Chermside

Chermside post office, 8 km north of the Brisbane general post office, opened on 1 July 1886 as Downfall Creek and was renamed Chermside (in honour of Lieutenant General Sir Herbert Charles Chermside, G.C.M.G., who was Governor of Queensland from 1901 - 1905), in May 1903

• Datestamp type 4at (3 November 1906 - 6 November 1912) rated 4R - $30, $60 on cover
• Datestamp type 4bt (28 May 1903 - 13 May 1912) rated 4R - $50 on cover

Chermside numeral 426 HERE

Datestamp type 4at

1907

Chermside datestamp type 4at dated 19 May 1907. Rated 4R. Seen in a private collection

1908

Chermside datestamp type 4at dated 1908. Rated 4R

Unclear date

Chermside datestamp type 4at dated 190?. Rated 4R

Datestamp type 4bt

1907

Chermside datestamp type 4bt dated February 1907. Rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1908

Chermside datestamp type 4bt dated 24 August 1908. Rated 4R. Seen in a private collection

1909

Chermside datestamp type 4bt dated 15 September 1909. Rated 4R. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

1912

Chermside datestamp type 4bt dated 13 May 1912. Rated 4R. Seen in a private collection