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 In 1913 the stamps of Queensland were superseded by those of Australia.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
- Campbell, Hugh M. Queensland Cancellations & Other Postal Markings 1860–1913. Melbourne: Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria, 1977 161p.
- Campbell, Hugh M. Queensland Postal History. Melbourne: Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria, 1990 326p.
- Hull, A.F. Basset. The Postage Stamps, Envelopes, Wrappers, Post Cards and Telegraph Forms of Queensland. London: Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1930 181p.
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.sandafayre.com/atlas/oz.htm Queensland.
- 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.
- The L'Estrange Queensland Collection