6d 1st Sideface on covers

Here are 1st sideface covers with 6d stamps. For other covers with other values and for information on postal rates and sea routes, see here

1880

1 x 6d from Brisbane dated 19 March 1880 to San Francisco. Seen in a private collection

1 x 6d from Brisbane to Brighton, England dated 8 July 1880. Seen in Millennium Auction no 80 lot no 497

15 April 1880 cover to Dublin, Ireland bearing 1st Sideface 6d tied by'120' of Cambooya, an example of the single ½oz rate. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane 17 April 1880 to San Francisco. Seen on Ebay

6d letter rate Brisbane to London via San Francisco. Dated 11 May 1880. Seen in Status auctions

2 x 2d and 1 x 6d from Copperfield to England dated 15 June 1880. Seen on Ebay

18 Aug. 1880 double-weight cover to York franked 2d (3) &  6d Bell ex Dalby carried on the Normanby from Brisbane to Singapore. Seen at Cavendish auction Dec 2017 Lot 2364

6d green paying the surface rate to Great Britain and Ireland dated Toowoomba October 1880 to Dublin, Ireland

Brisbane to Scotland dated 8 December 1880 with 1 x 6d 1st Sideface

6d green paying the surface rate to the UK dated Bundaberg 14 December 1880 to Glasgow, Scotland. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

6d from Brisbane dated 23 December 1880 to Mr F Lawrence, Bridewell Police Station, New Bridge Street, London, England via San Francisco. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane to England dated 24 December 1880. Seen in a private collection

Dated Sandgate 1880 to England tied with a 6d green. Ex Wytenburg

1881

6d Sideface strip of 3 (1/6d for 1-1½oz), cancelled with illegible numeral, to England, unframed 'NOR[TH P]INE/1881/JA13/QUEENSLAND' (B2) on face. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 83 lot no 1881

1881 (Apr 12) cover to Scotland with scarce Three Colour franking of First Sidefaces 1d 2d & 6d tied by fine BN '201' of Rockhampton (cds below), Type 11 ' 5 /BRISBANE/14AP81/ QL ' cds - code '5' unrecorded by Hugh Campbell - alongside, Edinburgh arrival b/s of JU9/81 in red, light fold just below the stamps. Ex Bernie Beston. Seen at Abacus auction no 234 lot no 97

6d. Thursday Island Sideface issue, Ray type 1 c (5.5 mm) with a red numeral and date cancel to England. Dated 26 April 1881. Seen on the cover of James W. Turnbull, The postal history and postal markings of Thursday Island

6d green paying the surface rate to the UK dated Withersfield 23 May 1881 to Liverpool, England. Seen in Status auctions

1881 (Feb 2) cover to London endorsed "Per Orient Steamer" with First Sidefaces 6d tied by poor 'QL' cancel, largely very fine Type 11 ' 9 /BRISBANE/2FE81/ QL ' cds (ERD) alongside, London arrival b/s of MR31/81 in red, light allover soiling. Seen at Abacus auction no 234 lot no 96

A double rate cover from Brisbane to Orleans, France dated 6 June 1881. Auction description: QUEENSLAND via EGYPT : 1881 Pair 6d + BRISBANE + French cds ALEXANDRIE EGYPTE on envelope to FRANCE. Vf. Seen at  Lugdunum Auction no 125 Lot no 920

1881 (June 9) cover to New York endorsed "Via San Francisco" with First Sidefaces 6d tied by bold 'QL' cancel with the Type 11 ' 5 /BRISBANE/9JU81/QL' cds (Hugh Campbell does not list the '5' code) & 'PAID/ALL' h/s of Brisbane, 'SAN FRANCISCO CAL/PD ALL' b/s in red & unusual 'PO/7-20-81/12P' arrival b/s, repaired flap tear & Sellotape stain at U/L. Seen at Abacus auction no 234 lot no 145

6d green paying the surface rate to the UK dated Fortitude Valley 20 June 1881 to London. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1 July 1881 cover to Italy bearing 1st Sideface 1d and 6d tied by indistinct rays '120' of Cambooya with datestamp alongside, backstamps of Brindisi and San Remo, minor blemishes, an example of the single ½oz rate. Seen at Millennium auctions no 45 lot no 393

2 x 6d from Aramac to London, England dated 5 July 1881. Seen in Millennium Auction no 80 lot no 498

From Ipswich to England via Brindisi, dated July 16 1881, barred numeral 87 on a 6d green

6d 1st Sideface and 3d Chalon for a total of 9d from Brisbane dated 1 November 1881 to London. Seen in a private collection

From Bogantungan, Numeral 248, dated 19 December 1881 to Liverpool, England via Melbourne and the Suez Canal, 10d postage comprising 2 x 2d and 1 x 6d deep green stamp

1 x 2d and 1 x 6d from Queensland to London dated 1881 and paying the 8d letter rate via Brindisi. Seen in Phoenix auction no 64

1881 mixed frank cover from Brisbane to Germany. Seen at Prestige Philately auction no 214 lot no 508

1882

6d green cover from Hughenden dated 21 January 1882 to Dorsetshire, England. Seen in Tasmanian Stamp auctions

2 x 2d and 2 x 6d for a total of 1s 4d from Aramac to London dated March 1882. Seen at Abacus auction no 234

3 March 1882 from Brisbane to Glasgow, mixed franking a 6d green 1st Sideface and 3d Chalon head. The rate for half an ounce from Queensland to the United Kingdom via Italy was 9d between February 1881 and early 1884. Seen on Ebay

From Brisbane dated 6 March 1882 to New York, USA, via San Francisco and franked 5 x 2d and 6d, representing the 1/4d double rates. Has a 25mm circular 'PAID/ALL' handstamp and New York Paid All arrival ds on reverse. Seen at Millennium auction no 62

