Brisbane - Send Greetings ... Brisbane

Australia: 1917-1988.
Slogan cancellations: Send Greetings by Telegram - Brisbane.

The SEND GREETINGS BY TELEGRAM slogan is recorded as being used in Brisbane from the first day of issue on 19 December 1932 (Circle) to 2 January 1941 (Country Box 4).

All 11 identified dies used at Brisbane with this slogan:

have a circle date stamp; or
are boxed with numbers 1 to 9.

Within each of the broad types of dies, there are various formats incorporating different letter positions, types of box for posting and letter heights.

A setting error occurred with the POSTED/COUNTRY BOX 5 slogan Die 4 - see below.

The listing below is generally chronological by type of format. The following Table provides a guide with hyperlinks:

Shape of date stamp	Words at the base	Code number	Earliest date	Latest date	% in Brisbane Census
Circle	QLD		19 December 1932	24 December 1935	11%
Box	Pillars	2	30 December 1935	8 April 1938	9%
		7	11 April 1938	4 January 1940	34%
	In Pillar Box	2	7 April 1939	21 June 1939	17%
	Country Box	4	22 December 1938	2 January 1941	10%
		5	22 December 1936	20 December 1939	11%
	APIR error		12 April 1938
	In Country Box	5	9 April 1939	13 April 1939	5%
	Interstate Box	3	7 April 1938		1%
	AUSTRALIA	9	22 December 1938		1%
	City Box	1	20 December 1939		1%

There are 100 examples of this slogan for Brisbane in the Census.

Datestamp: Circle.

Top inscription: BRISBANE.

Base inscription: QLD.

Characteristics:
Die 3: B under GR above and Y over G below.
Usual order for Time/DD-MM/Year.

Only recorded date of this format:
23 December 1932.

Number in the Census: 1.

23 December 1932.

Datestamp: Circle.

Top inscription: BRISBANE.

Base inscription: QLD.

Characteristics:
Die 3: B under GR above and Y over G below.
YEAR at the top with TIME in the third line.

Earliest date of this format:
19 December 1932.

Latest date of this format:
23 December 1932.

Number in the Census: 6.

19 December 1932.

Datestamp: Circle.

Top inscription: BRISBANE.

Base inscription: QLD.

Characteristics:
Die 4: Y (of BY) is to the right of the G.
Time/DD-MM/Year.

Only recorded date of this format: 24 December 1935.

Number in the Census: 1.

24 December 1935.

Datestamp: Box. Number: 2. Top inscription: BRISBANE/Q'LAND. (2nd line is in an arc). Base inscription: POSTED/PILLARS. (1st line is in an arc). Characteristics: Die 3: Y is above the G. Only recorded date of this format: 8 April 1938. Number in the Census: 1	7 April 1938.
Datestamp: Box. Number: 2. Top inscription: BRISBANE/Q'LAND. (2nd line is in an arc). Base inscription: POSTED/PILLARS. (1st line is in an arc). Characteristics: Die 4: Y is to the right of G. Earliest recorded date of this format: 30 December 1935. Latest recorded date of this format: 21 June 1938. Number in the Census: 8.	30 December 1935.
Datestamp: Box. Number: 2. Top inscription: BRISBANE/Q'LAND. (2nd line is in an arc). Base inscription: POSTED/PILLARS. (1st line is in an arc). Characteristics: Die 3: Y is above the G. Earliest recorded date of this format: 21 December 1939. Latest recorded date of this format: 4 January 1940. Number in the Census: 15.	21 December 1939.
Datestamp: Box. Number: 7; Base inscription: POSTED/ PILLARS. Characteristics: Die 4: Y is to the right of the G. Earliest date of this format: 11 April 1938. Latest date of this format: 19 April 1939. Number in the Census: 19.	11 April 1938.

Datestamp: Box.

Number: 2.

Base inscription:
POSTED IN/ PILLAR BOX.

Characteristics:
Die 3: Y is above the G.

Earliest date of this format: 8 April 1939.

Latest date of this format: 21 June 1939.

Number in the Census: 7.

21 June 1939.
On an advertising cover for Tristrams.

Datestamp: Box.

Number: 2.

Base inscription:
POSTED IN/ PILLAR BOX.

Characteristics:
Die 4: Y is to the right side of the G.

Earliest date of this format: 7 April 1939.

Latest date of this format: 13 April 1939.

Number in the Census: 10.

7 April 1939.

Datestamp: Box.

Number: 4.

Top inscription: BRISBANE/Q'LAND.
(2nd line is in an arc).

Base inscription: POSTED/COUNTRY BOX.
(1st line is in an arc).

Characteristics:
Die 4: Y is to the right of G.
Letters are 4.5 mm high.

Earliest date of this format:
22 December 1938.

Latest date of this format:
2 January 1941 (Occleshaw).

Number in the Census:

22 December 1938.

Datestamp: Box.

Number: 5.

Top inscription: BRISBANE/Q'LAND.
(2nd line is in an arc).

Base inscription: POSTED/COUNTRY BOX.
(1st line is in an arc).

Characteristics:
Die 2: Y is to the right of the middle of the G.

Earliest date of this format:
23 December 1936.

Latest date of this format: 13 April 1938.

Number in the Census: 4.

23 December 1936.

Datestamp: Box.

Number: 5 (4 mm font);

Top inscription: BRISBANE/Q'LAND.
(2nd line is in an arc).

Base inscription: POSTED/COUNTRY BOX.
(1st line is in an arc).

Characteristics:
Die 4: Y is to the right of the G.

Earliest date of this format:
4 January 1937.

Latest date of this format:
13 April 1938.

Number in the Census: 2
(with no error).

13 April 1938.

Datestamp: Box.

Number: 5;

Base inscription: POSTED/COUNTRY BOX.

Characteristics:
Die 4: Y is to the right of the G.

At some time during the morning of 12 April 1938, an additional letter was created to change APR to APIR.
This error lasted all day but was corrected at some time between 8:00 pm and 1:00 am on 13 April.

Number of examples recorded: 4.

Datestamp: Box.

Number: 5 (7 mm font).

Top inscription: BRISBANE/QLD. AUST.

Base inscription: POSTED IN/COUNTRY BOX.

Characteristics:
Die 4: Y is to the right of the G.

Earliest date of this format: 9 April 1939.

Latest date of this format: 13 April 1939.

Number in the Census: 5.

13 April 1939.

Datestamp: Box.

Number: 3 (4 mm font).

Top inscription: BRISBANE/Q'LAND.
(2nd line is in an arc).

Base inscription:
POSTED/INTERSTATE BOX.
(1st line is in an arc).

Characteristics:
Die 4: Y is to the right side of the middle of G.

Only recorded date of this format:
7 April 1938.

Number in the Census: 1.

7 April 1938.

Datestamp: Box.

Number: 9;

Top inscription: BRISBANE/Q'LAND.

Base inscription: AUSTRALIA.

Characteristics:
Die 4: Y is to the right of the G.

Only recorded date of this format:
22 December 1938.

Number in the Census: 1.

22 December 1938.
On the reverse side on the Marconi delivery envelope for an Ocean Letter.

Datestamp: Box.

Number: 1.

Top inscription: BRISBANE/Q'LAND
(2nd line is in an arc).

Base inscription:
POSTED/CITY BOX.
(1st line is in an arc).

Characteristics:
Die 4: Y is to the right of G.

Earliest date of this format:
20 December 1939.

Number in the Census: 1.

20 December 1939.