Private Revenue Perfins of Queensland An Elsmore Coath Howard production The authors would welcome your comments additions or input into this work Back to QLD 'Other' page Back to States Perfin index Back to Commercial Overprint index Section 2 - Commercial Overprints M -------------------------------------------------------- MBF.a.b
.a .a .b User: Medical Benefits Fund Medical Insurance Provider Address: (from 1953) 'Strand Building', Queen & Albert Sts, Brisbane, QLD Revenue Use: Numeral issue, printed on: .a 1936 1d,
2d, 3d. .b Handstamped: 6c, 10c security under-print roulette. Rarity Scale:
.a 1936 1d R4, 2d
R2, 3d
R2.
.b 1966 6c R2, 10c R2. Background: MBF is well established health insurance provider in Queensland and they were one of the selected companies to participate in the Queensland Medical Benefits Scheme that was established on 1 July 1953. Today MBF is part of the BUPA Group
which includes the Hospital Benefits Association
(HBA) and Mutual Community and together they are the
largest, non-government private health insurer in
Australia. MBF provides private health
insurance throughout Australia but the majority of
its 2 million + customers are in Queensland, New
South Wales, Tasmania and the Northern Territory. In
addition to its core private health insurance
business, the MBF group of companies offer life and
travel insurance as well as financial planning
services through Clear View Retirement Solutions. ---------------------------------------------------------- Moore Bros..a
.a User: Moore Bros.
Tailors
Address: Stanley St, South Brisbane, QLD Revenue Use: KGV 1920 issue 1d. Rarity Scale: KGV 1920 issue 1d R4. Background: In 1912 Moore Bros.,
‘Worthmore’ tailors, claimed to be the largest
tailoring establishment in Queensland. With
premises at Stanley St, South Brisbane as well as
Queen St Brisbane, (Opposite the GPO) and Wickham
St, Valley Junction. Moore Bothers were still operating
in the mid 1920’s and they had a stand at the
Brisbane Agricultural Show along side fellow
Brisbane tailors Pike Brothers. -------------------------------------------------------- MIM.a
.a User: MIM Ltd. (Mount Isa Mines Limited)
Mining
Address: Mount Isa, Queensland Revenue Use: 1966 issue 2c, 3c. Rarity Scale: 1966 issue 2c R4, 3c R4. Background: In February, 1923, John
Campbell Miles, a prospector noticed interesting
mineralised outcrops on the banks of the
Leichhardt River, not far from the deserted copper
fields of Cloncurry. Assays revealed Miles had
discovered the richest zinc-lead seams in the
world.
Blainey, G., Mines in the Spinifex: the story of Mount Ida Mines, Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1960. Mount Isa Mines, About MIM Mount Isa Mines. National Library of
Australia.
Trove. Device: Hand stamp. Related patterns: Nil.
-------------------------------------------------------- B. D. Morehead & Co.a .a User: B. D. Morehead & Co.
Wool Brokers
Address: Mary St, Brisbane, QLD Revenue Use: 1874 Stamp Duty wmked perf 12 6d, 1/-[type I & II], 2/-, 2/6, 5/-. QV 1874 small chalon1/-. QV 1879 violet 1d. QV 1880 small chalon 2/-, 2/6d. QV 1882 large chalon 2/-, 2/6d, 5/-. QV 1st sideface 1d, 4d, 1/-. QV 2nd sideface 1/-. Rarity Scale:
1874 Stamp Duty wmked perf 12 6d R4, 1/-[type I & II] both R4, 2/- R4, 2/6 R4, 5/- R4.
QV 1874 small chalon 1/- R4.
QV 1879 violet 1d R5.
QV 1880 small chalon 2/- R4, 2/6d R4.
QV 1882 large chalon 2/- R4, 2/6d R4, 5/- R3.
QV 1st sideface 1d R4, 4d R4, 1/- R4.
QV 2nd sideface 1/- R4.
Background: Boyd Dunlop Morehead was born in Sydney of Scottish parents in August 1843 and was educated in both Sydney and Scotland before leaving Sydney University in 1861 to try his luck at various gold and sapphire diggings. In 1862 he joined the Bank of New South Wales as a clerk but was later dismissed for insubordination. Later in 1866, after acquiring pastoral experience on several stations he became manager of the Scottish Australian Investment Co.'s “Bowen Downs” property. In 1873 Morehead and A. B. Buchanan founded B. D. Morehead & Co. which had two branches, a mercantile and trading business, and a stock and station agency. By 1877 the company had thirteen stations in the Mitchell District. Morehead joined the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the representative for Mitchell in September 1871, and moved between both houses of parliament. He served in many senior roles such as postmaster-general, ministerial representative, colonial secretary and later premier, chief secretary and colonial secretary until August 1890. He remained in parliament until his death in October 1905. As well as his pastoral and political roles he was a director of the Queensland National Bank for some years until 1893 when the crash lead to a run on the bank and its collapse. Device: Handstamped.
Related patterns: Nil. -------------------------------------------------------- Back to QLD 'Other' page Back to States Perfin index Back to Commercial Overprint index © copyright 2011 |