Ticket - 2 1/2d, MMTB black printing on light brown paper with the value in green ink. A transfer ticket matched with Reg Item 5522. Has a "Victoria Bitter" print on the rear. Ticket No. R799195 Advice from Dean Filgate 7/1/2020 for this item and 5522: "very interesting tickets (why can't I find gems like these when I haunt old bookshops ?) and even better - a matched transfer pair ! The transfer is (I think) from the original McCaskey Systems printing for the "great fare revision" of March 1921, when most fares rose by ½d (or 1d on Sundays & Public Holidays), and is on the wider paper stock of those issues. The 2½d is from a later printing on narrower (but still "long") paper stock, but retains the black + coloured (value) ink on white paper scheme. The original issues had McCaskey's imprint and the value repeated on the back. They are a very nice pair. At some stage in the early/mid-1920s coloured paper tickets were again produced alongside the white-paper issues, before totally replacing them. Some of the colours were also altered. Sands & McDougall cornered the ticket-printing market about this time, blitzing all opposition with a press that produced 57 tickets at once - compared to everyone else's 2-at-a-time presses (Geoff Dean has more information on this). The "horizontal" format (similar to Sydney) was trialled in the late 1920s, and deemed a failure. The number of sections, their direction, and the use of Up/Down or In/Out varied over the years - I have put together a 'chronology' in order of issue, but unfortunately cannot assign dates of issue (yet ? ). 2nd email of 10/1/2021 Yes - keep those two tickets paired together (most people don't ); the only other matched transfer pair that I have seen was in Travis Jeffrey's collection. The 2½d ticket is a mid-1920s printing (from Sands & McDougall, so I am led to believe), the design being re-worked from their previous batch that had this value in red. There may have been another slight revision before the next design - of horizontal (Sydney-type) tickets - were issued. It would appear that horizontal format had already been used by the cable trams well before the electric trams, and that this "next horizontal issue" was used for both cable and electric trams. What I neglected to say before, was that this is an Electric System issue - as denoted by the "E.S." at the top: the alternate heading was "CABLE TRAMWAYS". Most enthusiasts mistake those initials to mean "Eastern System": demonstrably it is not, because there were "E.S." tickets issued specifically for use at Coburg and Essendon depots only (mostly return fares, with the destinations marked on the ticket).trams, tramways, tickets, mmtb, transfer tickets

Presentation folder of five stamps, 41c, to celebrate the launch of series of "Australian Historic Tramways" 11 October 1989 by Australia Post. Features a photograph of Hobart Electric trams on the inside cover, with the five stamps behind a plastic sheet. On the front is a photo of Railway Square Sydney, the rear cover has a description of the trams and of Australian tramways. Five stamps, all 41c: Adelaide Horse Tram Sydney Steam Tram Melbourne Cable Tram Hobart electric Tram Brisbane Electric Tram. See also Reg Item 471 to 474 for other examples and associated materials and 510 for a Poster. Second copy from donation of Shirley Ramsay, Hawthorn Historical Society added 15-1-2018. See Reg Item 4701 for a set of five blocks (4 stamps) of each.trams, tramways, stamps, australia post, cable trams, horse trams

Presentation folder of five stamp collector cards printed to celebrate the launch of series of "Australian Historic Tramways" 11 October 1989 by Australia Post. Features each of the stamps on a detachable card within a plastic envelope. On the rear is a note on the tramcars, with a "first day of issue stamp". Five stamps, Adelaide Horse Tram Sydney Steam Tram Melbourne Cable Tram Hobart electric Tram Brisbane Electric Tram. See also Reg Items 470 to 474 for other examples and associated materials and 510 for a Poster. Second set of cards added 20-11-2017 from collection of Ron Scholten - not with a presentation folder, that is loose.trams, tramways, stamps, australia post, cable trams, horse trams

Poster - full colour for the launch of the five postage stamps featuring Australian tramcars. "Australian Historic Tramways" 11 October 1989 by Australia Post. Features the stamps on a background of a view of Swanston St. Has the details of the stamp show on the bottom of the poster - 18 - 22 October 1989. Five stamps, all 41c: Adelaide Horse Tram Sydney Steam Tram Melbourne Cable Tram Hobart electric Tram Brisbane Electric Tram. See also Reg Item 471 to 474 for other examples and associated materials. 2nd copy added 9/6/2020 from donation of Keith Stoddentrams, tramways, stamps, australia post, cable trams, horse trams

Magazine - 28 pages - "Transit Australia - May 1996", celebrating 50 years of publication with gold cover and some gold printing inside. Has an article on the history of Transit Australia, commencing with Tram Tracks in 1946, Electric Traction and then to Transit Australia. Lists the various editors, publishing methods and other key changes. Has features on the way we have changed (historical photographs), Sydney City Rail timetable review, Adelaide bus contracts, Gold Coast railway, Melbourne Grand Prix and news items from around Australia. Scanned pdf copy of cover and article on the Grand Prix added 28/9/17trams, tramways, tramways, 50th anniversary, transit australia, grand prix

Single page printed pamphlet titled "Scrap our Obsolete Trams - but replace them by modern high-speed PCC type tramcars for Economy, Comfort Dependability", dated Jan. 1954, putting a case against a statement by the Minister for Transport in Nov. 1953. Outlines Official statements, Relevant facts. Published by the Australian Electric Traction Association, NSW Branch. Has a number of handwritten corrections.Stamped "Australian Electric Traction Association" in top right hand corner.trams, tramways, trams, tramways, aeta, sydney

Set of two full colour posters titled "Capital City Transport" for a 21 Feb. 2012 stamp issue featuring Australian transport, issued by Australia Post. Adelaide - Obahn bus Sydney - ferry Perth - electric train Melbourne - W7 tram 1015 Sydney - electric train. Has details of the stamp issue and the commemorative books. 788.1 - landscape poster 788.2 - large vertical format poster - two copies held.trams, tramways, stamps, australia post, adelaide, perth, sydney, melbourne, w7 class, tram 1015

Stamps feature: Adelaide Horse Tram - 1878 Sydney Steam Tram - 1884 Melbourne cable tram - 1886 Hobart double-deck electric tram - 1893 Brisbane combination electric tram - 1901.Demonstrates the work of Australia post in designing and selling stamps.Set of three items purchased at the time of the issue of "Australia's Historic Tramways" stamps - 11 Oct. 1989. 1 - Envelope - DL Size with five 41c stamps, cancelled with details of the issue on the rear. 2 - Presentation set of Australia Post collector cards, each with a stamp contained within a plastic envelope. 3 - paper bag printed by Australia Post for containing purchased items.tramways, postage stamps, stamps, australia post, australian trams, steam trams, horse trams

Features photographs of trams in 11 Australian cities, glossy paper, with introduction and captions. Cities included: Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Ballarat, Bendigo, Adelaide, Perth, Fremantle, Kalgoorlie, Launceston and Hobart.Demonstrates an early AETA publication about Australian Tramway systems.Book - 24 pages, including heavier card covers centre stapled.trams, tramways, sydney, brisbane, melbourne, ballarat, bendigo, adelaide, perth, fremantle, kalgoorlie, launceston, hobart