Dalby

Dalby post office, 87 km north west of Toowoomba, opened on 1 August 1854 as Myall Creek and was renamed Dalby soon afterwards

NSW Period

• Datestamp type NSW Oval (iii) rated 5R
• Datestamp type NSW 1A (7 April 1858 - 22 January 1861) rated 4R

Queensland Period

• Datestamp type 1a (5 January 1862 - 22 May 1866) rated 3R
• Datestamp type 1b - serif letters (2 February 1869 - 23 October 1869) rated 4R
• Datestamp type 1b (i) - sans-serif letters Codes none and C (28 March 1868 - 26 October 1871) rated 4R - 5R
• Datestamp type 3a - Codes A, B, C, D (29 December 1876 - 8 August 1884) rated 4R
• Datestamp type 3c - Codes A, B (1 August 1888 - 22 January 1897) rated 4R
• Datestamp type 4at - three vertical dots(15 June 1897 - 4 September 1907) rated Common
• Datestamp type 4at (i) - two vertical dots (3 May 1906 - 10 June 1907) rated 4R
• Datestamp type 4bt - two vertical dots (18 May 1903 - 28 December 1905) rated Common
• Datestamp type 5a (19 September 1907 - 27 January 1915) rated Common
• Datestamp type 6t (August 1912 - 30 December 1912) rated 4R
• Datestamp type 6t in blue rated 5R
• Too Late (1882) rated 5R

Dalby numeral 96 HERE. Dalby numeral 133 HERE. Dalby numeral 391 HERE. Dalby registered HERE

Datestamp type NSW 1A

1858

Dalby datestamp type NSW 1A dated 7 April 1858. Rated 4R. Seen in Abacus auction no 232 lot no 577

Dalby datestamp type NSW 1A dated 14 May 1858. Rated 4R. Seen in the HL White Collection, State Library of NSW

1860

Dalby datestamp type NSW 1A dated 15 October 1860. Rated 4R. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 110 lot no 709

1861

Dalby datestamp type NSW 1A dated 3 January 1861. Rated 4R. Seen in the HL White Collection, State Library of NSW

Dalby datestamp type NSW 1A dated 22 January 1861. Rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Datestamp type 1a

1862

Dalby datestamps type 1a dated 4 August and 6 October 1862. Rated 3R. Seen in Abacus auction no 234 lot no 160

Dalby datestamp type 1a dated 11 November 1862. Rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

1864

Dalby datestamp type 1a dated 30 March 1864. Rated 3R. Seen in Phoenix auction no 56 lot no 994

Datestamp type 1b

1869

Dalby datestamp type 1b dated 2 February 1869. Rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Dalby datestamp type 1b dated 23 October 1869. Rated 4R. Seen in a private collection

Datestamp type 1b (i)

1869

Dalby datestamp type 1b (i) dated 21 October 1869. Rated 4R. Seen on Ebay

1871

Dalby datestamp type 1b (i) dated 29 September 1871. Rated 4R. Seen on Ebay

Dalby datestamp type 1b (i) dated 9 October 1871. Rated 4R. Seen on Ebay

Dalby datestamp type 1b (i) dated 25 October 1871. Rated 4R. Seen on Ebay

Dalby datestamp type 1b (i) dated 26 October 1871. Rated 4R. Seen on Ebay

Datestamp type 1b (i) Code C

Dalby datestamp type 1b (i) Code C dated 9 March 187-. Rated 5R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Group

Datestamp type 3a Code A

1876

Dalby datestamp type 3a Code A dated 29 December 1876. Rated 4R. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 101 lot no 249

1880

Dalby datestamp type 3a Code A dated 18 August 1880. Rated 4R. Seen in Cavendish auction December 2017 lot no 2364

1882

Dalby datestamp type 3a Code A dated 7 October 1882. Rated 4R. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

Datestamp type 3a Code B

1881

Dalby datestamp type 3a Code B dated 20 January 1881. Rated 4R. Seen in a private collection

Datestamp type 3a Code C

1876

Dalby datestamp type 3a Code C dated 31 December 1876. Rated 4R. Seen in Smithies

1877

Dalby datestamp type 3a Code C dated 8 September 1877. Rated 4R. Seen in a private collection

