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Hi All,

As a breakaway from the ever popular commercially used covers section started by Didge, I thought I would start one about the nice covers I have picked up.

Namely the commercially used , Illustrated tourist covers that possibly held postcards, im not sure.

These can be very basic or quite colorful and detailed like the one shown below. They can be internally used within Australia or sent to far away destinations.

Any covers that you have or any information regrding these would be appreciated.

Martin,

Great idea mate. I will see what I can find.

Tim

Here is one I have, cancel reads Mermaid Beach,Jan 22,1976- the scan doesn't show it very well.
Paul

Paul,

Nice one, some of them have nice pics on the back as well.

Here is my only one.

Here is one of mine

There are no illustrations on the rear

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Regards, Jay

Great covers everyone, keep them coming.

Kempsey, NSW

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Regards, Jay

Jay,

Great covers mate.

Here is one that fold and on the other side are views of the area and tick boxes to let everybody know what you are doing without having to write it all.

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Noel Almeida, Night Watchman, Australia Down Under.
Author: Overseas Mailers of New York FDCs of Australia.

Interesting collecting sideline.

To be honest I have simply tossed these type of covers into the junk boxes in the past, but can see they would make an interesting showing.

My observation having handled 100s if not 1000s of the types below, is that the paper stock of these is REALLY thin and flimsy.

Presumably as they were mainly headed overseas they made them of "AIRMAIL" weight paper, thus lessening the weight, but they really can get knocked around, and they also appear to be on lower grade type paper stock, so foxing often seems to be in these.

Glen,

All true, i have seen plenty that are no good, the one you highlighted is fairly good.

The Stampboard member has also put it for sale on Ebay.

Sorry pandadog28 for messing up your thread, I didn't realise it was for Australia only when I put my Cornwall cover up.

Do you want me to delete it

Brummie,

No way mate , its a classic. I have a few of these tick the boxes ones and remember filling them out in primary school a few times, good memories.

Nightwatchman,

Love the Exmouth cover and a good stamp as well.

Let me know if you ever want to part with it.

doughtymj[at]hotmail.com

Here is the last that I have. This one is from Tom Price, Western Australia. It is the same design as Pandadog's Shark Bay.

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Regards, Jay

I have a few Tourist Covers

Last one

Bazza,

Good covers mate, thanks for adding them.

Horrible Footscray postmark....... wouldn't you agree Waroff49?............. J/K

Something a few days old. Again picked up from the charity. I could just about fill the board every week with a bit of effort. You should see what 'gets processed' at times.

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Noel Almeida, Night Watchman, Australia Down Under.
Author: Overseas Mailers of New York FDCs of Australia.

Here's an interstate, Victoria cover used in Adelaide.

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Fantastic Cover !

I can remember going there as a kid, so much fun

oooh you have me thinking about trying to collect Theme parks and tourist attraction covers now... Old Sydney Town, The Australian Reptile Park, various Zoo's, and the Big things ... banana, pineapple, prawn, merino, trout, dog on the tuckerbox...... and the holy grail "Waratah Park " The home of Skippy

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Collecting - Stamps, poster stamps and covers that feature Kangaroos.
Wanted: Illustrated Tourist cover of "Waratah Park", Sydney, NSW. Australia

That's addressed to Mr Boggler . . that has been in stock for 23 years is my guess!

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Noel Almeida, Night Watchman, Australia Down Under.
Author: Overseas Mailers of New York FDCs of Australia.

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Noel Almeida, Night Watchman, Australia Down Under.
Author: Overseas Mailers of New York FDCs of Australia.

Nice to have the gemstone stamps on that one too, from " on the fossickers way"

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Collecting - Stamps, poster stamps and covers that feature Kangaroos.
Wanted: Illustrated Tourist cover of "Waratah Park", Sydney, NSW. Australia

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Collecting - Stamps, poster stamps and covers that feature Kangaroos.
Wanted: Illustrated Tourist cover of "Waratah Park", Sydney, NSW. Australia

this next one is not Australia, but it's the only other decimal one I have

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Collecting - Stamps, poster stamps and covers that feature Kangaroos.
Wanted: Illustrated Tourist cover of "Waratah Park", Sydney, NSW. Australia

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Noel Almeida, Night Watchman, Australia Down Under.
Author: Overseas Mailers of New York FDCs of Australia.

There's someone spelling and geography challenged.

An albumful of these would be a great colourful collection. Don't have anything like these to add to the show though.

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A great thread, must dig out some of mine to show.

Been a while since anything was added to this thread.

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Collecting - Stamps, poster stamps and covers that feature Kangaroos.
Wanted: Illustrated Tourist cover of "Waratah Park", Sydney, NSW. Australia

I put this on another thread but guess it is better placed on here:





Thanks

Lundy

Sorry just noticed it is the same design as one the Nightwatchman has shown,
Sorry

Thats OK Lundy, same design but different place name

I have a few unused/mint ones, I'll scan if anyone is interested in seeing the designs.

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Collecting - Stamps, poster stamps and covers that feature Kangaroos.
Wanted: Illustrated Tourist cover of "Waratah Park", Sydney, NSW. Australia

As requested.....

Now THAT would be scarce!

Here's one from my box of oddments.Birdsville with pictorial cancel to boot.


Brian

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Standley Chasm & Lord Howe Island

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Collecting - Stamps, poster stamps and covers that feature Kangaroos.
Wanted: Illustrated Tourist cover of "Waratah Park", Sydney, NSW. Australia

The Lord Howe Island one is beautiful.

Mooloolaba


Kuranda


Gold Coast


Swan Hill

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Collecting - Stamps, poster stamps and covers that feature Kangaroos.
Wanted: Illustrated Tourist cover of "Waratah Park", Sydney, NSW. Australia

Dunk Island


This one is quite funny
Compare it to the cover in post 1
Identical no?
I am related to the addressee, so it would have come from my place originally. (from my father-in-laws hoard, we sold a few boxes years ago before I decided to collect covers)
Somehow it's made it's way back to me in an ebay lot, or from a stampboarder

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Collecting - Stamps, poster stamps and covers that feature Kangaroos.
Wanted: Illustrated Tourist cover of "Waratah Park", Sydney, NSW. Australia

I agree

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Collecting - Stamps, poster stamps and covers that feature Kangaroos.
Wanted: Illustrated Tourist cover of "Waratah Park", Sydney, NSW. Australia