Cleveland

Cleveland post office, 24 km south east of the Brisbane GPO opened on 1 September 1861

• Datestamp type 1b (29 June 1874 - 2 July 1906) rated 4R
• Datestamp type 3c (10 March 1900 - 2 January 1905) rated 4R
• Datestamp type 5b (24 September 1907 - 3 December 1912) rated 3R

Cleveland was not assigned a numeral canceller, instead a 'Q.L' obliterator in thick letters within an oval of 35 broken rays was used. Examples are shown below and have been seen dated from 29 June 1874 to 24 February 1902. Rated 4R

Datestamp type 1b

Cleveland datestamp type 1b dated 29 June 1874.  Rated 4R. Seen in an auction

Cleveland datestamp type 1b dated 7 September 1874.  Rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting facebook Group

Cleveland datestamp type 1b dated November 1898.  Rated 4R

Datestamp type 3c

Cleveland datestamp type 3c dated 24 February 1902. Rated 4R. Seen on Ebay

Datestamp type 5b

Cleveland datestamp type 5b dated September 1908. Rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

Cleveland datestamp type 5b dated 2 January 1911. Rated 3R

Cleveland datestamp type 5b dated 18 July 1911. Rated 3R. Seen on Stampboards

Cleveland datestamps type 5b dated 14 February 1911 to 13 August 1912. Rated 3R