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An Unusual WWI Postcard to a Soldier in Egypt
Maurice Mishkel. This home-made postcard was made from cut-outs of red Australian KGV heads and postage due stamps pasted to the front of a blank "Graphic' post card that was…...
The Last Cancellation from Colone Cosme
Ronald M Lee. I am sure most of us have an accumulation of papers we intend to study in more detail when time permits. Recently I began looking at such…...
A Tale of Two Submarines in Sydney Harbour (1960)
Maurice Mishkel. As luck would have it, these 2 covers turned up on the same day from two different sources, and surprisingly the two submarines noted were related in time…...
Le style Francais
Rodney A Perry. Something of a stroll down memory lane for me this issue, and the first occasion on which I have featured covers from a foreign country. The article…...
Albert Jacka, Australia’s First Victoria Cross Winner, WWI
Maurice Mishkel. This slightly battered and indistinct postcard from Egypt was sent ‘On Active Service’ to Mrs Jacka (his mother) in North Fitzroy, Melbourne on 2/2/16 with a message: "A…...
The Byrnes Bassett Shipping Line
Bernie Beston FAP. FRPSL. Following the opening up of the Moreton Bay District to free settlers in 1842, the influx of migrants and squatters increased rapidly. As the best grazing…...
Notes on Royal Australian Navy Mail
Ronald M. Lee. Australian ships served in many countries overseas and an indication as to where they served can be found in the abbreviated schedules. It is hoped that some…...
Additional Information on HMAS Sydney
Ronald. M. Lee. Prompted by Tony Lyon’s interesting article on this subject I decided to comment on several points raised and add information about other Sydney mail known to me. The navy…...