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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 N -------------------------------------------------------- Neptune.a User: Neptune Oil Co. Ltd. Oil Producers & Distributors Address: 'Macmur House' Edward St, Brisbane, QLD Revenue Use: Numeral issue: 1936 1d. 1956 2d security underprint. Rarity Scale:
1936 1d R3.
1956 2d security underprint R2. Background: The Neptune Oil Company was registered in Australia in 1905 (some sources report 1909 and 1912) but Neptune products had been sold in Australia since about 1894 by a business run by the Kitchen family. This company was purchased by the Lever Group in 1914 and their Motor spirit (petrol) went on sale in 1917 under the “Waratah” brand name. From 1924 it was progressively available in every state through multi brand service stations with the product being packaged into various sized containers from a facility in Brisbane. Device: Stencil type. Related patterns: Refer to other Neptune patterns in: TAS: Other - Section 2 Commercial Overprints: NEPTUNE.a VIC: Other - Section 2 Commercial Overprints: NEPTUNE.a NEPTUNE.b Related patterns: Refer to other Shell patterns in: QLD: Other - Section 2 SHELL.a SHELL.b SHELL.c SHELL.d SHELL.e NSW: Other - Section 2 Commercial Overprints: Nil.
SA: Other - Section 2 Commercial Overprints: SHELL/CO/LTD.a
TAS: Other - Section 2 Commercial Overprints: SHELL.a SHELL.b
VIC: Other - Section 2 Commercial Overprints: SHELL.a SHELL.b SHELL.c SHELL.d
WA: Other - Section 2 Commercial Overprints: SHELL.a -------------------------------------------------------- Back to QLD 'Other' page Back to States Perfin index Back to Commercial Overprint index © copyright 2011 |
