Victoria 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.
I would welcome any comments to improve the pages.
Constantly updated as information and prices are sourced. Prices are in Australian $
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1876 Echuca
1876 No Watermark Line Perf 12½ Mint x 2
½d-$80.00 1d-$80.00 2d-$80.00 3d-$80.00 6d-$125.00
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1877 Counterfoils
1877 Watermark V/Crown [sideways] Line Perf 12¼
Larger top half 9d-$60.00 1/6d-$60.00 2/3d-$60.00 3/--$60.00 4/6d-$150.00 6/--$150.00
Imperf Proof $350ea
Set joined pairs mint-$2800.00
Set joined pairs mint overprinted Specimen-$2500.00
Used joined pairs from $200.00ea
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1877 Watermark V/Crown [sideways] Line Perf 12¼
Smaller bottom half 9d-$70.00 1/6d-$70.00 2/3d-$70.00 3/--$70.00 4/6d-$150.00 6/--$150.00
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1878 Owner's Risk
'Owner's Risk'
1878 No Watermark Line Perf 12¼ Mint x 2
1d-$120.00 2d-$120.00 3d-$140.00 6d-$140.00
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1878 Newspapers Only Owner's Risk
'Newspaper Only'
1878 No Watermark Line Perf 12¼ Mint x 2
3d-$120.00 6d-$120.00
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1879 Board of Land & Works
Security Under-grid
Note plate position A9 at top left and bottom right
1876 Watermark V/Crown Security under-grid Line Perf 12-13 Mint x 2
1d-$100.00 1d-$250.00 2d-$50.00 3d-$150.00 6d-$150.00 9d-$300.00 1/--$200.00 2/--$200.00 3/--$200.00 5/--$200.00
Specimen set $1000.00
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1881 Security under-grid Line Perf 12-13 Mint x 2
Watermark Numeral 10 2/--$300.00
Watermark Numeral 2 4/--$400.00
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1882
Without Security Under-grid
Note plate position A9 at top left and bottom right
1882 Watermark V/Crown Without security under-grid Line Perf 12-13 Mint x 2
½d-$10.00 1d-$50.00 1½d-$200.00 3d-$80.00 6d-$80.00 8d-$300.00 9d-$300.00 10d-$300.00 1/--$125.00
Specimen overprinted From $300 each
Sheets of mint remainders of the ½d value are in the market place
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1879 Cloak Room Parcel Ticket
A 3d design from three city stations is recorded; Spencer St, Princess Bridge & Flinders St
b/w photocopy
1879 No Watermark
3d-$300.00
3d[handstamped SPECIMEN Spencer St, Princess St or Flinders St with counterfoil]-$350.00ea
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1887 Medallion
Printed black on coloured paper
1887 Watermark V/Crown Line Perf 12, 12¼, 13 Mint x 2
½d-$80.00 1d-$30.00 1½d-$100.00 2d-$30.00 3d-$30.00 6d-$30.00 8d-$30.00 9d-$30.00 10d-$30.00 1/--$25.00 2/--$80.00 3/--$125.00
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Printed various colours on coloured paper
1887 Watermark V/Crown Line Perf 12, 12¼, 13 Mint x 2
1d-$30.00 2d-$30.00 5d-$30.00 6d-$30.00 8d-$30.00 10d-$30.00 1/--$25.00 2/--$80.00 3/--$125.00
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1902 Cypher
Printed black on coloured paper
1887 Watermark V/Crown Line Perf 11, 12¼ Mint x 2 6d found on both white and coloured paper
½d-$100.00 1d-$8.00 3d-$8.00 6d-$8.00 8d-$15.00 9d-$10.00 10d-$15.00 1/--$10.00 2/--$30.00
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Printed various colours on white or coloured paper
1887 Watermark V/Crown Line Perf 12¼ 2d & 5d Perf 11 Mint x 2
½d-$100.00 1d-$8.00 2d-$8.00 3d-$8.00 5d-$8.00 6d-$8.00 8d-$10.00 9d-$10.00 10d-$15.00 1/--$10.00 2/--$50.00
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1910c Cloak Room Parcel Ticket
From 1910c Watermark V/Crown Line Perf 12¼
2d-$200.00 3d[3d surcharged 3d in black on 2d]-unseen 4d[4d surcharged in red on 3d surcharged 3d in black on 2d]-$300.00
Stations recorded:
2d, Prince's-Bridge
4don3don2d: Ballarat
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1917 Wing's
Type I [double inner circle]
1917 Watermark V/Crown Line Perf 11, 12¼ Rouletted x 10 Perf/Roulette x 20 Mint x 2
½d-$100.00 1d-$8.00 2d-$8.00 3d-$8.00 4d-$8.00 5d-$8.00 6d-$8.00 7d-$8.00 8d-$8.00 9d-$8.00 10d-$10.00 11d-$10.00 1/--$8.00 1/6d-$10.00 2/--$10.00 3/--$10.00 5/--$80.00
Key plate colour trials [18 different]-$100each
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1922 Watermark Crown/A Roulette 7 Mint x 2
2d-$25.00 2/--$25.00
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Type II [single inner circle]
1934 Watermark V/Crown & Security Under-Print Roulette 7, except 5/- Line Perf 11, 12¼ Mint x 2
1d-$5.00 2d-$2.00 3d-$5.00 4d-$5.00 5d-$5.00 6d-$5.00 7d-$5.00 8d-$5.00 9d-$5.00 10d-$5.00 11d-$5.00 1/--$5.00 1/6d-$5.00 2/--$10.00 3/--$10.00 5/--$20.00
All Type I except 1d, 2d, 3d & 11d found Type II x 4
CAUTION Bogus sets [type I with security under-print only] exist with forged SPECIMEN hand-stamp onto mint remainders. Easily spotted as the forgery has no stop, and the idiot forger used remainder stamps with different station names. Some auction houses have sold these as genuine! If found place in the bin!
