Blackwater

Blackwater  post office, 75 km east of Emerald, opened on 19 July 1877  

• Datestamp type 3a (29 November 1877 - 1 December 1901) rated 4R - $25, $50 pon cover
• Datestamp type 5b (15 December 1908 - 15 September 1913) rated 5R - $60, $100 on cover
• Datestamp type 6 rated 5R

Blackwater numeral 255 HERE. Blackwater registered HERE

Datestamp type 3a

1877

Blackwater datestamp type 3a dated 29 September 1877. Rated 4R. Seen in Prestige Abacus auction no 234 lot no 89

1898

Blackwater datestamp type 3a dated November 1898. Rated 4R

1899

Blackwater datestamp type 3a dated 10 March 1899. Rated 4R

Blackwater datestamp type 3a dated 1899. Rated 4R. Seen in Smithies

Blackwater datestamp type 3a dated 6 October 1901. Rated 4R. Seen in a private collection

Datestamp type 5b

1908

Blackwater datestamp type 5b dated 15 December 1908. Rated 5R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1911

Blackwater datestamp type 5b dated 8 February 1911. Rated 5R. Seen on Ebay

Blackwater datestamp type 5b dated 12 February 1911. Rated 5R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group