Queensland Railway Parcel Stamps
ISSN 1836-0084
This is a 'work in progress' from a series of on line catalogues to help the collector and dealer alike.
last update 1 11 08
This FREE online catalogue is courtesy of Dave Elsmore
This is a Catalogue only.
Nothing is for sale from these pages. It is purely to help guide you to better collecting.
Priced from Collectors, Dealers & Auctions.
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Constantly updated as information and prices are sourced. Prices are in Australian $
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1867
Unfinished Essay
1867 No Watermark Imperf Black
2/--$1200.00
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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/--$500.00 2/--$800.00
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1868
1868 No Watermark White paper Line Perf 13 Mint x 3
1/--$500.00
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1870
1870 No Watermark Cream paper Perf 13 Line Mint x 3
1/--$350.00 2/--$800.00
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1874
Sub-charge 2/- back to 1/-
1874 No Watermark Cream paper Line Perf 13
1/-on2/--$1500.00
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1880
Die I
1880 No Watermark Line Perf 10 Mint x 2
1d-$500.00 3d-$500.00 6d-$500.00 1/--$500.00 3/--$1500.00 3/-[perf12½]-$1500.00
Set Manuscript CANCELLED to 2/-[1d SPECIMEN & CANCELLED]-$3000.00
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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/--$350.00ea
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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-$800.00 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
1d-$5.00 3d-$5.00 6d-$8.00 1/--$15.00
Set Overprinted SPECIMEN -$250.00
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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1896
1896 Watermark Crown/Q upright or inverted Line Perf 12 Mint x 3
1d-$5.00 3d-$5.00 6d-$10.00 1/--$20.00
Set Black quarter ring cancel-$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 Perfins x 3 Mint x 3
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-$2000.00[unique]
1/- & 1d Composite Die Proof -$5000.00[unique]
Imperf proof in black 1/--$200.00
1/- 2/6d Imperf proofs in issued colour with or without CANCELLED -$150.00ea
1d Manuscript CANCELLED in red, mint full gum-$100.00
1/- 2/6d 5/- Overprinted SPECIMEN-$80.00ea
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1902 Watermark Crown/Q upright or inverted Line Perf 12, 12½, 13 or compound 12½x13 Perfins x 3 Mint x 3
½d-$80.00 1d-$5.00 3d-$8.00 6d-$8.00 1/--$8.00 2/6d-$50.00 5/--$80.00
1/- Imperf-$400.00
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Loco Watermark
The few 10/-discoveries are all cancelled '432' which is Southport Station on the South Coast Line
1903 Watermark Antique Locomotive upright or inverted Line Perf 10½, 11, 12, 12½ or 11x12½ or compounds Perfins x 3 Mint 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/--$1200.00
½d-5/- set Par favour cancelled-$600.00
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-$1000.00
333 Perfin Essay-$1500.00
4589 Fictitious station number-$450.00
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Manuscript Cancel Rectangular Railway Cancel with station number
1914 Watermark Antique Locomotive 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 Perfins x 3 Double Station Name x 4 Mint x 5
½d-$120.00 1d-$35.00 3d-$35.00 6d-$35.00 1/--$40.00 2/6d-$80.00 5/--$100.00
Set-Imperf proofs [except ½d]-$500.00
½d-A proof pair exists-$2000.00
6d-Trial colour proof
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1919 Watermark QR 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
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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 Perfins x 3 Postal canceller x 3 Double Station Name x 4 Mint x 3
½d-$500.00 1d-$15.00 3d-$20.00 5d[1922]-$40.00 6d-$15.00 1/--$15.00 2/6d-$40.00 5/--$60.00
5d Imperf proof-$120.00
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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-$300.00
5/--Sydney City Office-$300.00
6d-Defence-$400.00
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1926 No Watermark Security Backprint QR in blue Roulette 6-13
3d-$400.00 5d-$550.00
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1927 Numeral
1927 Watermark QR upright or inverted Roulette 6-13 Company names x 2 Perfins x 3 Station Name by rubber hand stamp x 5 Mint x 4
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' Essay-$80.00
2/6d-Double print value-$250.00
6d-Roulette 9 x Perf 13-$120.00
10d-Perf 12-$100.00
2/6d-Perf 12-$100.00
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OHMS
Government Printer
1927 [series] OHMS Watermark QR upright or inverted Roulette 6-13
1d, 3d, 6d, 1/-, 2/6d GOVERNMENT PRINTER [in place of station name] x 10
5d, 6d, 1/-, 10/- Gov't Printer Brisbane [in place of station name] x 10
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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' -$500.00
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short / in value
1963 Watermark QR upright or inverted Roulette 6-13 Company names x 3 Perfins x 5 Mint x 3
1/--$15.00 2/--$15.00 2/6d-$20.00 10/--$40.00
Set-Imperf Proofs 4-$120.00
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1966
1966 Watermark QR upright or inverted Roulette 6-13 Bi-coloured from 20c-$1 Company names x 4 Perfins x 3 Mint x 4
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
Set-Imperf Proofs 11-$600.00
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Security Underprint
1973 Blue Security Underprint PVA Shiny gum Roulette 6-13 Bi-coloured from 20c-$1 Company names x 5 Perfins x 3 Mint x 4
1c-$5.00 2c-$5.00 3c-$5.00 5c-$1.00 6c-$5.00 7c-$5.00 10c-$1.00 20c-$3.00 25c-$8.00 50c-$3.00 $1-$15.00
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Special Mango
1974 Imperf proofs Although printed and issued, no used stamps have survived to date, prices are for imperf proofs
$1.00-$60.00 $1.25-$60.00 $1.30-$70.00 $1.55-$80.00
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Provisional $1.00
$1.00
1976 Blue Security Underprint PVA Shiny gum Roulette 6-13 Company names x 4 Mint x 6
$1.00-$40.00
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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 1973 set
1976 Blue Security Underprint Tropical gum Roulette 6-13 Company names x 4 Perfins x 3 Mint x 2
5c-$1.00 10c-$1.00 20c-$1.00 25c-$1.00 50c-$1.00 $1-$2.00 $2-$3.00 $5-$3.00 $10-$10.00
50c-Progressive proof on security paper, imperf-$45.00
Set-Progressive proofs as issued but without station name-$350.00
Set to $5-Hand stamped 'SPECIMEN'[1981]-$120.00
5c, 10c, 20c 50c Golden Casket user, overprinted 'CANCELLED FOR REFUND' in violet, two sizes-$20ea
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1987 New Design
World Expo88 [Brisbane] Logo
New QR Logo Security Underprint
1987 Blue Security Underprint Roulette 6-13
5c-$5.00 10c-$5.00 20c-$5.00 25c-$8.00 50c-$3.00 $1-$7.00 $2-$10.00 $5-$20.00 $10-$40.00
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1991
Locomotive replaces World Expo88 Logo
1991 Blue Security Underprint Roulette 6-13
5c-$10.00 10c-$10.00 20c-$10.00 25c-$10.00 50c-$10.00 $1-$10.00 $2-$20.00 $5-$40.00 $10-$50.00
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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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Reference works for further study
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