Queensland Postcards & Quelimane Post Cards

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4 DEC 1939 clear Brisbane ADDRESS MAIL TO / PRIVATE BOX NO. / IT EXPEDITES / DELIVERY slogan cancel ties 2-d King stamp franking continental QSL post card to Lakewood Ohio from 4QC (Australian Broadcasting Commission at Brisbane Queensland), brownish paper along top edge, typed address, 2 long crease affect stamp, tiny creases at corners. exceptionally detailed; gives hours of broadcast & frequencies for 3 stations. $3,50 q-q

"A collection of bailer shells / from Australia's Great Barrier Reef" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1961 at Fair Oakes Indiana, crease through center of card. $1.00 q

"AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES / Aboriginal musicians with music sticks / and didgeridoo. Unused continental post card from Murray Views in Queensland, with round corners as issued, fresh appearance. $1.25 qi%

"AX-4GX" QSL card with view of the Opera House and harbour bridge, used 1970 by operator J. Barraclough in Brisbane Queensland, VK4 QSL Bureau label affixed to back, Captain Cook Bi-centenary commemorative design, minor wear to the top corners. $1.75 nq

"Banana Grove, Woombye, North Coast Line, S.Q." black & white postcard issued for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915, writing on back, mild corner wear. In 1913, some 7,400 acres had similar plantings in Queensland. $5.50 qeta%

"Barnard Islands, North Queensland." Issued for the Franco-British Exposition of 1908, unused postcard, soft corners, fairly fresh. $10.00

"Bending Broom Millet, Goomeri, North Coast Line, S. Q. including 2 workers, black & white postcard issued for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915, writing on back, trivial corner wear. When production in Queensland was 168,194 pounds. $5.50 qae

"Bottle Tree / Series 55 - Tropical Queensland" monochromatic dark green, unused post card, considerable corner & edge wear, toned back. $1.50 q

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"BRISBANE" with view of the Botanic Gardens, deep colors, continental postcard used as QSL card by KB8FNQ, round corners as issued, fresh appearance. $1.00

"Bunyip Hole, Caoonbah, Southern Queensland" Issued for the Franco-British Exposition in 1908, unused post card with soft corners, fairly fresh. $10.00

"Cairns, Queensland / Australia" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1961 at Rickman Tennessee. $1.75 q

"COONAWARA WEST QUEENSLAND" black & white post card showing some men in an encampment, unused. $5.00 qc

"Enoggera Creek, Brisbane" showing men & women fishing & nearby boating activity, color postcard, circa 1910-1915, numbered 91970 on back, printed in Germany, unused. minor corner & edge wear, slight yellowing of the paper with age. $4.00 qf+

"ESK TOWNSHIP, STANLEY DISTRICT, SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND." post card Issued for the Franco-British Exposition of 1908, monochromatic dark violet with low contrast, unused, soft corners, lightly toned front. $9.00 (eq)

'Exploring marine life / on Australia's Great / Barrier Reef" showing two people examining a striped shell, home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 at Butlerville Indiana. $1.50 q

"FLINDERS STREET EAST, TOWNSVILLE, Q. 102 THE CROWN STUDIOS, SYDNEY" showing a buggy & a wagon passing near a lithographer / paper merchant (T. Willm...), real photo post card with good focus & composition, minor wear to corners, image a bit dark, but the sign lettering is readable even in the distance. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 q

"Good Luck / from the Sanctuary / Currumbin Beach Q." hand-colored / tinted real photo postcard showing little girl and multiple parrots, pertinent information on back is exceptionally interesting, small adherence on back, a little writing on back. $8.00 q

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"GOVERNMENT SURVEYORS AT WORK, QUEENSLAND" including teepee-like shelters, black & white post card issued for the Franco-British Exposition of 1908, very lightly toned back. $12.50 eqp*+

"In the famous Hinchinbrook Passage, North Queensland." post card issued for the Franco-British Exposition of 1908, color, unused, soft corners, 2 small spots on back. $9.00

"LAKE ON CANNING DOWNS, SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND" postcard issued for the Franco-British Exposition of 1908, monochromatic blue postcard, unused, soft corners. $9.00

NORTH QUEENSLAND AERIAL SERVICES. Continental black-and-white photo showing its Partenavia Victor (VH-PFO) parked, good focus & composition, tiny bend at one bottom corner. Rare. $4.75 aq

NORTH QUEENSLAND AERO CLUB. Continental black-and white photograph showing its Cessna 310 (VH-MKM) parked, good contrast. Rare. $5.00 aq

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"On Australia's Great / Barrier Reef" showing someone on corral scooping some water, home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 at Cortland Indiana. $1.50 q

"On the Fitzroy River , Central Queensland." color post card from the Franco-British Exposition of 1908, small corner crease, small mark in bottom front margin that is the printer's doing. $9.00 (eq)

OUTBACK AERIAL MISSION. Wanted to buy--postcards & photographs of their aircraft, so we may restock. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros!

QUEENSLAND PACIFIC AIRLINES. Continental post card with correction penned on back identifying the Nord 262A (VH-HEI VH-HKT) on the ground, dark image, faint internal crease. $3.75 aq

"SIDUES SERIES No. 1081 PALM AVENUE, EIMEO, MACKAY, QLD." sepia-tone real photo postcard from Valentine's, printed in Great Britain, fresh appearance. $4.50 q*%

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"SIDUES SERIES NO. 1089 MACKAY HARBOUR, MACKAY, QLD." sepia-tone real photo postcard with good composition & contrast, from Valentine's, printed in Great Britain, fresh appearance & good edges. $4.50 q*%

"SIDUES SERIES No. 527 CHARMING AVENUE, BOTANICAL GARDENS, BRISBANE" real photo post card with good focus & composition, mailed 1960 at Spelter West Virginia but a much earlier card, toned back, 2 tiny spots at center of bottom front edge. $2.50 qg

"Sugar cane fields in Queensland" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1961 at Delano Tennessee. $1.75 q

SUNSTATE AIRLINES. Unused continental post card showing their DeHavilland Canada DHC-6-320 (VH-TGF) at Townsville Airport, trivial corner & edge wear, otherwise fresh. $4.75 aq

"THE ROSE SERIES P. 7154 EAST STREET, ROCKHAMPTON" showing streetcars , bicyclists & other traffic near Kirby's & Stewart's (James Stewart & Co. Ltd.), sepia-tone real photo postcard on pinkish paper, a little writing on back, minor wear at one corner. $6.00 qgsb%

"THE ROSE SERIES P. 7169 BOTANICAL GARDENS ROCKHAMPTON" sepia-tone real photo post card produced in Australia, unused, large discoloration spot on back with some light soak-through to front caption area, slight oxidation. Because the front toning invades the image a bit where there is nothing but ground, and because the toning is sepia in color itself, it is harder to notice in the image than it is in the border below it. $1.25 q-%

"Townsville Q'Land" black & white aerial view in light green border, postcard mailed 1902 Malvern (1504 cancel) to France, corner crease, discoloration due to album contact both sides. $7.50 q%

"VIEW OF BUNDABERG, FROM POST OFFICE TOWER, SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND." post card issued for the Franco-British Exposition of 1908, monochromatic dark violet, unused, minor corner wear, short linear mark in left front margin is same color as the view (the printer's doing). Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 eqp

"VK4BKM" Tin Can Bay shortwave (14 Mhz) QSL card used 1988 by operator Keith V. Ford, QSL label affixed to back, excellent condition. $2.00 q

"VK4HR" Morningside Brisbane QSL card mailed 1950 to Ohio (sharp cancel, One Hundred Years 2-1 / 2-p stamp). $2.00

"VK4Mz" Gympie QSL card used 1991 by operator Kerry S. Viney, map design calls out area products, fresh appearance. $2.50 q

"VK4RF" Loganlea shortwave (10.1 Mcs) QSL viewcard picturing the operator Fred J. Lubach at his equipment, bureau label affixed to the stamp box, excellent condition. $3.75 qg& NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

"VK4VO" Glencoe shortwave (14 mcs) QSL card used 1958 by operator Arthur F. Wrembeck. $3.00 q

"VK4XA" Zillmere shortwave (14 Mhz) QSL card used 1987 by operator S. Russ Coleston, small QSL label on back, thin stock, good edges. $1.50 q. Same but 28 MHZ, used 1988, backstamped for Bicentenary Australia World Expo in Brisbane. $1.75 q. Same but at 14 MHZ, used 1989, no label on back, trivial corner wear. $1.25 q NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

"VK4XW" Brisbane shortwave (7.030 mc/s) QSL card used 1960 by operator George Harmer, trivial wear at one corner, small spot on the back. $1.50 q NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

Wanted to buy--postcards from Avondale, Baffle Creek, Bargara, Burnett Heads, Gin Gin, Hervey Bay, Mon Repos, and Sharon. Please offer us some, price in US dollars or Euros!

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