POSTAL CARDS: ½d William Bell Essay in orange with vertically-lined background and Reversed 'Q' of QUEENSLAND', on ungummed watermarked paper, marginal example from top of the sheet.   (Image)

Estimate AU$200-250
Min. Bid. AU$150

POSTAL CARDS: Void Background ½d William Bell Essay in carmine-pink, with corrected 'Q' of QUEENSLAND', on ungummed watermarked paper (adhered to thick card), diagonal 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in blue.   (Image)

Estimate AU$180-220
Min. Bid. AU$140

POSTAL CARDS: 1880-86 (H&G #1-3) range of issued 1d Cards with handstamped 'SPECIMEN' (3), two diagonally in violet or blue for UPU, the other horizontally in black from Printer's Book (only 3 recorded), also various shades unused (6) and used (8) including earliest recorded date of use 1880 (Nov.19) from Toowoomba to Brisbane, also 1886 Jondaryan to Toowoomba, 1887 to Brisbane with BN '233' cancel & 'TPO S&WR' datestamp; few with aging, generally fine. (17 items).     (Image)

Estimate AU$300-400
Min. Bid. AU$220

POSTAL CARDS: (H&G #1) 1d Postal Card usage selection comprising 1886 (Mar.23) Ipswich to Hochkirch (Vic) not uprated for interstate transit so taxed with oval '3d/MORE TO PAY' handstamp applied; 1889 Rockhampton uprated to 2d letter rate with 1d added & tied by Bars '447' cancel, printed notice on reverse for sale of 'IMPROVED PASTORAL PROPERTY' in Rockhampton district; 1894 (Nov.22) Ipswich to America at 1½d rate (stamp removed) with BRISBANE transit & 'SAN FRANCISCO CAL/PAID ALL' arrival datestamp; 1898 (Jan.9) rare use from Hughenden to Cochin, China (arrival cds) with TOWNSVILLE & HONG KONG transit backstamps. (4 items).   (Image)

Estimate AU$300-400
Min. Bid. AU$220

POSTAL CARDS: 1888 (H&G #4) 1d Postal Card assembly comprising UPU specimen examples (2), one with diagonal 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in black, the other with BRISBANE 'JY29/91' CTO cancel; also used examples (8) incl. 1890 Townsville to Cooktown, 1892 uprated to Germany with 'TOO LATE' handstamp and ROSEWOOD Type 3c departure datestamp (rated 3R) & Bars '184' cancel tying the card, 1898 Toowoomba to Mt Gambier, 1899 Townsville to Netherland Indies with printed notice for The Australian Joint Stock Bank; also a single unused card; mostly fine. (11)   (Image)

Estimate AU$200-300
Min. Bid. AU$160

POSTAL CARDS: (H&G #4) 1896 (Sep.11) use of 1d Postal Card uprated with ½d for transit to Jamaica tied by Bars '386' with fine strike of KILKIVAN JUNCTION Type 3c datestamp (rated R) alongside, dated message on reverse, BRISBANE & FOREIGN N.Y. (New York) transits and KINGSTON arrival datestamp. The only known commercially used example to this destination.     (Image)

Estimate AU$80-120
Min. Bid. AU$60

POSTAL CARDS: (H&G #5-6) 1890 (May 7) postal use of 2d Card from Cooktown to Germany, taxed on arrival, this being the only recorded use of the 2d Card to Germany; also UPU 3d specimen examples (2), one with diagonal 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in violet, the other with BRISBANE 'MY19/92' CTO cancel. (3) No used examples of the 2d or 3d Cards, taxed at origin in Queensland, are known.       (Image)

Estimate AU$180-240
Min. Bid. AU$140

POSTAL CARDS: (H&G #6) UPU 3d Specimen examples (2), both with diagonal 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in blue (one inverted); also an unused card and 1889 (Oct.21) postally used example from Brisbane to England with LONDON backstamp in red. (4)  The Postcard rate was reduced to 2d, via any route, in May 1891, thus negating the purpose of 3d Card. Of the 10,942 cards printed only 2,780 were sold. Only 10 are known correctly used within the period to May 1891.       (Image)

Estimate AU$150-200
Min. Bid. AU$120

POSTAL CARDS: (H&G #7) 1891 1d Reply Postal Cards perf. 6 Type 'A' (2) Carmine on Coarse Cream or on Surfaced Buff Card, and Type  'B' Carmine on Coarse Cream Card; all fine unused. (3) (Image)

Estimate AU$200-250
Min. Bid. AU$140

POSTAL CARDS: (H&G #8) 1891 UPU 1½d Postal Card chocolate on buff stock, with italicised 'Specimen' handstamp in violet, from the Printer's book; light vertical bends. (Image)

Estimate AU$150-250
Min. Bid. AU$120

POSTAL CARDS: 1911 1d Postal Card Essay in Blue showing an unissued 1d stamp design, with admonition in Italics 'The Address only to be written on this side' beneath 'COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA', additional instructions "Date stamp on reverse side.]" at lower left.    (Image)

Estimate AU$1,500-1,800
Min. Bid. AU$

POSTAL CARDS: (H&G #17) 1911 1d Four Corners stamp design with printed 'ADDRESS' below header, unused and used examples with or without "Underline beneath 'W' of 'COMMONWEALTH'". (4)   (Image)

Estimate AU$120-160
Min. Bid. AU$80

POSTAL CARDS: (H&G #17) 1911 1d Four Corners stamp design with printed 'ADDRESS' below header study group including rare example on cream-surfaced stock unused (only recorded example), UPU specimen example with 'BRISBANE/JY27/11' CTO cancel and another with 'COLLECTION/DE/BERNE/MADAGASCAR' specimen cachet; used examples including 1911 Townsville to Japan; various printings, settings or card thicknesses represented. (14 items) (Image)