Dalby datestamp type 3a Code C dated 18 October 1877. Rated 4R. Seen on Ebay

1878

Dalby datestamp type 3a Code C dated 13 May 1878. Rated 4R. Seen in a private collection

1884

Dalby datestamp type 3a Code C dated 8 August 1884. Rated 4R. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

Datestamp type 3a Code D

1877

Dalby datestamp type 3a Code D dated 16 November 1877. Rated 4R. Seen on Ebay

Datestamp type 3c Code A

1892

Dalby datestamp type 3c Code A dated 30 July 1892. Rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Dalby datestamp type 3c Code A dated 30 July 1892. Rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group. Appears to be struck in violet ink

1893

Dalby datestamp type 3c Code A dated 25 July 1893. Rated 4R. Seen on Ebay

1897

Dalby datestamp type 3c Code A dated 22 January 1897. Rated 4R

Datestamp type 3c Code B

1888

Dalby datestamp type 3c Code B dated 1 August 1888. Rated 4R

1893

Dalby datestamp type 3c Code B dated 25 July 1893. Rated 4R

1895

Dalby datestamp type 3c Code B dated 14 December 1895. Rated 4R. Seen in a private collection

1896

Dalby datestamp type 3c Code B dated November 1896. Rated 4R

Datestamp type 4at

1897

Dalby datestamp type 4at dated 15 June 1897. Rated Common. Seen in Spinks auction no 12043 lot no 1331. Ex Griffiths

Dalby datestamp type 4at dated 28 June1897. Rated Common

Dalby datestamp type 4at dated 2 September 1897. Rated Common

1901

Dalby datestamp type 4at dated 25 January 1901. Rated Common

1902

Dalby datestamp type 4at dated 11 December 1902. Rated Common. Seen in a private collection

Datestamp type 4at (i)

1906

Dalby datestamp type 4at (i) dated 3 May 1906. Rated 4R. Seen in a private collection

Dalby datestamp type 4at (i) dated 30 May 1906. Rated 4R. Seen in a private collection

1907

Dalby datestamp type 4at (i) dated 29 January 1907. Rated 4R. Seen on Ebay

Dalby datestamp type 4at (i) dated 10 June 1907. Rated 4R

Datestamp type 4bt

1903

Dalby datestamp type 4bt dated 18 May 1903. Rated Common. Seen on Ebay

Dalby datestamp type 4bt dated 30 May 1903. Rated Common. Seen in a private collection

Dalby datestamp type 4bt dated 22 July 1903. Rated Common

Dalby datestamp type 4bt dated 18 August 1903. Rated Common. Seen in a private collection

1904

Dalby datestamp type 4bt dated 3 June 1904. Rated Common

Dalby datestamp type 4bt dated 11 August 1904. Rated Common

Dalby datestamp type 4bt dated 3 October 1904. Rated Common

Dalby datestamp type 4bt dated 5 October 1904. Rated Common. Seen on Ebay

Dalby datestamp type 4bt dated 9 December 1904. Rated Common

1905

Dalby datestamp type 4bt dated 10 July 1905. Rated Common

Dalby datestamp type 4bt dated 30 October 1905. Rated Common

Dalby datestamp type 4bt dated 5 December 1905. Rated Common

Dalby datestamp type 4bt dated 13 December 1905. Rated Common

Datestamp type 5a

1907

Dalby datestamp type 5a dated 24 September 1907. Rated Common. Seen in a private collection

1909

Dalby datestamp type 5a dated 22 June 1909. Rated Common. Seen in a private collection

1910

Dalby datestamp type 5a dated 2 June 1910. Rated Common

1911

Dalby datestamp type 5a dated 24 November 1911. Rated Common. Seen on Ebay

1913

Dalby datestamp type 5a dated 11 January 1913. Rated Common. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 132 lot no 248

Datestamp type 6t

1912

Dalby datestamp type 6t dated August 1912. Rated 4R. Seen in Abacus auction no 240

Dalby datestamp type 6t dated 23 December 1912. Rated 4R. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 109 lot no 784

Dalby datestamp type 6t dated 30 December 1912. Rated 4R. Seen in Abacus auction no 234 lot no 241

Too Late

1882

Dalby Too Late handstamp. Dated 7 October 1882. Rated 5R. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore