Clarke River

Clarke River post office, 132 km north west of Charters Towers, opened as a telegraph office in 1879. It is thought the post office opened around 1908 but it may well have been in operation from the beginning

• Datestamp type 4b (9 July 1909 - 1 October 1909) rated 5R - $80
• Datestamp type 4bt (18 September 1908 - 12 June 1909) rated 5R - $80
• Datestamp type 6 (19 April 1912 - January 1913) rated 5R - $80

Datestamp type 4b

1909

Clarke River datestamp type 4b dated 9 July 1909. Rated 5R. Seen in a private collection

Clarke River datestamp type 4b dated 1 October 1909. Rated 5R. Seen in a private collection

Clarke River datestamp type 4b dated 1 October 1909. Rated 5R. Seen in a private collection

Datestamp type 4bt

1908

Clarke River datestamp type 4bt dated 18 September 1908. Rated 5R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1909

Clarke River datestamp type 4bt dated 12 June 1909. Rated 5R. Seen in Abacus auction no 234 lot no 676

Datestamp type 6

1912

Clarke River datestamp type 6 dated 19 April 1912. Rated 5R. Seen in a privazte collection

1913

Clarke River datestamp type 6 dated January 1913. Rated 5R. Seen in the collection of Tony Curtis