MY 14 / 91/ S.A, and is addressed to the Hon F.E.H.W. Krichauff M.L.C., Flinders Street (Adelaide) (Figure 1). The reverse is printed for the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch with a printed and manuscript message:An Ordinary Meeting of the Council will be held in the Room, Broken
The postcard had a brown One Half-Penny Swan stamp of Western Australia postmarked FREMANTLE/ 1/ JY 14/ 94/ W.A, and it was addressed to Mr. A,M. Josephson, Fremantle (Figure 1). The reverse was headed WEST PROVINCES ELECTORS, and the message was somewhat unusual: ‘It is reported that MR. D. K. CONGDON is safe for election, and canvassers are asking for pumpers for their candidate. The friends of Mr. D.K. Congdon are asked