Queensland 1 shilling mauve and violet postally used blocks

A census of Queensland one shilling pale, dull and bright mauve (SG 251 - 3) and violet and bright mauve (SG 298 - 9) 3rd Sideface used blocks. This issue first went on sale in June 1899. Most of these stamps, being of a high value, were used on parcels and while postally used examples are not that scarce, postally used blocks are

Postally used

1903

SG 251 1s pale mauve block of 4 cancelled with a Maryborough PAID date stamp dated 10 January 1903. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

SG 251 1s pale mauve block of 4 cancelled with a Woolloongabba double lined registered oval handstamp dated 28 February 1903. Seen in Abacus auction no 240 lot no 505

1905

SG 253 1s bright mauve block of 4 cancelled with a Cairns type 5a date stamp dated 4 April 1904. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

SG 253 1s bright mauve block of 4 cancelled with a Brisbane parcel post date stamp dated 11 April 1904. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1906

SG 251 1s pale mauve block of 4 cancelled with a Gympie type 5a date stamp dated 30 September 1906

1907

SG 251 1s pale mauve block of 4 cancelled with a Cooktown type 4a (i) date stamp dated 6 December 1907

1908

SG 253 1s bright mauve block of 4 cancelled with a Brisbane parcel post branch date stamp dated 1 May 1908

1909

SG 298 1s violet OS block of 4 cancelled with a Brisbane parcel post branch date stamp dated 15 January 1909

1910

SG 299 1s bright mauve block of 8 cancelled with Oakey type 5b date stamp dated 1 March 1910

1911

SG 298 1s violet block of 4 cancelled with a Goondiwindi type 6 date stamp dated 10 April 1911. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

Not dated

SG 251 faded 1s pale mauve block of 4 cancelled with Ipswich numeral 87 type 2a (i)

SG 251 1s pale mauve block of 4 cancelled with an indistinct barred numeral

Collection of stamps including an SG 251 1s pale mauve block of 4 cancelled with an Gympie numeral 547 type 2b. Seen on Ebay

Cancelled to Order (CTO)

1913

SG 299 1s bright mauve block of 4 cancelled to morder with Brisbane date stamp type 26 dated 1913. Seen on Ebay. Ex Australia Post Archives

Electric Telegraph Office

SG 251 1s pale mauve block of 4 cancelled with a Townsville Electric Telegraph Office oval handstamp. Seen in Abacus auction no 240 lot no 505