Queensland Railway Fee Stamps
ISSN 1836-0084
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Taken from: The Brisbane Courier, Wednesday 13 November 1867, page 1
PARCELS RATES.
The following regulations for the transmission of parcels between Brisbane and the Stations upon the Southern and Western Railway, have been prepared to meet the convenience of the public, who may wish to avail of themselves.
1. Adhesive Railway Parcels Stamps, similar to Postage or Duty Stamps, can be procured at this Office, and all the Railway Stations, and from such Agents who may be authorized to sell the same, of the value of Is. and 2s. respectively; and the following uniform rates will be charged for all parcels under 6 lbs., viz.:
(1.) Parcels' under 3 lbs. to be stamped to the value, of Is. for every eighty miles, or portion of eighty miles per rail.
(2.) Parcels under 6 lbs. to be stamped to the value of 2s. for every eighty miles or portion of eighty miles per rail.
2. Parcels per rail will be received, and delivered as directed, at this Office, and will be forwarded daily by coach between Brisbane and Ipswich, without extra charge.
3. Every care and due precaution will be taken to ensure tho safe delivery of parcels sent under those regulations, but no responsibility will be taken.
A. O. HERBERT, Commissioner for Railways. Brisbane, 7th November, 1867.
1867
Unfinished Essay
1867 No Watermark Imperf or perf 12 Black
2/--$1,500.00
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1867
Proofs
G W Initials on 2/- 'George Wight', Clerk in charge of Securities, Litho branch Brisbane
1867 No Watermark Imperf or Line Perf 13
1/--$800.00 2/--$1,200.00
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1867
1867[7/11/1867] No Watermark White paper Line Perf 13 Mint x 3
1/--$750.00
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1867
1867 No Watermark Cream paper Perf 13 Line Mint x 3
1/--$350.00 2/--$1,000.00
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1874
Sub-charge 2/- back to 1/-
1874c No Watermark Cream paper Line Perf 13
1/-on2/--$1,800.00
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1880
Die I
1880 No Watermark Line Perf 10 Mint x 2 [1/6d unseen used]
1d-$500.00 3d-$500.00 6d-$500.00 1/--$500.00 3/--$1,500.00 3/-[perf12½]-$1,500.00
Set Manuscript CANCELLED 1d[1d SPECIMEN & CANCELLED],3d, 6d,9d[perf12½], 1/-, 1/6d, 2/- -$350.00each
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1885 No Watermark Line Perf 10 With Perfin 'QUEENSLAND GOVt RAILys' upright or inverted
6d-$800.00
Manuscript SPECIMEN on 1d, 9d, 1/-, 1/6d & 2/--$350.00each
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1885
Die II [new coat of arms and centre squares to vertical frame sides gone]
1885 No Watermark Line Perf 10 With Perfin 'QUEENSLAND GOVT RAILYS' upright or inverted Mint x 3
3d-$600.00 9d-$1,000.00 1/--$800.00
3d & 6d Manuscript SPECIMEN-$350.00ea
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1892
1892 No Watermark Line Perf 12 Mint x 3 Previous works incorrectly date this issue 1894. Rare numeral cancels from x 5
1d-$5.00 3d-$5.00 6d-$8.00 1/--$15.00
1d-[IMPERF on thin white paper]-$25.00
Set Overprinted SPECIMEN -$350.00
Imperf Overprinted CANCELLED-$100.00each
The broken cabin roof described in other works as a variety is incorrect. 50% in each sheet have the cabin roof break
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1896
1896 Watermark Crown/Q upright or inverted Line Perf 12 Mint x 3. Rare numeral cancels from x 5
1d-$5.00 3d-$5.00 6d-$10.00 1/--$20.00
Set Black quarter ring cancel-$200.00
Set Black handstamp CANCELLED-$200.00
Set Black quarter ring and handstamped CANCELLED-$200.00
The broken cabin roof described in other works as a variety is incorrect. 50% in each sheet have the cabin roof break
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1901
½d only 1d-1/- 2/6d-10/-
1901 No Watermark Line Perf 11 or 12¼ Mint x 3. Rare numeral cancels from x 5
½d-$50.00 1d-$5.00 3d-$5.00 6d-$5.00 1/--$3.00 2/6d-$25.00 5/--$30.00
3d Die Proof-$5,000.00[unique]
1/- & 1d Composite Die Proof -$12,000.00[unique]
1/- Imperf proof in black-$200.00
2/6d Imperf colour trial in brown-$250.00each
