Postage stamps and postal history of Queensland
Encyclopedia
This is a survey of the postage stamp
s and postal history
of Queensland
, a former British Crown Colony
that is now part of Australia.
s of 1866-1892 were authorised for postal use.
Postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...
s and postal history
Postal history
Postal history is the study of postal systems and how they operate and, or, the study of postage stamps and covers and associated material illustrating historical episodes of postal systems...
of Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, a former British Crown Colony
Crown colony
A Crown colony, also known in the 17th century as royal colony, was a type of colonial administration of the English and later British Empire....
that is now part of Australia.
First stamps
The first stamps of Queensland were issued on 1 November 1860. Before that, Queensland used the stamps of New South Wales from 1851. All of Queensland's postage stamps portrayed Queen Victoria. Between 1 January 1880 and 1 July 1892, revenue stampRevenue stamp
A revenue stamp, tax stamp or fiscal stamp is a adhesive label used to collect taxes or fees on documents, tobacco, alcoholic drinks, drugs and medicines, playing cards, hunting licenses, firearm registration, and many other things...
s of 1866-1892 were authorised for postal use.
Further reading
- Campbell, Hugh M. Queensland cancellations & other postal markings 1860-1913. Melbourne: Royal Philatelic Society of VictoriaRoyal Philatelic Society of VictoriaThe Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria is a philatelic society based in Melbourne, in the state of Victoria, Australia.- History :The society was founded in Melbourne in 1892 as The Philatelic Society of Victoria and it received the "Royal" prefix in 1947....
, 1977.