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Local Carrier Stamps of Thomas Bryce Brisbane

This page has extracts from my 1996 publication

"Local Carrier Stamps of Thomas Bryce & Co Brisbane"

Copyright © 1996 Dave Elsmore

ISBN 0 646 27688 3

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"The City and Suburban Parcel Delivery Bryce Ltd" began operations some time in 1887 from 134-136 Adelaide St Brisbane Queensland Australia and finally closed it's doors in the mid 50's.

In 1888 it was re-registered as "Bryce and Battersby"

In 1889 it was re-registered as "Thomas Bryce and Co"

On 29 September 1900 it was re-registered back to "The City and Suburban Parcel Delivery Bryce Limited" when Thomas's brother John Menzies Bryce joined the business. Other partners were Thomas's wife Janet Bryce, Charles Woodhead & Alfred Faulkner.

In 1950 it was re-registered as "Bryce Limited" until it's demise under the directorship of Thomas Bryce Jnr

All stamps printed by lithography on plain unwatermarked paper

The below collection represents the only complete collection extant

1887

Imperf

[Top horse and carriage pointing left. This issue only]

Printer: Outridge Printing Co Queen St Brisbane

[2 copies known, 1 found on the back of an oil painting in a junk shop the other came up in a Tasmanian stamp auction]

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1889

Imperf

Printer: Watson Ferguson  and Co Queen St Brisbane

[2 copies known]

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1908

Roulette 7

5 values recorded. 4d with phone numbers. 4d ,9d [with and without phone numbers] & 1/-, 2-5 of each known

3d recorded perf 10 x 12 - 1 known. Perf 10 - 2 known

4d 1910

9d 1918

Printer: Watson Ferguson  and Co Queen St Brisbane

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c1940

Address change to Ann St Brisbane

1/- only recorded

Printer: Jackson and O'Sullivan 225 Adelaide St Brisbane Co Queen St Brisbane

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1948

Roulette 7 / perf 12½

Printer: Jackson and O'Sullivan 225 Adelaide St Brisbane Co Queen St Brisbane

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1950

Roulette 7

Printer: Jackson and O'Sullivan 225 Adelaide St Brisbane Co Queen St Brisbane

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Forged surcharges are known on the 1950 series after full sheets of surplus were sold to a collector who was later found to have printing blocks for the surcharges and sheets partly surcharged

Top right number is the sheet position  number of each stamp

Vertical number at left is the sheet number

 Cliché number layout

17      13      9      5      1

18     14      10      6      2

19     15      11      7      3

20      16      12      8     4

Other known Brisbane parcel carriers

Brisbane Parcels Express Co Ltd 1884 - 1892

Chalks Express Delivery Co. 1900