b'99Queensland Postal History885 886885C 1885 (Mar.20) cover to Hamilton, Ontario via San Francisco with 6d & 2d Sidefaces tied by bold strike of Rays 79 canceller, adjacent strike of Type 1a HERBERTON datestamp (Type 1a unrecorded for Herberton by Manning), on reverse, transits for CAIRNS, SYDNEY & INDEPENDENT (Ottawa) plus HAMILTON arrival datestamp. Rare Colonial destination for the period. [Herberton PO opened 1880.] .$300500886PC April 1906 usage of 1d red pair tied by TOWNSVILLE postmarks on most attractive 3-part folding lettercard provided to passengers on board S.S. Eastern of The Eastern & Australian Steamship Co., with a dinner menu, a view of Queen Street, Brisbane and a written message to Melbourne. Rarely seen. .$200250QueenslandPostal Stationery887E PS POSTAL CARDS: d William Bell Essay Se-Tenant Pair in rose-red with void or lined background, both units with Reversed Q of QUEENSLAND, on ungummed, unwatermarked paper. Only example known.Ex Besancon. .$300400888888E PS POSTAL CARDS: 1880 1d unissued Postal Card Essay in Black with two impressions of the First Sideface 1d Die I in the upper-left or upper-right corners of the card, with identical wording on the face and reverse to the d Postal Card essay (see lot 1). Only 3 recorded.Ex R.A. Butler $4,0005,000'