1/- 2/6d Imperf proofs in issued colour with or without CANCELLED -$150.00each
1d Manuscript CANCELLED in red, mint full gum-$100.00
1d 1/- 2/6d 5/- Overprinted SPECIMEN-$120.00ea
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1902 Watermark Crown/Q upright or inverted Line Perf 12, 12½, 13 or compound 12½x13 Mint x 3. Rare numeral cancels from x 5
½d-$80.00 1d-$5.00 3d-$8.00 6d-$8.00 1/--$8.00 2/6d-$50.00 5/--$80.00
1/- Imperf-$1,000.00
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Loco Watermark
The few 10/-discoveries are all cancelled '432' which is Southport Station on the South Coast Line
1906 Watermark Antique Locomotive upright or inverted Line Perf 10½, 11, 12, 12½ or 11x12½ or compounds. Mint x 5. Rare numeral cancels from x 5
½d-$50.00 1d-$5.00 3d-$5.00 6d-$3.00 1/--$3.00 2/6d-$20.00 5/--$20.00 10/--$2,500.00
½d-5/- set Par favour cancelled-$1500.00
6d-Perf 11½x10½x11-$50.00
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1914
Three Essays diagonal manuscript 'CANCELLED' in red
1914 No Watermark Line Perf 9-12½ irregular
ONE PENNY Essay-$1,800.00
333 Perfin Essay-$2,000.00
4589 Fictitious station number-$1,000.00
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Manuscript Cancel Rectangular Railway Cancel with station number
1915 Watermark Antique Locomotive [March 2] upright or inverted Line Perf 9-12½ irregular also found with different perf readings on one side Station Name in Blue x 3 Company names x 2. Station Numeral instead of station name x 4 or by negotiation. Double Station Name x 4. Mint x 5. Rare stations from x 5
½d-[June 2]-$300.00 1d-$35.00 3d-$35.00 6d-$35.00 1/--$40.00 2/6d-$80.00 5/--$100.00
Set-Imperf proofs [1d-5/-]-$1,000.00
½d-Proof pair-$5,000.00 [Unique Pair]
6d-Trial colour
proof-$1,500.00-[Unique Single]
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1915 Watermark QR [First printed on this QR paper August 1915] upright or inverted Line Perf 9-12½ irregular also found with different perf readings on one side Company names x 2 Station Numeral instead of station name x 4 or by negotiation Perfins x 3 Double Station Name x 4 Mint x 3
1d-$25.00 3d-$25.00 6d-$25.00 1/--$25.00 2/6d-$60.00 5/--$80.00. Rare stations from x 5
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Example of station number matching oval Railway numeral cancel
1921 Watermark QR upright or inverted Roulette 6-13 Company names x 2. Station Numeral instead of station name x 4 or by negotiation. Postal canceller x 3. Double Station Name x 4. Mint x 3. Rare stations from x 5
½d-$600.00 1d-$15.00 3d-$20.00 5d[1922]-$40.00 6d-$15.00 1/--$15.00 2/6d[orange - yellow-orange]-$40.00 2/6d[bright yellow as above]-$80.00 5/--$60.00
5d Imperf proof-$180.00
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OHMS
SYDNEY CITY OFFICE cancelled in Sydney NSW
1921 OHMS Watermark QR upright or inverted Roulette 6-13
1/--Sydney Central Office-$500.00
5/--Sydney City Office-$500.00
6d-Defence-$500.00
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1922[31st January] No Watermark Security Backprint QR [Reversed looking from back] in blue Roulette 6-13
1d-$100.00 3d-$200.00 5d-$200.00 6d-$100.00 1/--$100.00
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1927 Numeral
1927 Watermark QR upright or inverted Roulette 6-13. Company names x 10. Station Name by rubber hand stamp x 5. Mint x 4. Rare stations from x 5
½d-$30.00 1d-$5.00 3d-$5.00 5d-$5.00 6d-$5.00 7d-$5.00 10d-$5.00 1/--$5.00 2/--$8.00 2/6d-$5.00 5/--$5.00 10/--$15.00
Set-Imperf Proof-$400.00
1/2d-Imperf 'Golden Casket'
proof-$80.00
BEWARE - 1/2d-Essay 'Brisbane' Rouletted - [A block of 4 and 2 singles missing en-route from Ipswich Workshops Archival collection to State Archives, all 6 have thins of sorts where torn from display, these have Commissioners acceptance 'tick' center of top margin]
2/6d-Double print value-$500.00
6d-Roulette 9 x Perf 13-$300.00
10d-Perf 12-$500.00
2/6d-Perf 12-$500.00
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OHMS
Government Printer
1927 [series] OHMS Watermark QR Roulette 6-13
1d, 3d, 6d, 1/-, 2/6d 'GOVERNMENT PRINTER' [in place of station name] any $300.00each
