Dunwich

Dunwich post office, 13 km east of Cleveland on Stradbroke Island, opened on 22 October 1896. Information on the establishment of the post office is at the bottom of the page

• Datestamp type 3c (26 October 1896 - 15 June 1911) rated Common - $10, $15 on cover
• Datestamp type 3c in Blue (11 May 1897 - 13 December 1905) rated Rare - $10, $15 on cover
• Crown seal rated 5R - $80

Dunwich numeral 544 HERE. Dunwich registered HERE

Datestamp type 3c

1896

Dunwich datestamp type 3c dated 26 October 1896. Rated Common. Seen in Premier Postal auction no 117. Ex Smithies

1901

Dunwich datestamp type 3c dated 22 February 1901. Rated Common. Seen in Grosvenor auction no 55

1907

Dunwich datestamp type 3c dated 11 February 1907. Rated Common. Seen on Ebay

Dunwich datestamp type 3c dated 23 May 1907. Rated Common

Dunwich datestamp type 3c dated 22 August 1907. Rated Common. Seen in a private collection

Dunwich datestamp type 3c dated 12 September 1907. Rated Common

Dunwich datestamp type 3c dated 21 October 1907. Rated Common

Datestamp type 3c in Blue

1897

Dunwich datestamp type 3c in Blue dated 11 May 1897. Rated Rare. Seen in Dunwich post office file

1903

Dunwich datestamp type 3c in Blue dated 17 November 1903. Rated Rare. Seen in Premier Postal action no 125 lot no 1453. Ex Smithies

1904

Dunwich datestamp type 3c in Blue dated 3 June 1904. Rated Rare. Seen in Torsten Weller auctions

Dunwich datestamp type 3c in Blue dated 19 August 1904. Rated Rare. Seen on Ebay

Dunwich datestamp type 3c in Blue dated 19 September 1904. Rated Rare. Seen in a private collection

Dunwich datestamp type 3c in Blue dated 21 September 1904. Rated Rare. Seen in a private collection

Dunwich datestamp type 3c in Blue dated 18 November 1904. Rated Rare. Seen in Prestige Philately auctions no 123 lot no 169

1905

Dunwich datestamp type 3c in Blue dated 16 October 1905. Rated Rare

Dunwich datestamp type 3c in Blue dated 18 October 1905. Rated Rare. Seen in a private collection

Dunwich datestamp type 3c in Blue dated 12 December 1905. Rated Rare. Seen on Ebay

Crown Seal

Dunwich crown seal. Rated 5R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Dunwich crown seal. Rated 5R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Establishing the post office in 1896

Fom National Archives of Australia - Dunwich - Non Official Post Office file NAA: BP13/1, A1948/1494. Thanks to Tony Curtis for alerting me to its existence