Cairns

Cairns post office, 72 km north north west of Innisfail, opened on 7 October 1876

• Datestamp type 2 - Codes None, A, B ,C, E, H (19 May 1888 - 6 June 1893) rated 2R
• Datestamp type 3a - (5 April 1884 - 25 September 1886) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 3c - Codes A, B, C, D (16 November 1889 - 22 September 1900) rated Rare
• Datestamp type 4a - Three vertical dots. Codes A, B, C (May 1898 - 6 July 1901) rated 3R
• Datestamp type 4at - Two vertical dots (26 September 1903 - 24 December 1904) rated Common
• Datestamp type 4at (i) - Maltese Cross (17 August 1903 - 17 October 1903) rated 4R
• Datestamp type 4b - Two vertical dots (February 1903) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 4bt - Maltese Cross (27 August 1901 - 31 October 1903) rated 3R
• Datestamp type 5a (29 December 1903 - 5 June 1911) rated Common. Two subtypes, (i) taller and thicker letters, (ii) shorter and thinner letters 
• Datestamp type 6t (1 March 1910 - 14 November 1912) rated Common
• Machine cancellation type 7 (4 January 1913 - 8 July 1914) rated 5R
• Paid (1912) rated 5R

Cairns numeral 227 HERE. Cairns numeral 497 HERE. Cairns numeral 499 HERE. Cairns registered HERE. Cairns railway HERE

Datestamp type 2 Code A

1888

Cairns datestamp type 2 Code A dated 31 August 1888. Rated 2R

1892

Cairns datestamp type 2 Code A dated 10 January 1892. Rated 2R. Seen on the Internet

1893

Cairns datestamp type 2 Code A dated 14 November 1893. Rated 2R. Seen at Abacus auction no 234 lot no 134

Datestamp type 2 Code B

1888

Cairns datestamp type 2 Code B dated 5 October 1888. Rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

1895

Cairns datestamp type 2 Code B dated 5 August 1895. Rated 2R

Datestamp type 2 Code C

1892

Cairns datestamp type 2 Code C dated 26 September 1892. Rated 2R

1899

Cairns datestamp type 2 Code C dated 19 November 1899. Rated 2R. Seen at Charles Leski auction no 339 lot no 1352

Datestamp type 2 Code E

1893

Cairns datestamp type 2 Code E dated 6 June 1893. Rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Datestamp type 3a 

1884

Cairns datestamp type 3a dated 5 April 1884. Rated 5R

1886

Cairns datestamp type 3a dated 25 September 1886. Rated 5R. Seen in a private collection

Datestamp type 3c Code A

1899

Cairns datestamp type 3c Code A dated 27 January 1899. Rated Rare. Seen in Abacus auction mo 234 lot no 224

Datestamp type 3c Code B

1894

Cairns datestamp type 3c Code B dated 5 March 1894. Rated Rare

1896

Cairns datestamp type 3c Code B dated 9 October 1896. Rated Rare. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1898

Cairns datestamp type 3c Code B dated 6 October 1898. Rated Rare

Datestamp type 3c Code C

1894

Cairns datestamp type 3c Code C dated 10 May 1894. Rated Rare. Seen in a private collection

1897

Cairns datestamp type 3c Code C dated 8 July 1897. Rated Rare

1898

Cairns datestamp type 3c Code C dated 19 November 1898. Rated Rare

Datestamp type 3c Code D

1895

Cairns datestamps type 3c Code D dated 30 October and 6 November 1895. Rated Rare

1896

Cairns datestamp type 3c Code D dated 30 December 1896. Rated Rare

1898

Cairns datestamp type 3c Code D dated 30 April 1898. Rated Rare

Datestamp type 4a Code A

1900

Cairns datestamp type 4a Code A dated 23 May 1900. Rated 3R

1901

Cairns datestamp type 4a Code A dated July 1901. Rated 3R. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

Datestamp type 4a Code B

1899

Cairns datestamp type 4a Code B dated 20 June 1899. Rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

Cairns datestamp type 4a Code B dated 10 November 1899. Rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

