The front of the illustrated postcard shows a colourful rendition of Princes Bridge, Melbourne and the well-kept surrounding gardens along the river’s edge. Rising into the sky is a white streamer inscribed with Zercho’s Business College. In keeping with the business theme there is a short inscription in Pitman’s shorthand, at the lower right hand of the card, which translates as “Where I am being educated for business”. The reverse
An unpretentious one penny Tasmanian postcard reveals an interesting story about the addressee, Thos Stephens M.A., Inspector of Schools, Davey Street (Hobart). It was postmarked with a HOBART/ 1 D/ NO 4/ 82 duplex (Figure 1). Figure 1: Click to enlarge. The reverse has an interesting script message as follows: A Meeting of Boys Reformatory Committee will be held at the Bible Depot, Liverpool Street on Monday Morning next 6th Instant
The illustrated Queensland postcard (Hambledon Sugar Mill, Cairns) with the printed brown 1d stamp was canceled with an unframed CAIRNS/ 8A/ NO 17/ 03/ QUEENSLAND postmark with a barred numeral ‘499′ obliterator and it is addressed to Mrs. Cran, Nelson [Queensland] Figure 1. The reverse is illustrated with a 4-storey flagged building premises and has a printed Memo. It is dated Brisbane Nov 13 1903 and it has the following
From the outset I have to admit that I am not an avid collector of Australian Colonial postcards, nor do I have much knowledge of ship routes from Brisbane to what I would call exotic places. The purpose of this paper is to see if readers can add information to the content of this paper. This 1898 postcard is listed as Higgins & Gage #10 and has the printed 1d (2