Cobb & CO Australia

This is how mail used to get delivered around Australia, a long long time ago.

http://www.loadeddoghotel.com/asset...0Co_0004.jpg

My dad owns this cover which was sent by his mum, it went on the only re-run of a cobb & co carriage, a long time after these carriages stopped delivering mail, one went around Australia delivering mail as a memorial for cobb & co. that's how dad's mum sent it to dad, and now he has a cover from it, even stating on the front what it was from. Don't know where it is at the moment so I can't post pics.

Steve do you know anything?

Ed, No I don't have any info on that, it's the first I've heard of it.

Steve

ok, it would probably be worth a fair bit

Have you visited this site on Cobb& company. Lots of photos also.

http://www.cobbandco.net.au/html/gallery.html

Jim

Here is a 1955 FDC of the Cobb & Company, but not near as nice as your photo. Rather the Australian version of the Pony express. Is the date about right for your dad's letter?

Jim

http://cgi.ebay.com/1955-COBB-CO-FDC_W0QQitemZ a href= /go/link.asp?target=https://www.ebay.com/itm/-/140243976098 target= _blank rel= nofollow 140243976098 /a QQihZ004QQcategoryZ45599QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD4VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em124

Wouldn't have a clue of the date, that picture I put up is just a google image. The cobb&co museum is just up town, but they wouldn't know

I don't think it is that one, it was sent to my dad, who was born in 1964

Awesome history, spedward! Thanks for posting!

Gussyboy1

no probs :D

That's still how they deliver the Priority Overnight mail in the U.S.!