Hungerford post office, 165 km south west of Cunnamulla, opened on 15 June 1886. Although a Queensland post office it was actually situated on the NSW side of the border. Therefore all stamps, whether NSW or Queensland, were cancelled by the NSW Hungerford date stamp. The document at the bottom of the page provides additional information - NSW date stamp (July 1897 - 2 August 1910) rated 4R - $40, $90 on cover
Hungerford numeral 365 HERE. Hungerford registered HERE
Queensland stamps
1897
NSW datestamp dated 29 January 189- and July 1897. Rated 4R. Seen in Smithies
1898
NSW datestamp dated 11 February 1898. Rated 4R.
NSW datestamp dated April 1898. Rated 4R.
NSW datestamp dated 16 September 1898. Rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook page
1910
NSW datestamp dated 2 August 1910. Rated 4R. Seen in the collection of Tony Griffin
NSW Stamps
1904
NSW datestamp dated 12 SEptember 1904. Seen on Ebay
Document from the National Archives of Australia (NAA: J3111, Hungerford), supplied by Tony Curtis
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