Ipswich on NSW Stamps

Ipswich post office, 30 km south west of Brisbane, opened on 2 January 1846

NSW Period

• Datestamp type NSW Oval (ii) - Crown below Ipswich and above date - (10 November - 22 December 1856) rated 4R
• Datestamp type NSW 1 - Wavy line below Ipswich and above date - (11 March - 22 November 1857) rated 2R
• Datestamp type NSW 1A (17 October 1857 - 18 November 1860) rated Rare

Queensland Period

• Datestamp type 1a (7 June 1861 - 20 July 1866) rated Common
• Datestamp type 1b (i) (8 August 1866 - 16 July 1873) rated Common
• Datestamp type 1b (ii) - Codes a, b, c (21 April 1873 - 12 April 1877) rated 3R
• Datestamp type 3b (5 October 1877 - 7 August 1884) rated 3R
• Datestamp type 3c (i) (8 December 1872 - 18 March 1873) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 3c (ii) - Codes A, B, C, D, E (13 December 1881 - 3 May 1897) rated 2R - 4R
• Datestamp type 4a - Codes None, A, B, C, D, E, F (8 August 1885 - 24 August 1896) rated 3R - 4R
• Datestamp type 4at (16 October 1894 - 6 July 1901) rated Common
• Datestamp type 4bt - Maltese Cross (13 September 1901 - 18 October 1904) rated Common
• Datestamp type 5a (18 November 1904 - 24 December 1913) rated Common
• Datestamp type 6t  - two sub-types (7 September 1912 - 28 October 1913) rated 2R
• Machine cancellation type 4(a) (4 February - 10 April 1913) rated 5R

For Ipswich Queensland period date stamp examples, see HERE. Ipswich numeral 87 on NSW stamps HERE. Ipswich numeral 87 on Queensland stamps HERE. Ipswich duplex 626 HERE. Ipswich registered HERE

Datestamp type NSW Oval (ii)

1856

Ipswich datestamp type NSW Oval (ii) dated 10 November 1856. Rated 4R. Seen in Abacus auction no 267 lot no 369

Ipswich datestamp type NSW Oval (ii) dated 22 December 1856. Rated 4R. Seen on Ebay

Datestamp type NSW 1

1857

Ipswich datestamp type NSW 1 dated 4 February 1857. Rated 2R. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 147 lot no 372

Ipswich datestamp type NSW 1 dated 11 March 1857. Rated 2R. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 181 lot no 1355

Ipswich datestamp type NSW 1 dated 18 April 1857. Rated 2R. Seen in Abacus auction no 234 lot no 7

Ipswich datestamp type NSW 1 dated 26 April 1857. Rated 2R. Seen in Argyll Etkin

Ipswich datestamp type NSW 1 dated 20 May 1857. Rated 2R. Seen in Abacus auction no 234 lot no 8

Ipswich datestamp type NSW 1 dated 6 July 1857. Rated 2R. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 123 lot no 648

Ipswich datestamp type NSW 1 dated 19 September 1857. Rated 2R. Seen in Phoenix auction no 86 lot no 687

Ipswich datestamp type NSW 1 dated 11 November 1857. Rated 2R. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 152 lot no 264

Ipswich datestamp type NSW 1 dated 1857. Rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

Datestamp type NSW 1A

1857

Ipswich datestamp type NSW 1A dated 17 October 1857. Rated rare. Seen on Ebay

Ipswich datestamp type NSW 1A dated 27 November 1857. Rated rare. Seen in Phoenix auction no 79 lot no 765

1858

Ipswich datestamp type NSW 1A dated 1 January 1858. Rated rare. Seen at Prestige Philately auction no 110 lot no 704

Ipswich datestamp type NSW 1A dated 8 January 1858. Rated rare. Seen at Abacus auction no 234 lot no 9

Ipswich datestamp type NSW 1A dated 1 March 1858. Rated rare. Seen on Ebay

Ipswich datestamp type NSW 1A dated 8 March 1858. Rated rare. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 123 lot no 649

Ipswich datestamp type NSW 1A dated 8 April 1858. Rated rare. Seen at Abacus auction no 234 lot no 10

Ipswich datestamp type NSW 1A dated 17 August 1858. Rated rare. Seen on Ebay

1859

Ipswich datestamp type NSW 1A dated June 1859. Rated rare. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 122 lot no 650

Ipswich datestamp type NSW 1A dated 12 July 1859. Rated rare. Seen on Ebay

Ipswich datestamp type NSW 1A dated 17 July 1859. Rated rare. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 150

Ipswich datestamp type NSW 1A dated 15 August 1859. Rated rare. Seen in Phoenix auction no 57 lot no 1203

1860

Ipswich datestamp type NSW 1A dated 1 March 1860. Rated rare. Seen in Millennium auction no 80 lot no 433

Ipswich datestamp type NSW 1A dated 15 May 1860. Rated rare. Seen in Abacus auction no 234 lot no 554

Ipswich datestamp type NSW 1A dated 19 August 1860. Rated rare. Seen on Ebay

Ipswich datestamp type NSW 1A dated 18 November 1860. Rated rare. Seen in Corinphila auctions