Longreach

Longreach post office, 100 km west of Barcaldine, opened on 1 October 1891

• Datestamp type 3c (28 December 1892 - 27 September 1898) rated Common
• Datestamp type 4a (3 June 1899 - 29 March 1911) rated Common
• Datestamp type 4at (8 June 1898 - 25 August 1910) rated Rare
• Datestamp type 4bt (27 August 1903 - 2 July 1905) rated 2R
• Datestamp type 6t (7 June 1911 - 3 March 1913) rated 2R

The Longreach duplex canceller numeral 592 is seen used from 1900 onwards. It comprises a framed datestamp 25 mm in diameter and the obliterator portion of the canceller comprises 32 unbroken rays. It is easily distinguishable from the Longreach datestamps as they are all unframed, except for type 6 which has the date in one line whereas the date stamp portion of the duplex canceller has the date in three lines

Longreach duplex obliterator

Longreach numeral 458 HERE. Longreach numeral 592 HERE. Longreach registered HERE

Datestamp type 3c

1893

Longreach datestamp type 3c dated 14 June 1893. Rated common. Seen in Smithies

Longreach datestamp type 3c dated 25 November 1893. Rated common. Seen in Smithies

1895

Longreach datestamp type 3c dated 14 February 1895. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

1896

Longreach datestamp type 3c dated 15 June 1896. Rated common

Longreach datestamp type 3c dated 9 December 1896. Rated common

Longreach datestamps type 3c dated 5 August 1895 - 10 September 1897. Rated common

Datestamp type 4a

1899

Longreach datestamp type 4a dated 30 September 1899. Rated common

1900

Longreach datestamp type 4a dated 4 July 1900. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

1901

Longreach datestamp type 4a dated 19 February 1901. Rated common. Seen in a private collection

Longreach datestamp type 4a dated 19 February 1901. Rated common. Seen on Stampboards

Longreach datestamp type 4a dated 1 December 1901. Rated common

1903

Longreach datestamp type 4a dated 1 October 1903. Rated common. Seen in a private collection

Longreach datestamp type 4a dated 1 October 1903. Rated common. Seen in a private collection

1904

Longreach datestamp type 4a dated 22 April 1904. Rated common

Longreach datestamp type 4a dated 14 September 1904. Rated common. Seen in a private collection

1905

Longreach datestamp type 4a dated 11 January 1905. Rated common. Seen in a private collection

1907

Longreach datestamp type 4a dated 22 August 1907. Rated common

Datestamp type 4at

1898

Longreach datestamp type 4at dated 8 June 1898. Rated rare. Seen in a private collection

Longreach datestamp type 4at dated 3 December 1898. Rated rare. Seen on Ebay

Longreach datestamp type 4at dated 6 December 1898. Rated rare. Seen on Stampboards

1899

Longreach datestamp type 4at dated 16 May 1899. Rated rare. Seen on Ebay

Longreach datestamp type 4at dated 24 August 1899. Rated rare. Seen on Ebay

1907

Longreach datestamp type 4at dated 10 January 1907. Rated rare. Seen on Ebay

Longreach datestamp type 4at dated 13 July 1907. Rated rare

Longreach datestamp type 4at dated 15 October 1907. Rated rare. Seen in a private collection

1910

Longreach datestamp type 4at dated 25 August 1910. Rated rare. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting facebook Group

Datestamp type 4bt

1903

Longreach datestamp type 4bt dated 8 September 1903. Rated 2R. Seen in a private collection

Longreach datestamp type 4bt dated 15 September 1903. Rated 2R

1904

Longreach datestamp type 4bt dated 31 August 1904. Rated 2R. Seen in a private collection

Datestamp type 6t

1911

Longreach datestamps type 6t dated 7 June 1911. Rated 2R

1912

Longreach datestamp type 6t dated 20 October 1912. Rated 2R. Seen in Smithies