Postage stamps and postal history of Queensland explained

This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Queensland, a former British Crown Colony that is now part of Australia.

First stamps

The first stamps of Queensland were issued on 1 November 1860. Before that, Queensland used the stamps of New South Wales from 1851.[1] [2] All of Queensland's postage stamps portrayed Queen Victoria with the exception of two stamps depicting allegorical figures of Australia (1903, 1907). Between 1 January 1880 and 1 July 1892, revenue stamps of 1866–1892 were authorised for postal use. In 1913 the stamps of Queensland were superseded by those of Australia.

A significant collection of Queensland stamps is held at the Queensland Museum.[3]

See also

Further reading

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.sandafayre.com/atlas/oz.htm Queensland.
  2. Web site: Australian States – Queensland . StampWorldHistory.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20180503064015/http://www.stampworldhistory.com/country-profiles-2/oceania-antarctica/australian-states-queensland/ . 3 May 2018.
  3. The L'Estrange Queensland Collection