The lack of interest in the issue led to few covers being produced. These covers were all philatelic. No recorded cover can really be classified as being a genuine postal use of either Queensland Charity stamp.

2d stamps are rarer than 1d stamps on cover. Most of the recorded covers do, however, come in pairs of both stamps.

The covers shown here are for:

  1. single franking together with a table summarising details of all recorded covers with a single franking of the 2d (1/-);
  2. the recorded multiple franking covers;
  3. combination franking of both the Queensland 1900 Charity stamps;
  4. mixed frankings of both the Queensland 1900 Charity stamps with another issue.

 

Single franking.

Five covers are recorded with a single franking of the 2d (1/-):


Provenance: Chartwell Collection 2006 (Spink May 2918 Lot 103).		 Brisbane for local delivery to A. Gruber Box 177 Brisbane.

21 June 1900 - 2 days after issue.

As the date stamp is rotated a quarter of a turn clockwise, the large QL in the oval is below the stamp.

Millennium Auctions:
April 2003 Lot 591,
August 2004 Lot 115;
June 2005 Lot 77,
August 2006 Lot 47;

Spink May 2018, Lot 103.

Matthew Bennett February 2003 Lot 573.
Millennium Auctions April 2003 Lot 593 and June 2004 Lot 76.
Stanley Gibbons April 2022 (in conjunction with a 1d on cover). 		Brisbane for local delivery to
A. Gruber with same address as for the previous cover.

27 June 1900
(QL duplex) .

Cover has an additional cancellation towards the top left corner.

18 July 1900.		 Warwick for local delivery to Mr. Tweedie.

18 July 1900.

Single franking overpays the required rate by 1d.

Mossgreen October 2017 Lot 486.

19 July 1900.		 Brisbane for local delivery to Capt. Taylor.

19 July 1900.

Single franking overpays the required rate by 1d.

Provenance: Alan Griffiths.
Spink October 1900, Lot 1395.		 Brisbane for local delivery to Mr. Gruber.

25 September 1900.
(QL duplex).

Single franking overpays the required rate by 1d.

 

Summary of recorded covers with single frankings of the 2d (1/-) stamp.

Date From To Seller/Reference & Date (lot)
21 June 1900 Brisbane. Brisbane.
(Blue cover addressed to Mr. Gruber.)		 Matthew Bennett February 2003 Lot 571.
27 June 1900 Brisbane Brisbane.
(Blue cover addressed to Mr. Gruber.)		 Matthew Bennett February 2003 Lot 573.
18 July 1900 Warwick. Warwick
(plain cover addressed to Mr. L. N. Tweedie).		 Mossgreen June 2015, Lot 427.
19 July 1900 Brisbane
(3 pm - one line date).		 Brisbane - Eagle Street.
(plain cover addressed to Capt. R. S. Taylor).		  
25 September 1900 Brisbane. Brisbane.
(Grey cover addressed to Mr. Gruber with QL in top left corner.)		 Spink October 2012 Lot 1395.


Multiple franking.

Only one cover is recorded with a multiple franking of the 2d (1/-):

Bundaberg for local delivery.
June 21 1900.

A strip of three plus a single over payong the local delivery rate.