The British journal, the Philatelic Record in1879 on p. 51 described the
Queensland first sideface issue as follows:
“At last we are in possession of one of the long-heralded
new stamps for this colony. And yet we are not happy! Alas! what a falling off is
here! The old Queensland stamps are, in our- opinion, amongst the most beautiful
in our collection, whilst the stamp before us is certainly one of the ugliest.
The head of Her Majesty, on a lined background, is enclosed in an oval of solid
colour, upon which are the words, in curves, “QUEENSLAND" above and "Two
PENCE " beneath, in white block letters. A mean, corkscrewy ornament on
each side of the oval fills up the interstices between the lettering. The
spandrels are formed of close net-work, and two fine outer lines, the inner
one white and the outer one blue, form a frame to the whole.”
Later the journal received the receipt of the 1d without
comment, and then, when they got a copy of the 4d., this observation: “The 4d.
value of the new type is now in circulation. This stamp looks, if possible,
even worse than the two already chronicled, perhaps on account of its colour."
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