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The above postcard has turned up again, this time on a well known online auction site. It sold for $96.69 on 29/7/18.

Main Street, KEMPTON!!

I can now prove that Queenstown photographer and Chemist Robert Ralph produced plain backed postcards. That is he did not have the word Post Card or any other printed information on the back of his real photo postcards except his rubber stamped logo " Robert Ralph, Chemist, Queenstown, Tas" in purpl...

For you Gareth. Not postally used, so no dates on the back of the postcard.

Another Tasmanian British Franco card from the Douglas family of Ulverstone. Posted on the 29/June 1908 to GB. Front is "Hop Picking near New Norfolk" This card was offered recently by Phoenix Auctions, Melbourne, Auction 59, lot No 1062, 15/12/2017. It appears that this card was also offered by Pre...

Does anyone know who "R.D.Rex. Stamp Collector. Hobart" was? Rex has hand stamped a nice 1d Andrew Mather advertising postal card with his oval stamp. See scan. The postal card is postmarked June 13th 1888 and addressed to Mrs Geo Rex, Patrick St. (Hobart). http://tps.org.au/bb/download/file.php?mod...

An advertisement for McVilly and Little, Red Arcade, Liverpool Street on the side of the SS Kangaroo. Real Photo by W.S.Little.

I have some similar photo postcards, perhaps taken at the same time as yours, but also not dated or no photographers name. My guess with regards to the photographer is either Stephen Spurling or H J King. Could it be either King or Spurling on the far right of the postcard with the camera in the cen...

An attractive postcard with a reasonably early posting from Hobart to London on 3rd January 1901.

Can add 3 more not listed by Fran

2. (manuscript Number) Greetings from Scottsdale. (view of main street?)

7. Scottsdale Tas From Ellesmere.

42. Coronation Hotel, Scottsdale.

The following Tasmanian British Franco British Exhibition postcard sold recently on an online auction site. Unfortunately some vandal has removed the postage stamp but postally used cards are always of interest. The postmark is Paddington 12.15 am July 28th ?? (perhaps Year 08). At first I thought t...

A confirmed view of Franklin by H H Baily. Is the double storey building in the centre the same as the building on the far left in the original scan?

The hills look steep with lots of dead trees.

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This real photo card is by H.H.Baily, Hobart. Is the view of the Huon River at Franklin?

Lower Mathinna Falls are located near Healesville, Victoria.
Yes, I think it is an Osboldstone back. I have seen other Victorian cards with this printed back.

I recently brought a English fishing book (River and Pond, Sketches of Wild Nature and Country Life, no date but c1920) with 2 interesting hand stamps on the inside cover. There are 2 stamps of F.M.Batten 82 George St Launceston, Bookseller & Newsagent, Postcards and Photos. The second hand stamp is...

Can add 4 more Von Bibra real photograph cards. The only Von Bibra I know off is the service station operator in Reibey Street (the main street). According to the Centenary Celebration book 1852 - 1952, Von Bibra had service stations at both ends off Reibey. I remember the service station at the riv...

Found this on AbeBooks. (Mr Pickwicks Fine Old Books) Food or Drugs?: Vital Facts for Intelligent Health Seekers Koonin, Dr. Paul M., D.D.Sc. (Kharkov University) (Not a registered medical practitioner – that is, his qualifications were not recognised officially in Australia) Published by (Sydney: P...

No, not Kevin Rudd, but Keith Rudd. Just came across a real photo hand tinted postcard of the railway bridge near Longford. It is signed in ink "K Rudd. Longford". This is the first time I have seen a card from this photographer. The 1936/1937 PO Directory lists a Keith Rudd living at Longford but h...

Two more Non Advertising Scottsdale Niven postcards now listed. Main St Scottsdale. (with Horse and Cart) Already listed. Main St Scottsdale. (Different view, without Horse and Cart) New, Now listed. Little Brid Falls, Near West Scottsdale. New, Now listed. Again thankyou to a collector from Launces...

A new find. Now listed in the Tasmanian Niven listing. Thanks to a Launceston collector for the scan.

Now and again you come across a postcard which is impressive on both sides. This is one of them! A scarce Devonport F.W.Niven advertising postcard which was posted without a stamp, hence taxed at double the rate, using two one penny postage dues. The card was posted from Ulverstone on the 23/8/11 to...

Just found this photograph of T.B.Moore (standing 1st left) in the special issue of the "Mount Lyell, A Century of Copper", published by The Advocate 21/3/1993.

Another one from the set, King's Bridge with a map of North East Tasmania. J Bartholomew &Co were a well known cartographic company from Edinburgh. The card has a faint Riversdale postmark.

Hello Lyn
That's interesting. I wonder who is correct? The State Library who obtained their information from the Circular Head Heritage Centre Smithton, or Pink and Ebdon who obtained a copy of their photo from the Discovery Centre Stanley?

It would appear that the jury is out at the moment.

The writing says "This is a scene just outside Port Arthur ". Is this on the road to Port Arthur Tasmania? Why would you whistle here?
Anything to do with the guard dogs on Eagle Hawk Neck from the convict days?
Card was post in Melbourne to Kew24/9/04