The details addressed on this page are:
- the final design of the 1d (6d) stamp;
- details of printing and issue;
- multiples;
- examples of used stamps off cover and a list of recorded date stamps;
- examples of the 1d (6d) stamp used on cover as a single or a multiple and a listing of all recorded covers;
- examples of covers with the 1d (6d) stamp in combination with the 2d (1/-) stamp.
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The 1d (6d) claret drew heavily on the Union Jack flags and the three Infantry men as shown in the first Essay.
The heading Patriotic Fund is above ONE PENNY and on either side of the denomination at the bottom. The postal denomination of 1d covered the basic letter rate. When the stamps were withdrawn from sale in October 1902, an amount of £243 was paid to the Queensland Patriotic Fund. |
Date of issue: |
19 June 1900. |
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| Withdrawn from sale: | October 1902. |
Watermark: |
Crown over Q (sideways) with two watermarks per stamp. |
Perforation: |
12. |
Number printed: |
6,500 stamps. |
Supplied to Bern Bureau (UPU): |
Unknown. |
Number issued: |
4,000 (estimated). |
Mint stamps now generally have yellow crackly gum.
The lack of interest in the Queensland issue resulted in few multiples being collected. Consequently multiples are now scarce. The 1d (6d) stamp is known only in small multiples.
- the largest multiple is a block of 6 which is Cancelled to Order;
- the largest multiples of the stamp as issued are blocks of 4 (2 known) and a strip of four (1 known);
- a strip of three is known but only on a cover.
Millennium Auctions April 2008 Lot 43. |
Prestige Philately September 2011 Lot 242. |
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Genuine and readable cancelled examples of the 1d (6d) stamps off cover are scarce. There are at least 15 recorded examples so far.
Details are recorded below. Examples of these are:
 Rockhampton 583 Duplex 21 June 1900. Prestige August 2004 Lot 617; Status Auctions February 2007 Lot 1567. |
 Warwick 29 July 1900. Prestige June 2006 Lot 654. Millennium Nov 2023, Lot 392. |
 Stanthorpe 6 November 1900. Prestige Philately September 2011 Lot 241, |
 Rockhampton 583 duplex (?). Millennium Auctions May 2012 Lot 450. |
Known date stamps on the 1d (6d) stamp off cover.
| Date on stamp | From | Notes | Seller/Reference & Date (lot) |
| 21 June 1900 | Rockhampton. | On piece. | Prestige August 2004 Lot 617; Status February 2007 Lot 1567. |
| 22 June 1900 | Charleville | Complete and near top. | Ebay January 2015. |
| 2 July 1900 | Rockhampton. | Very smudged imprint | Millennium May 2012 Lot 450. |
| 5 July 1900 | Barcaldine | Across left centre, rotated 90 degrees clockwise. | Ebay Jan 2018. |
| 20 July 1900 | Bundaberg "148". | Duplex on pair. | Matthew Bennett February 2003 Lot 574. |
| 20 July 1900 | Bundaberg "148". | Duplex on single. | Matthew Bennett February 2003 Lot 574. |
| 27 July 1900 | Brisbane. | Millennium February 2005 Lot 95; Status Feb. 2007 Lot 1568. |
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| 28 July 1900 | Gympie. | Status December 2006 Lot 1485; July 2007 Lot 1684. |
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| 29 July 1900 | Warwick | Single | Prestige June 2006 Lot 654. Millennium Nov 2023 Lot 392. |
| 15 August 1900 | Townsville. | On piece with 3d brown. | Status February 2012 Lot 1520; March 2012 Lot 1572. Ebay January 2018. |
| 27 August 1900 | George Street. | Status July 2-11 Lot 1553; August 2011 Lot 1929; October 2011 Lot 1575. |
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| 24 September 1900 | Roma. | Ebay. | |
| 1 October 1900 | Indoropilly | Centered on stamp. Date stamp is unbordered and faint in parts and there are 2 duplex bars at base. | Ebay July 2018. |
| 6 November 1900 | Stanthorpe. | Unbordered. Centered and rotated 45 degrees anticlockwise. | Prestige Philately September 2011 Lot 241. |
| 5 December 1900 | Gladstone. | Status May 2006 Lot 1349. |
There are also a number of other stamps with date stamps in 1901 and beyond - including a nive example from Thursday Island on 27 May 1927.
These cannot be considered as they are beyond the period of currency.