Political

This simple looking cover is significant not only on account of its important addressee, Sir Henry Parkes K.C.M.G. (Knight Commander St. Michael & St. George), but also for the originating postmark, for while Thursday Island postmarks are common from 1898-on, earlier mail is rarely seen. The reverse was not seen, but the flap was embossed with a crown with ‘SUNBEAM’ below. The significance of the flap embossing was also of

This political postcard is a prelude to not one but three bitterly fought Federal election battles over a three-year period from March 1901 to March 1904 in the Electorate of Melbourne between the above-mentioned rivals. The postcard reads: Federal House of RepresentativesMelbourne ElectorateSir Malcolm D. McEacharnRespectfully Solicits YourVOTEPolling Day: Friday, 29th March, 1901,From 8 o’clock a.m. to 7 p.m.At St. James’ School, 349 Bourke St. West, Melbourne        (Fig. 1) The 1901

The Airmail postcard has the $1.20 pink cockatoo stamp of 1994, and the date and place from which it was sent, was illegible. It states: Dear Sir, The people of Australia urge you to: Please negotiate; Please stop this terrible war. Signature D. Dudman 5/4/94. Card produced by Union of Australian Women, Australian Peace Committee. It is addressed to M. Le President, Slobodan Milosivic (sic), 1100 Belgrade Serbia, Yugoslavia (Figure 1). The

This May 1869 entire with a vertical pair of the blue Queensland TWO PENCE ‘Chalons’ was sent from Bowen (as identified on the reverse of the cover) to The Colonial Treasurer, Treasury, Brisbane (Figure 1). The reverse has an unframed reception postmark of BRISBANE/ 17/ MY 14/ 69/ QUEENSLAND, as well as a partial unframed (BO)WE(N) postmark and red sealing wax (Figure 2). Thomas Blacket Stephens, newspaper proprietor and politician,

This long cover has a blue BY AIR MAIL vignette, and the three red 2d KGV heads are postmarked SHIP MAIL ROOM/ 12 AP 32/ MELBOURNE. The letter was addressed to The Honourable the Prime Minister, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. For all ‘the world-to-see’ the sender has prominently written “Dear Joe since you are so hard up you cant reduce the postage. I have put 4d extra on this.” The

A cover addressed to the Honble. Charles Sladen Esqre, Geelong, Victoria on June 29, 1859 had a strip of three of the blue NSW Diadems tied to the cover by an indistinct ‘rays’ cancels, which would have been ‘87′ of Ipswich NSW, taking into account the reverse. The post office at Ipswich NSW opened in 1846 and it was transferred to Queensland on 1. December 1859 (Figure 1). In addition

There is nothing about this cover that would suggest that this it would contain a letter that spoke of a broken finger, beastly conduct in a divorce case, a friend abstaining from alcohol for 2 years, and that women are not be trusted and this is the reason why the sender is suspicious of marriage. Interspersed with this gossip is an interesting political discussion on Sir George Grey, the single

Two covers addressed to Mr R.D. Craig, Secretary, Nth New South Wales Conference, c/o Seventh Day Adventists, Box 129 Post Office, Hamilton, NSW were sent from Murwillumbah on the 6th and 13th July, 1964, both with the green 5d booklet stamp of QE II (Figure 1). The reverse showed a map of New South Wales, with a shaded insert occupying the north-east portion of the State up to the Queensland

This stampless cover from London has a ms. ‘2/3′ and ‘pr. Overland Via Marseilles’, a red ‘clover leaf’ PAID/ L.S,/ 8 SP 8/ 1854 handstamp, as well as an illegible red circular handstamp. It is addressed to W. Kerr, Town Clerk, Melbourne, Australia (Figure 1). The reverse has a distinct red unframed SHIP LETTER/ ( )/ NO * 9/ 1854/ G.P.O. VICTORIA (Figure 2). William Kerr (1812-59), journalist, was born