Estimate AU$340-380
Min. Bid. AU$280

POSTAL CARDS: 1910-11 (H&G #17-18) 1d Postal Cards (3) uprated by Post Office in 1915 to meet a shortage of 1½d Cards, comprising Without 'ADDRESS' & With 'ADDRESS'  (KGV ½d Green added), both unused, plus Without 'ADDRESS' with Qld ½d added, postally used from Albion to Germany. (3) (Image)

Estimate AU$140-180
Min. Bid. AU$100

POSTAL CARDS: (H&G #19) 1911 1d Four Corners stamp design, Dividing Line on address side with 'A.J. CUMMING. GOVT PRINTER' imprint alongside, without view on reverse; postally used with 'TPO 4 S&W RLY/DOWN/29DE10' datestamp and 'UNCLAIMED/BRISBANE' oval datestamp. The only known used example. (Image)

Estimate AU$1,600-2,400
Min. Bid. AU$

POSTAL CARDS - OFFICIAL: 1909 Perf 'OS' Official Postal Cards printed for the Department of Lands utilising the design of the 1d Letter Card (example included), comprising 1910 used examples to Sydney or to Normanton, the latter with a missing puncture hole. Only four cards have been recorded. (3 items) (Image)

Estimate AU$1,500-1,800
Min. Bid. AU$

POSTAL CARDS - OFFICIAL: 1912 Four Corners 1d perforated 'OS' for the Department of Public Lands in 1913, comprising 1913 (Oct.8) and 1914 (Jul.14) usages, both used locally with BRISBANE Krag machine cancels, the former being the earliest recorded date of use; also a perf 'OS' cut-out and an unpunctured card with same text setting but with 'A' of 'ADDRESS' under 'O' of 'OF' (punctured cards have 'A' of 'ADDRESS' under gap between 'O' & 'F'); fine condition. (4 items) Only 5 used examples, plus one cut-out, have been recorded, all postmarked at Brisbane.  (Image)

Estimate AU$1,500-2,500
Min. Bid. AU$

POSTAL CARDS - OFFICIAL: 1917 1d Official Post Card Kangaroo Design with 'OS' in colourless dots (Type 2, 12 dots 'O', 11 dots 'S') for Department of Public Lands, printed 'ADDRESS' below the header, used to Maryborough in 1917 (Jul.2) with BRISBANE machine cancel; some creasing/wrinkling at left. The only known example. (Image)

Estimate AU$500-750
Min. Bid. AU$400

POSTAL CARDS - PTPO: 1912 Four Corners 1d in Vermilion on off-white card for user Alfred Shaw & Co (Brisbane), printed advice on reverse, used in 1911 (Feb.22) from Stanthorpe to Gympie. Only 8 PTPO postcards known, other recorded user is Burns, Philp & Co.      (Image)

Estimate AU$160-220
Min. Bid. AU$120

POSTAL CARDS (VIEWS): (H&G #10) 1898 1d Medallion Design with Two-Line Header, and Squared-Corners to Views, with unused (2) "South Brisbane and Coal Wharves" & "Charleville, S.and W. Railway" and 1898 postal usages (3) comprising "Mulgrave River, North Queensland" from Hughenden to Fairlight with 1d Railway Stamp added, "South Brisbane and Coal Wharves" from Gladstone to Launceston, "Charleville, S. and W.  Railway" from Toowoomba to Brisbane; odd blemish, mostly fine. (5)    (Image)

Estimate AU$260-300
Min. Bid. AU$200

POSTAL CARDS (VIEWS): 1898 1½d Medallion Design Stamp Die Proof in black for Postal Card, on ungummed, unwatermarked wove paper. The only example known.   (Image)

Estimate AU$1,000-1,250
Min. Bid. AU$

POSTAL CARDS (VIEWS): (H&G #11) 1898 1½d unused with erroneous caption for image "Charleville, S. & W. Railway", plus corrected examples captioned "Charleville, Terminus of S. and W. Railway", unused and used in 1898 from Brisbane to England. (3) (Image)

Estimate AU$100-150
Min. Bid. AU$80

POSTAL CARDS (VIEWS): (H&G #15 & 15a) 1908 Medallion Portrait 1d with amended to 'POST CARD' heading, postal usages of 1d Violet-Brown (3), comprising "Arrowroot Field, Coomera River" used 1906 Monkland to Alberton (SA), "Corner Queen and Edward Streets, Brisbane" used 1906 Brisbane to Singapore, and "Parliament House, Brisbane" used 1907 Miles to Sydney; also 1d Plum & 1d Chestnut Cards both views "Ploughing and Harrowing, Green Hills Farm" used 1908 Toowoomba to Brisbane or 1910 TPO S&WRly/Down to Bunbaberg (uprated for late fee), plus a comparison example of an 1898 1d Card (H&G #10) illustrated with same scene; generally fine. (6)     (Image)

Estimate AU$360-440
Min. Bid. AU$260

POSTAL CARDS (VIEWS) - OFFICIAL: Advice Card 'Proof' for the Department of Public Instruction with black & white view 'A Metropolitan School', without stamp impression, postally used with  'PAID/BRISBANE/29AP15' datestamp, typed address to "State School,Coominya"; some light staining. This is one of the 10 known views recorded on 'PAID' Cards.      (Image)

Estimate AU$250-350
Min. Bid. AU$200

POSTAL CARDS (VIEWS): 1910 Four Corners View Card Proof on sepia-toned card, black & white view 'Stoney Creek Falls, Cairns Railway - Half Flood', 'A.J. CUMMING. GOVT PRINTER' imprint along the dividing line; some age spotting/staining; also the issued card, unused. The only proof known. (2 items)   (Image)

Estimate AU$340-400
Min. Bid. AU$280