True Specimen overprints are those found only on progressive proofs, prior to the station name being printed and always on the 1st issued colour i.e. 1/6d, The true specimen has full stop and is overprinted on the green issue not the brown red as is seen in the forgeries.
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1941 Watermark Crown/A Roulette 7 Mint x 2
10d on 10d-$15.00
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1941 Numeral
Printed various colours on coloured paper
1941 Watermark V/Crown & Security Under-Print Roulette 7 Mint x 2
1d-$8.00 2d-$8.00 3d-$8.00 4d-$10.00 5d-$8.00 6d-$8.00 7d-$8.00 8d-$8.00 9d-$8.00 11d-$8.00 1/--$8.00 2/--$8.00 3/--$8.00
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Printed red on white paper
1941 Watermark V/Crown & Security Under-Print Roulette 7 Mint x 2
1d-$5.00 2d-$50.00 3d-$5.00 3½d-$300.00 4d-$10.00 5d-$8.00 6d-$5.00 7d-$5.00 8d-$8.00 9d-$8.00 11d-$8.00 1/--$10.00 2/--$15.00
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1953 Numeral
Design Change
1953 Watermark V/Crown & Security Under-Print Roulette 7 Mint x 2
1d-$3.00 2d-$3.00 3d-$3.00 4d-$3.00 5d-$3.00 6d-$3.00 7d-$3.00 8d-$3.00 9d-$3.00 10d-$3.00 11d-$8.00 1/--$8.00 1/6d-$3.00 2/--$5.00 3/--$5.00 5/--$5.00 10/--$30.00
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1958 Numeral
Design Change
1958 Watermark V/Crown Line Perf 11¼x11½ Mint x 2
1d-$3.00 2d-$4.00 3d-$3.00 4d-$3.00 5d-$3.00 6d-$3.00 7d-$3.00 8d-$3.00 9d-$3.00 10d-$3.00 11d-$4.00 1/--$1.00 1/6d-$3.00 2/--$5.00 3/--$5.00 4/--$30.00 5/--$5.00 10/--$8.00
10/- dark blue or pale blue
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1966 Decimal
1966 Watermark V/Crown [upright or inverted] cream paper Perf 11¼x11½
1c-50c 2c-50c 3c-50c 4c-50c 5c-50c 6c-50c 7c-50c 8c-50c 9c-50c 10c-50c 15c-50c 20c-50c 25c-50c 30c-50c 40c-50c 50c-50c 60c-50c 70c-50c 80c-50c 90c-50c $1-$2 $2-$2.00
USED copies with railway cancels x 3
Sheets of mint remainders are in the market place, prices are for mint copies
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1966 No Watermark white paper Perf 11¼x11½
5c-50c 10c-50c 20c-50c 25c-50c 30c-50c 40c-50c 50c-50c 60c-50c 70c-50c 80c-50c 90c-50c $1-$2
Sheets of mint remainders are in the market place, prices are for mint copies
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1966 No Watermark white paper gum Arabic Perf 11¼x11½
5c-50c 10c-50c 20c-50c 30c-50c 40c-50c 50c-50c 60c-50c 70c-50c 80c-50c 90c-50c $1-$2 $2-$2 $5-$3
1968 NEW SOUTH WALES in place of station name Set-$25.00
Sheets of mint remainders are in the market place, prices are for mint copies
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1972 Green Star
Priority Parcel
1972-1985 No Watermark white paper Roulette 10 Mint x 2
50c-$15.00 $1-$8.00
50c[pairs]-$45.00
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1981
New Design
1981 No Watermark white paper Perf 11¼x11½ Mint x 2
5c-50c 10c-50c 20c-50c 30c-50c 40c-50c 50c-50c 60c-50c 70c-50c 80c-50c 90c-50c $1-$2 $2-$2 $5-$3
1968 NEW SOUTH WALES in place of station name Set-$25.00
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1984
State Transport Authority added
1984 No Watermark white paper Perf 11¼x11½ Mint x 2
5c-50c 10c-50c 20c-50c 30c-50c 40c-50c 50c-50c 60c-50c 70c-50c 80c-50c 90c-50c $1-$2 $2-$2 $5-$3
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1972 Cash Register
PC [Priority Carriage] LO [Local Victoria]
Security Underprint VR up or down gummed paper
Month in Roman Numerals
1972 Security Underprint yellow paper imperf price with roman numeral for 'month' same
Various values-$10.00
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1977
Plain paper
1977 No Watermark yellow plain paper imperf from 10/1977
Various values-$10.00
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1972
M. 21 Specimen showing parcel going to Canberra i.e. * [Cash] PC [Priority Carriage] VC [Victoria] NS [New South Wales] AC [Canberra ANR]
Also known DE [Delivery to door] CH [Charge Account] QL [Queensland] SA [south Australia] CO [Australian National Railways] WA [Western Ausrralia]
1972-1980 No Watermark yellow paper imperf 1c Specimen on plain gummed paper
Various codes & values-$15.00
1c-Specimen-$20.00
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1980
1c Specimen Security Underprint VR up or down gummed paper
1980-1985 Security Underprint yellow paper imperf
Various codes & values-$25.00
1c-Specimen-$30.00
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1982
Yellow paper roll
1982 plain yellow paper zig-zag roulette x imperf
Various values-$8.00
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Samples of Meters. Several different varieties are known
SPECIMEN
Red or Blue
Price by collector negotiation or approx $10-$50 each
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Reference works for further study
Dave Elsmore: by email anytime! - I am happy to answer any questions you may have [if I can], I am also happy to buy your collection or single items of Railway Stamps
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