This was Walch’s third series of picture postcards. They are undivided back cards, identical in format to the 1901 series, except that the captions on the front of the cards are all in upper case, not mixed upper and lower case as in the 1901 series.
Series Contents and Date Published: This series was announced in Walch’s Literary Intelligencer of December, 1902 (Note 1). They said:
“WALCH’S NEW SERIES of TWELVE for ONE SHILLING. Postage, 2d.
Hobart, from the Bay
Derwent, from Domain
Silver Falls
Mount Wellington
Bridge over Huon
Cape Raoul
Hobart, from Bellerive
Salmon Ponds
Derwent, New Norfolk
Shot Tower, B.R. Road
Port Arthur
Fern Tree Bower
“Should be sent to friends all over the world. Greatly prized by collectors.”
Eight of the twelve cards were reprinted from the 1901 series, and four new cards added.
The four new ones were:
Silver Falls
Derwent, from Domain
Hobart, from Bellerive
The Salmon Ponds
The actual captions printed on the cards are a bit different to those announced in Walch’s Literary Intelligencer. The exact captions, with capitalisation exactly as on the cards, are thus:
HOBART FROM THE BAY.
THE DERWENT FROM DOMAIN
THE SILVER FALLS
MOUNT WELLINGTON.
HUON BRIDGE, HUONVILLE.
CAPE RAOUL.
HOBART FROM BELLERIVE
THE SALMON PONDS
RIVER DERWENT AT NEW NORFOLK.
THE SHOT TOWER, BROWN'S RIVER ROAD.
PORT ARTHUR FROM N.E.
FERN TREE BOWER.
Printing: Printed by the British Photoprint Co. by collotype. (See “About Series: Walch 1900 Series” for printing details).
Number in Series: 12
Identification: These cards are identical in format to the 1901 Series, except that the captions on the front of the cards are all in upper case, not mixed upper and lower case as in the 1901 series. The table below compares the captions of the two series. But the table shows that there are three cards that cannot be identified as 1901 or 1902 by the captions: MOUNT WELLINGTON, CAPE RAOUL, FERN TREE BOWER. These will have to be distinguished by postmark dates.
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Caption on 1901 Series |
Caption on 1902 Series |
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HOBART from the Bay. |
HOBART FROM THE BAY. |
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LAUNCESTON from Trevallyn. |
Not included in 1902 Series |
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GOVERNMENT HOUSE. |
Not included in 1902 Series |
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MOUNT WELLINGTON. |
MOUNT WELLINGTON. |
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HUON BRIDGE, Huonville. |
HUON BRIDGE, HUONVILLE. |
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FERN TREES. |
Not included in 1902 Series |
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CAPE RAOUL. |
CAPE RAOUL. |
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WALCH'S CORNER. |
Not included in 1902 Series |
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RIVER DERWENT at New Norfolk. |
RIVER DERWENT AT NEW NORFOLK. |
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THE SHOT TOWER, Brown's River Road. |
THE SHOT TOWER, BROWN'S RIVER ROAD. |
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PORT ARTHUR from N.E. |
PORT ARTHUR FROM N.E. |
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FERN TREE BOWER. |
FERN TREE BOWER. |
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Not in 1901 series – new in 1902 |
THE SILVER FALLS |
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Not in 1901 series – new in 1902 |
THE DERWENT FROM DOMAIN |
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Not in 1901 series – new in 1902 |
HOBART FROM BELLERIVE |
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Not in 1901 series – new in 1902 |
THE SALMON PONDS |
Comparison of the vignetted cards series: To come
Note 1. Walch’s Literary Intelligencer was a monthly advertising publication produced by J. Walch & Sons. It is held by the State Library of Tasmania.