6d OHMS 'GOVERNMENT PRINTER' on [1946] Security Underprint paper-$500.00
5d, 6d, 1/-, 10/- 'Gov't Printer Brisbane' [in place of station name] any $300.00each
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SYDNEY / CITY OFFICE
Cancelled in Sydney NSW
1927 [series] OHMS Watermark QR Roulette 6-13
1d-Sydney Central Office[in place of station name]-$250.00
2/6d-Sydney Central Office[in place of station name]-$300.00
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1946 Security Underprint Roulette 6-13 Company names same price
1d-$350.00 5d-$450.00 6d-$350.00 1/--$350.00
6d OHMS 'GOVERNMENT PRINTER' -$800.00
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short / in value
1963 Watermark QR upright or inverted Roulette 6-13. Company names x 3. Mint x 3. Rare stations from x 5
1/--$15.00 2/--$15.00 2/6d-$20.00 10/--$40.00
10/--'T' of 'TEN' missing in TEN SHILLINGS-$250.00
Set-Imperf Proofs 4-$180.00
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1966
1966 Watermark QR upright or inverted Roulette 6-13. Bi-coloured 20c-$1. Mint x 4
Company names x 4
Rare stations from x 5
1c-$5.00 2c-$5.00 3c-$5.00 5c-$1.00 6c-$5.00 7c-$5.00 10c-$1.00 20c-$5.00 25c-$8.00 50c-$3.00 $1-$15.00
20c-'TWENTY CENTS' in very small font-$50.00
Set-Imperf Proofs-$600.00
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Special Mango
1974 The price is for imperf proofs, monocolour
$1.00-$60.00 $1.25-$60.00 $1.30-$70.00 $1.55-$80.00
Although printed on wmked paper and issued, no used stamps have survived to date, prices are for imperf proofs
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Security Overprint
1975 [October] Blue Security Overprint PVA Shiny gum. Roulette 9½. Bi-coloured 20c-$1
Mint 1c, 2c, 3c, 6c & 7c x 10. 5c & 10c mint x 7, rest of set mint x 4
Company names x 5
Rare stations from x 5
1c-$10.00 2c-$8.00 3c-$10.00 5c-$2.00 6c-$15.00 7c-$15.00 10c-$2.00 20c-$8.00 25c-$15.00 50c-$15.00 $1-$25.00
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Provisional $1.00
$1.00
1976 Blue Security Overprint, Bi-colour, PVA Shiny gum. Roulette 9½. Mint x 6
Company names x 4
Rare stations from x 5
$1.00-$30.00
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All Values now Mono-colour
The only way to tell the 5c & 10c values from this set is by the gum, used are identical to the 1975 set
1977 Mono-colour, Blue Security Overprint, Tropical gum, Perforated 10 [rectanguler cut outs]. Mint x 2
Roulette 9½ [mint or used] x 4
Company names x 4
Rare stations from x 5
PLEASE READ: Felt pen or biro cancels deduct 50%
5c-$2.00 10c-$2.00 20c-$2.00 25c-$2.00 50c-$3.00 $1-$3.00 $2-$4.00 $5-$6.00 $10-$10.00
50c-Imperf proof on security overprint paper, red vertical biro line in centre and green 'wiggly' crayon -$100.00
Set-Some Imperf some rouletted, proofs on security overprint paper, cross hatched in green biro-$350.00
Set-Progressive proofs as issued without station name-$220.00
Set to $5-Hand stamped 'SPECIMEN'[1981]-$180.00
5c, 10c, 20c 50c Golden Casket user, overprinted 'CANCELLED FOR REFUND' in violet, two sizes-$20ea
Issue date 5c-$2 19/7/77. $5 & $10 16/1/86.
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1987 New Design
World Expo 88 Logo
New QR Logo Security Overprint
1987 Blue Security Overprint Roulette 9½. Mint x 5
These
Expo88 parcel stamps were available for under 12 months
only
Rare stations x 5
PLEASE READ: Felt pen or biro cancels deduct 75%
5c-$10.00 10c-$10.00 20c-$15.00 50c-$20.00 $1-$25.00 $2-$40.00 $5-$50.00 $10-$60.00
Set-Progressive proofs as issued but without station name-$150.00
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1989
Locomotive replaces World Expo88 Logo
1989 Blue Security Overprint
Roulette 9½. Mint x 2
Rare stations x 5
PLEASE READ: Felt pen or biro cancels deduct 75%
5c-$10.00 10c-$10.00 20c-$10.00 50c-$10.00 $1-$10.00 $2-$20.00 $5-$35.00 $10-$40.00
Set-Progressive proofs as issued but without station name-$450.00
Freight stamps were discontinued 31 August 1994
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Samples of Meters. Several different varieties are known
Price by collector negotiation or approx $10-$50 each
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