Howard

Howard post office, 29 km north west of Maryborough, opened on 22 July 1878 as Burrum and was renamed Howard on 1 August 1883

• Datestamp type 3b (21 April 1887 - 22 August 1899) rated 4R - $35, $50 on cover
• Datestamp type 4b (10 October 1904 - 13 August 1906) rated 5R - $100 on cover
• Datestamp type 4b (i) - No middle line (3 May 1901 - 27 September 1912) rated 5R - $80, $100 on cover
• Datestamp type 4bt - various date positionings and combinations (6 September 1902 - 7 October 1911) rated 4R - $30, $40 on cover

Howard numeral 287 HERE.  Howard numeral 618 HERE. Howard registered HERE

Datestamp Type 3b

1887

Howard datestamp type 3b. Dated 21 April 1887. Rated 4R. Seen in a private collection

1893

Howard datestamp type 3b. Dated 8 September 1893. Rated 4R. Seen in a private collection

1899

Howard datestamp type 3b. Dated 30 January 1899. Rated 4R. Seen in the collection of Tony Curtis

Howard datestamp type 3b. Dated 22 August 1899. Rated 4R. Seen in Smithies

Datestamp Type 4b

1904

Howard datestamp type 4b. Dated 10 October 1904. Rated 5R. Seen in a private collection. Ex Smithies

Datestamp Type 4b (i)

1901

Howard datestamp type 4b (i). Dated 3 May 1901. Rated 5R. Seen in the collection of Tony Griffin. This example appears to have two dots either side; all other type 4b and 4bt examples have one

1912

Howard datestamp type 4b (i). Dated 27 September 1912. Rated 5R. Seen in a private collection

Datestamp Type 4bt

1906

Howard datestamp type 4bt. Dated 15 November 1906. Rated 4R. Seen on Stampboards

1908

Howard datestamp type 4bt. Dated 15 June 1908. Rated 4R. Seen in Smithies

1909

Howard datestamp type 4bt. Dated 29 May 1909. Rated 4R. Seen in a private collection

1910

Howard datestamp type 4bt. Dated 28 May 1910. Rated 4R. Seen in a private collection

Howard datestamp type 4bt. Dated 31 October 1910. Rated 4R. Seen on Ebay