About Series : P Series

Tasmanian cards within Rose's P series fall into two groups;  P.12300 - P.12716 and P.123100 - P.123178. The latter group appears to be from the cards that Rose purchased from the Launceston photographers Stephen Spurling in 1941.

 

All the cards are photographic prints, made at the Rose premised at Armadale, Victoria.  The date of manufacture is between 1945 and 1960, judging by postmark usage dates.

 

There are a few modern reprints, made by printing press and not photographically produced, which have the same card number as the original photographic cards. For example, see P.123160. These have a modern back with barcode.

 

Cards have been seen used, with the year of usage, are listed below:

P.12329      1951  Cadbury Factory

P.12331      1954 Russells Falls, National Park, Tas.

P.12338      1950  Hobart from Springs Hotel

P.12341      1955  Brown's River

P.12342      1954  Pinnacle Road

P.12359      1958  St. Davids Cathedral

P.12418      1960  Wrest Point Hotel

P.12546      1960  Fountain & Conservatory

P.123111      1950  St. Johns St, Launceston 

P.123122     1946  Cataract Gorge from the air

P.123122     1959  Catarcat Gorge from the air