A 1868 stamp of Queensland, SG 59.
A 1890 stamp of Queensland, SG 192.

This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Queensland, a former British Crown Colony 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.[1][2] All of Queensland's postage stamps portrayed Queen Victoria with the exception of two stamps depicting allegorical figures of Australia (1903, 1907). Between 1 January 1880 and 1 July 1892, revenue stamps of 1866-1892 were authorised for postal use. In 1913 the stamps of Queensland were superseded by those of Australia.

A significant collection of Queensland stamps is held at the Queensland Museum.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Queensland. Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine Sandafayre Stamp Atlas. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Australian States – Queensland". StampWorldHistory.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018.
  3. ^ The L'Estrange Queensland Collection

Further reading

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