1900

Cairns datestamp type 4a Code B dated 28 February 1900. Rated 3R

Cairns datestamp type 4a Code B dated 14 August 1900. Rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

1901

Cairns datestamp type 4a Code B dated 8 May 1901. Rated 3R. Seen in a private collection

Cairns datestamp type 4a Code B dated 22 June 1901. Rated 3R

Datestamp type 4a Code C

1898

Cairns datestamp type 4a Code C dated May 1898. Rated 3R

1899

Cairns datestamp type 4a Code C dated 14 October 1899. Rated 3R. Seen in a private collection

1900

Cairns datestamp type 4a Code C dated 4 April 1900. Rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

Cairns datestamp type 4a Code C dated 17 July 1900. Rated 3R. Seen in a private collection

Cairns datestamp type 4a Code C dated 18 July 1900. Rated 3R

Cairns datestamp type 4a Code C dated 22 September 1900. Rated 3R. Seen in Smithies

Cairns datestamp type 4a Code C dated 22 September 1900. Rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

1901

Cairns datestamp type 4a Code C dated 30 January 1901. Rated 3R

Cairns datestamp type 4a Code C dated 14 February 1901. Rated 3R

Datestamp type 4at (two vertical dots)

1904

Cairns datestamp type 4at dated 20 February 1904. Rated Common

Cairns datestamp type 4at dated 5 March 1904. Rated Common

Cairns datestamp type 4at dated 16 April 1904. Rated Common

Cairns datestamp type 4at dated 24 September 1904. Rated Common

Cairns datestamp type 4at dated 10 December 1904. Rated Common. Seen in a private collection

Cairns datestamp type 4at dated 24 December 1904. Rated Common. Seen in Smithies

Datestamp type 4at (i) (Maltese Cross)

1903

Cairns datestamp type 4at (i) dated 5 August 1903. Rated 4R. Seen in a private collection

Cairns datestamp type 4at (i) dated 18 August 1903. Rated 4R

Cairns datestamp type 4at (i) dated 3 October 1903. Rated 4R. Seen in Hamburg vormals Schwanke GmbH Sale 4

Cairns datestamp type 4at (i) dated 3 October 1903. Rated 4R

Cairns datestamp type 4at (i) dated 17 October 1903. Rated 4R. Seen in a private collection

Datestamp type 4b

1903

Cairns datestamp type 4b dated February 1903. Rated 5R. Seen in Manning, p. 50

Datestamp type 4bt

1901

Cairns datestamp type 4bt dated 7 September 1901. Rated 3R

Cairns datestamp type 4bt dated 2 October 1901. Rated 3R

1902

Cairns datestamp type 4bt dated 25 February 1902. Rated 3R. Seen in a private collection

Cairns datestamp type 4bt dated 1902. Rated 3R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1903

Cairns datestamp type 4bt dated 31 October 1903. Rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

Datestamp type 5a

Cairns datestamp type 5a showing the two subtypes. On the left (i) the letters are taller and thicker (A of Cairns is 4.5 mm) and on the right (ii) the letters are shorter and thinner (A of Cairns is 3.75 mm). As well the letters C, N and especially S of Cairns are also different

1903

Cairns datestamp type 5a (i) dated 29 December 1903. Rated Common. Seen in a private collection

1905

Cairns datestamp type 5a (i) dated 28 January 1905. Rated Common

Cairns datestamp type 5a (i) dated 10 October 1905. Rated Common

1907

Cairns datestamp type 5a (ii) dated 1 October 1907. Rated Common

Cairns datestamp type 5a (i) dated 2 December 1907. Rated Common

Datestamp type 6t

1910

Cairns datestamp type 6t dated 17 September 1910. Rated Common

Cairns datestamp type 6t dated 3 December 1910. Rated Common. Seen on the Internet

Cairns datestamp type 6t dated 31 December 1910. Rated Common. Seen in a private collection

Machine cancellation type 7

1913

Cairns machine cancellation type 7 dated 4 January 1913. Rated 5R

Paid

1912

Cairns Paid (Campbell type 7) dated 14 August 1912. Rated 5R. Seen in Campbell