Fortitude Valley

Fortitude Valley post office, 1.5 km north east of the Brisbane general post office, opened on 1 February 1864 but due to lack of business it closed in the following year. It re-opened on 20 August 1877

• Datestamp type 3a (8 September 1880 - 13 May 1882) rated 5R - $65 on cover
• Datestamp type 3c - Codes None, A, B, C, E, F (March 1886 - 6 November 1890) rated 4R - $35, $50 on cover
• Datestamp type 4at (10 April 1895 - 14 January 1905) rated Common - $8, $15 on cover
• Datestamp type 5a (19 October 1901 - 12 February 1909) rated Common. Name on date stamp: "FORTITUDE VLY" - $8, $15 on cover
• Datestamp type 6t (9 August 1910 - 8 November 1912) rated 4R - $50, $60 on cover
• Deficient postage 1/s (1886) rated 5R - $100 on cover
• Handstamp rated 5R - $50
• Paid (1904 - 1905) rated 5R - $75
• Unclaimed (November 1890 and March 1902) rated 5R - $75

Fortitude Valley numeral 258 HERE. Fortitude Valley numeral 643 HERE. Fortitude valley registered HERE

Datestamp type 3a

1880

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 3a dated 8 September 1880. Rated 5R. Seen in Charles Leski auction no 326 lot no 383

1881

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 3a dated 20 June 1881. Rated 5R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1882

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 3a dated 13 May 1882. Rated 5R. Seen in Mossgreen auction no 157 lot no 482

Datestamp type 3c - No Code

1886

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 3c dated March 1886. Rated 4R. Seen in Cavendish auctions

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 3c dated 11 May 1886. Rated 4R. Seen on Ebay

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 3c dated 17 August 1886. Rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1888

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 3c dated 3 January 1888. Rated 4R. Seen in a private collection

Datestamp type 3c Code A

1895

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 3c Code A dated 20 May 1885. Rated 4R. Seen in a private collection

Datestamp type 3c Code B

1888

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 3c Code B dated 3 January 1888. Rated 4R. Seen in a private collection

Datestamp type 3c Code F

1890

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 3c Code F dated 6 November 1890. Rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Datestamp type 4at

1896

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 4at dated 5 June 1896. Rated Common. Seen at Spinks auction no 12043 lot no 1297

1897

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 4at dated 24 September 1897. Rated Common. Seen in the collection of Dr Andrew Mortlock

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 4at dated 15 November 1897. Rated Common. Seen on Ebay

1898

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 4at dated 26 October 1898. Rated Common. Seen in a private collection. Ex Smithies

1900

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 4at dated 16 February 1900. Rated Common

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 4at dated 3 February 1900. Rated Common

1901

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 4at dated 20 March 1901. Rated Common. Seen on Stampboards

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 4at dated 21 March 1901. Rated Common. Seen in a private collection

1903

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 4at dated 14 August 1903. Rated Common

Datestamp type 5a

1901

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 5a dated 7 November 1901. Rated Common. Seen in a private collection. Ex Smithies

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 5a dated 21 December 1901. Rated Common. Seen in a private collection

1905

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 5a dated 1 May 1905. Rated Common. Seen on Ebay

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 5a dated 22 September 1905. Rated Common. Seen on Ebay

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 5a dated 22 December 1905. Rated Common

1906

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 5a dated 24 October 1906. Rated Common. Seen on Ebay

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 5a dated 11 December 1906. Rated Common. Seen on Ebay

1907

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 5a dated 24 June 1907. Rated Common. Seen on Ebay

1909

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 5a dated 12 February 1909. Rated Common. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Datestamp type 6t

1910

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 6t dated 9 August 1910. Rated 4R. Seen in Smithies

Fortitude Valley datestamp type 6t dated 24 October 1910. Rated 4R. Seen at Prestige Philately auction no 157

Deficient Postage

1886

Fortitude Valley deficient postage dated March 1886. Rated 5R. Seen in Cavendish auctions

Handstamp

Fortitude Valley handstamp - possibly used at the Telegraph counter. Rated 5R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Fortitude Valley handstamp - possibly used at the Telegraph counter. Rated 5R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Fortitude Valley handstamp - possibly used at the Telegraph counter. Rated 5R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Paid

1904

Fortitude Valley Paid (Campbell type 5) dated 30 June 1904. Rated 5R. Seen in Abacus auction no 234 lot no 690

1905

Fortitude Valley Paid (Campbell type 5) dated 1 November 1905. Rated 5R

Unclaimed

1890

Fortitude Valley Unclaimed dated November 1890. Rated 5R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1902

Fortitude Valley Unclaimed dated March 1902. Rated 5R. Seen in Mowbray collectibles