Queensland.
Delayed/Detained message markings.
Delayed/Detained message markings.
- Australia 1901-1988
- New South Wales
- Overview of NSW
- Telegraph lines
- Telegraph Offices
- Date stamps
- Forms
- Envelopes
- Instructional annotation
- Collect
- Delayed
- Free
- Immediate Urgent
- Reply paid
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- Stamps
- 1871 Telegraph stamps
- 1885 proposal
- 1893 proposal
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
- International
- Special aspects
The hand stamps below show the Detained/Delayed message in its various forms as used in Queensland during:
- the Colonial period (to 1900);
- the Interim period (1901 - 1916);
- the Commonwealth period (1917+).
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Two line DETAINED BY INTERRUPTION TO COMMUNICATION in decorative border. Used in 1874. Size: 13 × 53 mm. |
 Two line in rectangular border (SH2) DETAINED BY INTERRUPTION TO COMMUNICATION. Size: 15 × 80 mm. |
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Two line in plain rectangular border (SH1) DETAINED BY INTERRUPTION. Used on
13 December 1912 Size: 10 × 39 mm. |
Note: All images on this page were provided by Dave Elsmore.