The cover had the orange printed 2d stamp of Victoria which was cancelled with the duplex MELBOURNE/ 10A/ AP 1/ 91 with the VICTORIA obliterator over the stamp. It was addressed to Messrs. W.H. Smith & Sons Ld, Market St., City (Figure 1). The reverse had a large cylinder of a pipe with the name ‘MEPHAN FERGUSON’ on it. The flap had CARLTON FOUNDRY/ Engineer, &c./ Melbourne printed in black
A simple cover sent air mail with a brown 5d KGV Head stamp postmarked in 1933 has an indistinct KATHERINE/ ( )/ NORTH AUST postmark (Figure 1). Edward A. Williams (1992) in his book The Postal History of the Northern Territory 1824-1988 on page 196 describes this postmark as “Type 8: NORTH AUST (30 mm rubber). 1927-21 February 1944. Issued in connection with the 1927 division of the Territory into Central and
The Commonwealth of Australia Letter Card had a black 1d KGV printed stamp and the postmark date and place from where it had been sent could not be read. It was addresses to Andrew Mather & Co., Liverpool St.,Hobart Tasmania (Figure 1). The illustrated side of the card showed a picture within an oval and it was labeled as Railway Sleepers, Queensland. The reverse message side of the card was
The cover is addressed to Mr. R. Packman, 69 Collins St., Hobart, Tasmania and there was a pair of 2 pink 1d stamps of Victoria postmarked with a roller cancel MELBOURNE/ OCT 15/ 9 PM/ 1907 withVICTORIA enclosed in wavy lines. The reverse was not seen (Figure 1). The second cover was addressed to Mrs.R. Packman, 69 Collins Street, Hobart, Tasmania and it had a single 1d and an additional
The Queensland cover has a green ‘ONE HALFPENNY’ and a blue ‘Four Corners TWO PENNY’ stamps cancelled by a duplex BRISBANE/ 22/ AU 5/ 03/ QUEENSLAND postmark. It was addressed to Messrs. A.G. Crosby, Sarnia Ont., Canada (Figure 1). The flap of the reverse has a black printed double oval of the sender, R.C. VERNEY & SONS/ BRISBANE (Figure 2). I initially identified the sender firm in Queensland, and then
The privately printed advertising ‘CIRCULAR ONLY’ cover has an illustration of an elderly lady sitting on a barrel placed on a bar of stone which is labeled ‘Magic Soap’, shown on a ‘medallion’ which is inscribed ‘USE MILLERS MAGIC SOAP. In the background there is a view of washing hanging on a clothes line.Below the medallion is an advert for R. Miller & Co, Soap and Candle Manufactures, Macquarie St., Hobart
The cover has a pair of the green ‘ONE PENNY’ KGV Head stamps postmarked with a roller cancel, a circular BRISBANE/1934/ 1000 PM/ 11 FEB/ QLD. Associated with a slogan cancel VICTORIA AND/ CITY OF MELBOURNE/ CENTENARY 1934. It is addressed to Mr. C.W. Poulton, 41 Tamworth St., Dubbo, N.S.W. The G.P.O. Box address of the sender has been crossed out and replaced by 236 George St. (Brisbane) (Figure 1). The reverse shows
This Victorian postcard is an example of the 1876-81 1d “Bell” Post Cards, a variant of the initial issue which had a fine outer frame-line of the ornamental border, for the outer frame-line is thick. It was issued in mid-1878 and this example was postmarked with the duplex MELBOURNE/ 11Y/ SE 27/ 81 and was addressed in bold print to Mr.T. Aitken, Victoria Parade Brewery, East Melbourne (Figure 1). The
The cover is addressed to C. Th. Moens, Beverwijk, Holland and the receiver has incorrectly added that it was received on 13 Jan. 13. Postage was paid by the green ‘HALF PENCE’ QV stamp and a pair of the red 1d. ‘Shield’ stamps of New South Wales. The stamps are postmarked with two EPPING/ 13 DE 11/ N.S.W (a suburb of Sydney) (Figure 1). The reverse has a printed red
The cover has a corner advertisement for Pender Bros. Pty. Ltd., Timber & Hardware Merchants, Manufacturers of Apiarists Requirements, West Maitland. The red 2d KGVI stamp is cancelled with a WEST MAITLAND/ 22 APR 39 9 PM roller cancel and it is taxed with a red N.S.W./ T in a Shield. It is addressed to Mr. Charles Tivor Caikos, Kedeizet Pet M, Hungary, which is partially crossed out with blue crayon and the re-address is illegible. Two