POSTAL CARDS - WILLIAM BELL ESSAY: 1880 ½d unissued Reply Postal Card Essay in Black utilising the unissued ½d stamp design of William Bell (void background, corrected 'Q' in 'QUEENSLAND'), with impressions at both the upper-left and upper-right corners of the card, manuscript endorsement on upper edge “Essay 1880”, the address panel divided with headings 'NAME & ADDRESS OF PERSON TO WHOM SENT' at left and 'NAME & ADDRESS OF SENDER' at right, the reverse similarly divided and headed 'MESSAGE TO BE SENT' at left & 'REPLY' at right; minor blemishes on reverse. Only 3 recorded. Ex R.A. Butler.   (Image)

Estimate AU$4,000-5,000
Min. Bid. AU$

POSTAL CARDS: near final Proof of the issued 1d Postal Card in carmine, only lacking the positional lines above and below the heading which were a feature of the issued card. Only known example. Ex R.A. Butler. (Image)

Estimate AU$3,000-4,000
Min. Bid. AU$

POSTAL CARDS: (H&G #1),1881 (Mar.25) use of 1d Postal Card (vertical fold) from Brisbane with multiple redirections within Australia, thence to South Africa, a non-UPU member country, with 'POST CARDS TO THIS ADDRESS/CANNOT BE FORWARDED' handstamp applied in London, subsequently returned to Australia; also 1895 (Mar.15) use of 1d Card from Warwick to Portugal uprated ½d for the 1½d rate for delivery to UPU member countries, Queensland having joined the UPU on Oct. 1 1891. (2 items) (Image)

Estimate AU$250-300
Min. Bid. AU$200

POSTAL CARDS: 1911 1d Postal Card Proof in Black showing the issued Four Corners 1d stamp design, with admonition in Italics 'The Address only to be written on this side' beneath 'COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA', additional instructions at lower left "Date stamp on reverse side.]". Unique!     (Image)

Estimate AU$1,200-1,500
Min. Bid. AU$

POSTAL CARDS: 1911 1d Four Corners stamp design, with admonition in italics 'The Address only to be written on this side' added as the Fourth Line of Heading, on white stock, two examples, one unused and the other postally used from Gatton to Orlo Smith in Melbourne, being the only recorded used example. Less than four unused cards are recorded. Unlisted by Higgins & Gage. (2) (Image)

Estimate AU$1,200-1,500
Min. Bid. AU$

POSTAL CARDS (VIEWS): 1898 1d 'Jubilee Portrait' Post Card Essay Proof on green stock with stamp in the design of the issued ½d adhesive but with Jubilee dates '1837' & '1897' included in the lower corners, the view captioned 'Barron River, Cairns Railway' with 'View from the Barron' on the negative, accompanied by unused copy of the issued 1d Four Corners card. Unique. Ex R. A. Butler. (2 items) One other Essay, on white stock, is recorded.   (Image)

Estimate AU$3,000-4,000
Min. Bid. AU$

WRAPPERS: 1897 unissued design Golden Jubilee ½d Die Proof pair in black with the dates '1837' & '1897' at the lower corners, on surfaced wove paper, without gum; tear through right-hand unit; unique, ex Gawaine Baillie. Also issued design imperforate proof in green on watermarked, white paper with postal cancel. (2 items)   (Image)

Estimate AU$400-600
Min. Bid. AU$320