61st AUCTION - day 4

Queensland - postal stationery: 1904, Pictorial Issue 'Available only for the Co

Queensland - postal stationery

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1904, Pictorial Issue 'Available only for the Commonwealth, British New Guinea, New Zealand and Fiji/...' Medallion Portrait, 1d chocolate-brown (H&G 12), selection with 12 of the 18 recorded views, all cards used including five cards uprated to foreign destinations, i.a. 'Arrowroot Drying, Coomera River' (uprated to Germany), 'Botanic Gardens' (features a lawn tennis court & players with racquets), 'Corner Queen and Edward Streets...' (uprated to Ceylon!), 'Haystacks, and Lucerne..' (uprated to Switzerland), 'Parliament House, Brisbane' (uprated to Germany), 'Ploughing & Harvesting...' (uprated to Germany) and further interesting views and topics (agriculture, animals, food, tennis etc.). Alan Griffiths at page 34 states "..used examples, particularly those uprated are MOST UNCOMMON"

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Condition: postal stationery