The postcard has a red 2½d KGVI stamp cancelled with a roller boxed postmark of MELBOURNE/ 11-PM/ 31 AUG/ 1942/ VICTORIA. It is addressed to Dr. Walter F. Duggan, 258 Genesee Street, Utica N,Y., U.S.A., and it has a purple handstamp of a boxed ‘3/ PASSED/ BY/ CENSOR’ (Figure 1). The reverse has a printed ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS/ GORDON CRAIG LIBRARY/ Spring Street, Melbourne, C.1., dated August 25
This insignificant cover with an interesting background story was described by the vendor as follows: 1893 cover to Melbourne with Naish2d violet tied by an almost fine strike of the rare ‘T’ in lattice cancellation in violet of the Nepean Point Quarantine Station at Portsea, arrival back-stamp of NO 9/ (18)93. A key piece for the collector of quarantined mail, being the only recorded example on cover. It was addressed to
The O.H.M.S. cover had a green 1d KGV Head and a red 2d Anniversary of South Australia stamps cancelled with a BRISBANE/ 8 -PM/ 16 SEP/ 1936/ QLD roller cancel with the slogan SOUTH AUSTRALIA/ CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS/ 1936. It was addressed to Professor A. Steindler, The State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States America and it had the return address for the Royal Commission On The Investigation of
This cover was sent from the Australian National Research Council to Dr. Harvey Sutton, The Director, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, The University, Sydney. The red 1½d KGV head stamp with the ‘TWO / PENCE’ overprint is canceled with an illegible roller postmark was issued on 1 August 1930 and Dr. Harvey was appointed to the first Director of the School the same year, so this narrows the
Private issues embossed to order exist in great variety on Tasmanian envelopes with different shades, sizes and papers. This fairly ordinary envelope has from left to right an orange ½d Tasmanian stamp, an embossed red 1d and an embossed red ½d stamp cancelled with two duplex postmarks of LAUNCESTON/ K/ AU 20/ 96. It is addressed to a Mr. Parry of Sydney with a redirect to Kenmore Asylum, Goulburn (Figure
Several letters posted to Arthur King, Chemist have been used as an introduction to the important firm of Washington H. Soul and Company. The first was a mourning cover sent to Arthur King, Chemist, 2 Gurner St., Paddington, Sydney in October 1907 with a pair of 1d red N.S.W. ‘Shield’ stamps, postmarked with an Unanderra N.S.W. and the ‘Rays 292′ (Figure 1). Two other covers were addressed to him at
A century old postcard with 3 be-ribboned aristocrats (kittens) on the front brought back memories of my 4 year’s working at the Coast Hospital, as a physician in charge of half a ward’s patients, when it was known as the Prince Henry Hospital. The 1d red N.S.W. ‘Shield’ stamp had a fine Type D3(ii) barred numeral ‘208’, Waverley/ NO 10/ 10 40 AM/ 06/ N.S.W duplex postmark, plus a reception
The envelope shown ( partially reduced in size) was an entire that had been folded to one-sixth of the size, and the quality of the paper had to be superior for it has withstood 96 years of existence. It was addressed to THE TOWN CLERK, Maryboro’ Boro’ Council, Maryborough. The pale green bantam Halfpenny ‘POSTAGE’ stamp was cancelled with a roller MELBOURNE/ 12.15 AM/ DEC 14 09 postmark. The reverse
The cover has a red 1d KGV head stamp and a 4d orange Kangaroo on the Map of Australia stamp which are canceled with TINGOORA/ 28 SE 15/ QUEENSLAND. The cover has a red OPENED BY CENSOR label and it is addressed to Monsieur le Dir. Dr. Hugo Hiss, Asile Cantonae Bernoise, Bellelay, Jura Bernoise, Switzerland (Figure 1). The reverse has a ms. Sent by Georges Voi—, Sr. Swiss Consul–,
The cover from The Children’s Hospital (Incorporated), E.A. Smith, Lay Superintendent has additional information ‘HELP SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S GREATEST CHARITY. It is addressed to The Secretary. Local Board of Health, Town Hall, St. Peters. The green 1d KGV Head stamp is postmarked with a slogan cancel PREVENT / BUSH FIRES and ADELAIDE/ 4.40 AM/ 22 FEB/ 1936/ S.A. The reverse was not seen (Figure 1). Allan Campbell, medical practitioner and administrator,