Friday 26 March 2021

Emu Creek / Emu Creek Siding

Emu Creek Siding post office, 25 km south of Toowoomba, opened on 2 October 1871 as Greenmount. It was renamed Emu Creek Siding on 1 January 1879 before reverting back to Greenmount on 28 January 1901. Emu Creek post office, 16 km from Clifton, opened on 1 November 1877 and was renamed Greenmount on 1 January 1879. It is not known what the relationship was between Emu Creek and Emu Creek Siding post offices but only the Emu Creek Siding date stamp and registered stamps have so far been seen

  • Datestamp type 3a (31 July 1885 - 5 June 1901) rated 3R. Name on date stamp: "EMU CREEK SIDING"
Emu Creek Siding numeral 155 HERE. Emu Creek numeral 266 HERE. Emu Creek Siding registered HERE

Datestamp type 3a
Emu Creek datestamp type 3a dated 31 July 1885. Rated 3R. Seen in Phoenix auction no 65

Emu Creek datestamp type 3a dated 5 October 1888. Rated 3R. Seen in Abacus auction no 240 lot no 561


Emu Creek datestamp type 3a dated 30 June 1892. Rated 3R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group


Emu Creek datestamps type 3a dated 1896 and late 1890s. Rated 3R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group


Emu Creek datestamp type 3a dated 7 December 1899. Rated 3R. Seen in Abacus auction no 234 lot no 685

Emu Creek datestamp type 3a dated 12 February 1900. Rated 3R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

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