Grandchester

Grandchester post office, 28 km west of Ipswich, opened on 1 January 1866

• Datestamp type 1b (11 June 1872) rated 5R - $125 on cover
• Datestamp type 3c - horizontal dashes (5 February 1897 - 26 May 1910) rated 3R - $20, $35 on cover
• Datestamp type 6 (17 December 1911 - 3 February 1913) rated 5R - $75, $100 on cover

Grandchester numeral 57 HERE. Grandchester registered HERE

Datestamp type 1b

1872

Grandchester datestamp type 1b. Dated 11 June 1872. Rated 5R. Sen in Phoenix auction no 50

Datestamp type 3c

1897

Grandchester datestamp type 3c. Dated 5 February 1897. Rated 3R. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

1906

Grandchester datestamp type 3c. Dated 10 July 1906. Rated 3R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1907

Grandchester datestamp type 3c. Dated 21 September 1907. Rated 3R. Seen in Smithies

1908

Grandchester datestamp type 3c. Dated 10 February 1908. Rated 3R

Grandchester datestamp type 3c. Dated 31 December 1908. Rated 3R. Seen in a private collection

1910

Grandchester datestamp type 3c. Dated 26 May 1910. Rated 3R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Grandchester datestamp type 3c. Rated 3R

Datestamp type 6

1911

Grandchester datestamp type 6. Dated 17 December 1911, although the postcard is dated 1912. Rated 5R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1912

Grandchester datestamp type 6. Dated 15 July 1912. Rated 5R. Seen in Manning, p. 114