Albion

Albion post office, 5 km north north east of the Brisbane general post office, opened on 1 November 1876 and was made an official post office in 1893

• Datestamp type 3a - Maltese cross (7 July 1886) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 3c - Codes A, B, C, D, O (6 March 1890 - 22 November 1901) rated 2R
• Datestamp type 4bt - two vertical dots (5 May 1902 - 24 December 1909) rated Common
• Datestamp type 5a (7 December 1904 - 15 November 1912) rated 2R
• Datestamp type 6t (15 August 1911- 7 February 1913) rated 5R
• Missent (1905) rated 5R
• Unclaimed (1905) rated 5R

Albion numeral 226 HERE. Albion registered markings HERE

Datestamp Type 3a

1886

Albion datestamp type 3a dated 7 July 1886. Rated 5R. Seen on Ebay

Datestamp Type 3c Code A

1897

Albion datestamp type 3c Code A dated 12 November 1897. Rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

1898

Albion datestamp type 3c Code A dated 22 August 1898. Rated 2R. Seen in a private collection

1902

Albion datestamp type 3c Code A dated 18 Janaury 1902. Rated 2R

Datestamp Type 3c Code B

1890

Albion datestamp type 3c Code B dated 28 April 1890. Rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Datestamp Type 3c Code C

1898

Albion datestamp type 3c Code C dated 14 October 1898. Rated 2R

1899

Albion datestamp type 3c Code C dated 9 February 1899. Rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

1900

Albion datestamp type 3c Code C dated 9 May 1900. Rated 2R

1901

Albion datestamp type 3c Code C dated 10 May 1901. Rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Datestamp Type 3c Code D

1900

Albion datestamp type 3c Code D dated 27 July 1900. Rated 2R. Seen at Corinphila auctions

Datestamp Type 3c Code O

1901

Albion datestamp type 3c Code O dated 22 November 1901. Rated 2R

Datestamp Type 4bt

1902

Albion datestamp type 4bt dated 5 June 1902. Rated Common. Seen on Ebay

1904

Albion datestamp type 4bt dated 5 August 1904. Rated Common

Albion datestamp type 4bt dated 1 October 1904. Rated Common

Albion datestamp type 4bt dated 19 November 1904. Rated Common. Seen in a private collection

1905

Albion datestamp type 4bt dated 5 January and 8 February 1905. Rated Common

Albion datestamp type 4bt dated 16 May 1905. Rated Common. Seen on Ebay

Albion datestamp type 4bt dated 10 October 1905. Rated Common

Albion datestamp type 4bt dated 2 December 1905. Rated Common. Seen on Ebay

1907

Albion datestamp type 4bt dated 20 March 1907. Rated Common

Albion datestamp type 4bt dated 16 May 1907. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

1909

Albion datestamp type 4bt dated 2 July 1909. Rated Common. Seen in a private collection

Albion datestamp type 4bt dated 24 December 1909. Rated Common. Seen in a private collection

Datestamp Type 5a

1904

Albion datestamp type 5a dated 7 December 1904. Rated 2R

1905

Albion datestamp type 5a dated 2 November 1905. Rated 2R

1907

Albion datestamp type 5a dated 23 May 1907. Rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

1911

Albion datestamp type 5a dated 27 September 1911. Rated 2R. Seen at Prestige Philately auction no 136

Datestamp Type 6t

1911

Albion datestamp type 6t dated 15 August 1911. Rated 5R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1912

Albion datestamp type 6t dated 10 August 1912. Rated 5R. Seen in Leski auctions

1913

Albion datestamp type 6t dated 7 February 1913. Rated 5R. Seen at Gartner auction no 32

Missent

1905

Albion Missent dated 16 November 1905. Rated 5R

Unclaimed

1905

Albion Unclaimed dated 8 February 1905. Rated 5R

Articles

 The Telegraph 6 November 1897

 The Brisbane Courier 20 December 1897