Leyburn post office, 50 km west north west of Warwick, opened on 1 January 1861
- Datestamp type 1a (23 April 1861 - 26 October 1869) rated 4R - $40, $70 on cover
- Datestamp type 1b (14 November 1871 - 16 September 1879) rated 4R - $50 on cover
- Datestamp type 3b (23 February 1883 - 21 August 1911) rated Rare - $10, $20 on cover
- Datestamp type 3c (20 April 1875 - 21 October 1892) rated 5R - $70
- Datestamp type 6 (19 July 1907 - 17 December 1914) rated 5R - $70
Leyburn was not originally assigned a numeral canceller, instead a 'Q.L' obliterator in thick letters within an oval of 35 broken rays was used. Examples are shown below and have been seen dated from 14 November 1871 to 23 February 1883. Rated 4R - $40, $60 on cover
Datestamp type 1a
1863
Leyburn datestamp type 1a dated 22 December 1863. Rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group
1869
Leyburn datestamp type 1a dated 18 October 1869. Rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group
Datestamp type 1b
1871
Leyburn datestamp type 1b dated 14 November 1871. Rated 4R. Seen in Abacus online auction no 5 lot no 747
1872
1877
Leyburn datestamp type 1b dated 23 June 1877. Rated 4R. Seen in Abacus online auction no 2 lot no 1771. Ex Griffiths
1879
Datestamp type 3b
1883
Leyburn datestamp type 3b dated 23 February 1883. Rated rare. Seen in Abacus auction no 239 lot no 102
1890
1903
1907
Leyburn datestamp type 3b dated 8 February 1907. Rated rare. Seen on Ebay
1910
Leyburn datestamps type 3b dated 8 May 1910 and 31 July 1911. Rated rare. Seen in Smithies
1910
Leyburn datestamps type 3b dated 8 May 1910 and 31 July 1911. Rated rare. Seen in Smithies
Leyburn datestamps type 3b dated 21 August 1911 and 1908. Rated rare
Datestamp type 3c
1875
Datestamp type 6
1914
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