Great Britain and British Commonwealth Queensland Postal History
Sale No: 4
Lot No: 462
Symbol: C
Cat No: 9
1861 entire to Sydney (b/s) with rare franking of Small Star Clean-Cut Perf 14-16 6d green SG 9 just tied by fine Rays '87' of 'IPSWICH' (very fine b/s), horizontal filing fold & internal repairs with archival tape.
1912 OHMS Government Savings Bank envelopes registered to Brisbane with cds and red & black/white R labels of 'BYRNESTOWN__/...' ('RS' removed; not recorded by Bernie Manning) or 'DIDCOT', the first with minor blemishes.
(Qty 2)
Travelling Post Offices: Southern & Western Railway - South Coast Branch Line: unframed 'SWR [&C ?] LINE/ 10 10 /QUEENSLAND' (no date slugs, as always) largely superb strike on 1891 ½d Wrapper (horizontal fold impacts the base of the cancel). Ex Alan Griffiths. [Campbell at page 85 states that the Southern & Western Railway "was also extended by the building of the South Coast Line and other branches"]
