Attractive batch with many from provincial towns & smaller localities, some real photo types including better streetscapes, a few Tourist Bureau cards in variable condition otherwise generally fine to very fine used or unused. (Qty 59) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

Group of town views comprising Ipswich (a terrific scene featuring Mutual Life Association, F Goleby Saddler and WT Pratt Jeweller), Townsville x2, Toowoomba x2 (one of the Post Office) and Roma (soiled on the reverse) plus Murray Views Burleigh Heads and Coolangatta, fine to very fine used or unused. (Qty 8)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

1903 & 1911 beautiful chromolitho advertising cards 1) for Hockley & Co's 'Melotte' Cream Separator & 2) for 'Mey's' Original Separator, both used Maryborough to Gympie. The first is a very scarce Undivided Back advertising card. (Qty 2)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

1915 Panama-Pacific Exhibition (San Francisco) 'semi-official' issues with green frames 'Barron Gorge, Cairns Railway' (used under cover), 'Brisbane from the Observatory...', 'Examining Tobacco leaf...' 'Executive Bldgs...', 'Sandgate...', 'View overlooking Woombye...' & 'Whitsunday Passage', and coloured 'Roma Grapes, WQ', some soiling & minor blemishes, unused. [Back in the 1980s, these cards were so popular that $200+ was the going price. How times change: now we're offering eight of them for that figure] (Qty 8)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1915 Panama-Pacific Exhibition 'Barron Gorge, Cairns Railway', 'Picking Grapes for Market, Roma WQ' and 'View overlooking Woombye, North Coast Line...', all used within the United States at 'BARNETT/MO', 'BERKELEY/CAL' & 'SAN DIEGO/CAL' both with 'PANAMA CALIFORNIA/EXPOSITION/SAN DIEGO 1915' slogan. Rare trio. (Qty 3)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Bingera Plantation: 'Sugar Mill' postcard with an overall view of the factory buildings & chimneys from the front gate plus the narrow gauge railway line used for transporting sugar cane with a sign 'Look Out For Trains', sent 1911 to England with Sideface 1d orange (damaged before affixing) tied by light but legible strikes of the 'BINGERA PLANTN/QUEENSLAND' cds, message includes "...On the other side is a photo of the Sugar Mill at this Plantation", couple of minor blemishes. See also Lot 746.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

Railway Stations: real photograph postcards of Atherton (Murray Views), Kuranda (Murray Views, plain back so probably a proof; creased), 'Remilton's Hotel & Kuranda Station' (Owen Whittick) and Warwick (J DeConday, Warwick), and two other very different shots of Warwick Station by local publishers James Millar and F Barton (used to Ceylon with superb 'KANDY' arrival cds), a couple showing passenger carriages. (Qty 6)

Grade A/C (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

Thursday Island: 1906-10 real photograph postcards comprising two panoramas (one stained) both postally used with 1d tied by 'THURSDAY ISLAND' cds), plus 'The RC Church...' and a large group of natives below a palm grove, the last two are very fine unused. (Qty 4)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$65

Townsville: T Willmett & Sons (Townsville & Charters Towers) original album of coloured photographic types featuring streetscapes, transport, the wharves, local beauty spots etc, one creased otherwise very fine to superb unused. (Qty 25)

Grade A/A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$250