Dated 24 March 1882. Brisbane to Sheffield, England. Seen on Stampboards

Cover to Italy dated 22 March 1882 with First Sidefaces 1d,2d pair & 6d tied by four strikes of Rays ‘165’ of Charters Towers with superb cds at lower-left & equally fine ‘REGISTERED/CHARTERS TOWERS’ handstamp in red at upper-left, Italian ‘AMBUL BOLOGNA/POTEBAN’ TPO, ‘CASABSA BELLA DELIZIA’ & ‘PILIMBERCO’ transit backstamps. The rate was 8d + 3d registration. Seen in Abacus auction no 252 Lot no 142

7 April 1882 6d cover from Cloncurry to England with ray no 149. Seen on Ebay

1882 (May 3) double-rate cover to Somersetshire endorsed "Via Melbourne & Brindisi" with First Sidefaces 1d x3 & 6d tied by poor Rays '33' cancels of 'MACKAY' (cds below), Brisbane transit & 'BATH/MY3/82' arrival b/s. Seen at Abacus auction no 234 lot no 99

Brisbane cover dated 13 May 1882 to Germany "Via Brindisi" with Chalon 3d + Sidefaces 1d, 2d & 6d - overpaying the 9d rate - all tied by BN '258' with very fine 'FORTITUDE VALLEY/+QUEENSLAND+' cd below, very fine 'BRISBANE/ J /=QUEENSLAND=' & Brindisi b/s and superb 'WIESBADEN' arrival b/s. Seen at Mossgreen Auction no 157 lot no 482

Dated May 1882. Brisbane to Sheffield, England. Seen on Stampboards

28 June 1882 cover to Paris endorsed "via Melbourne" with First Sidefaces 2d & 6d x2 tied by Brisbane duplex, Marseilles transit of 1/SEPT/82 on the face & a flurry of French b/s, redirected to England with superb 'CAMBRIDGE/SP4/82' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. [From 3.8.1876, there was a 1/1d rate via Italy. We expect the 1d overpayment was for a late fee]. Seen at Abacus auction no 234 lot no 118

Cavendish Auction 662 Lot: 2229 QUEENSLAND. UNDERPAID PACIFIC-ROUTE COVER TO G.B. WITH SCARCE BOXED "INSUFFICIENTLY/PRE-PAID" MARK; 21 July 1882 env. to London "Via San Francisco" franked by Queensland 1882 6d green tied by unclear numeral matching the fair "R[?]OPERS PLAINS" c.d.s. on the front, which was overstruck by a mostly very fine (Brisbane?) boxed "INSUFFICIENTLY/PRE-PAID" mark; endorsed "Left..." with Oct. 1882 London c.d.s.'s and London diamond-framed "IS/1" Inspector's mark on the reverse. No charge appears to have been invoked, so presumably the letter was sent by the slower (cheaper) route. Rare thus. Ex Major Tapp

Mount Cotton to Brisbane August 2 1882, 8d of stamps, for a 4 ounce envelope. Seen on Stampboards

1882 (23 Aug.) envelope from Brisbane "via Melbourne & Suez" to England, bearing 1d. (2), 2d. (2) and 6d. (2) cancelled with sunburst "ql" and c.d.s., Oundle arrival c.d.s. (9.10) on reverse; a couple of small imperfections though an attractive double rate franking. Auctioned by Spink in October 2012

1882 (Sep 25) cover to South Carolina endorsed "via/San Francisco" but with First Sidefaces 6d only tied by superb Rays '81' of 'WARWICK' (very fine cds at L/L) & very fine rounded-boxed 'INSUFFICIENTLY/PRE-PAID' h/s applied above the endorsement, Brisbane & 'PLYMOUTH/SHIP-LETTER' transits & New York arrival of DEC/16, light vertical bend. [The non-contract rate was 8d, but 6d via England. Illustrated by Hugh Campbell at p112]. Seen at Abacus auction no 234 lot no 146

Dalby to England too late cover, 9d mixed franking, dated 7 October 1882

6d green paying the surface rate to the UK dated Brisbane 9 October 1882 to London, England. Seen on Ebay

1882 (25 Oct.) envelope from Normanton "via Torres Straits" to London, bearing 4d. orange-yellow and 6d. green most unusually cancelled by "registered/normanton." in red and by London Registered oval d.s. (27.12), despatch c.d.s. at foot; an early example of the new registration handstamp being used as a cancellation, and the only example recorded struck in red. Auctioned by Spink in October 2012

6d from Brisbane dated 24 November 1882 to Mr Friederich Abbott, 18 Hamilton Gardens, St Johns Wood, London via Torres Straits

1882 (Dec 18) Dodgson cover to London endorsed "Via Melbourne" with First Sidefaces 1d & 6d plus Second Sidefaces 2d tied by indistinct BN of 'ARAMAC' (light cds below), Brisbane transit b/s of DE29/82 & very fine 'TOO LATE.' h/s, London arrival b/s of FE20/83 in red, flap removed. Seen at Abacus auction no 234 lot no 101

6d from Bogantungan, barred numeral 248, dated December 1882, to Liverpool, England via Brindisi. Seen in Smithies

Multiple / Unknown dates

1d and 6d dated Toowoomba 16 April 188- to Ireland. Seen on Ebay

A selection of 6 first sideface covers auctioned by Spink in October 2012

An undated OHMS part-front to London with Crown/Q 1/- purple Perf 12 & First Sideface 6d green. Seen at Phoenix Auctions no 19 lot no 725


Paid all from Brisbane to New York. Seen on the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group