Sunday, 15 May 2022

Maryborough QL Duplex

Maryborough post office, 220 km north of Brisbane opened on 18 January 1849
  • QL Duplex type 1 - Arcs. Codes A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, P, Z (5 October 1887 - 7 October 1896) rated Common
  • QL Duplex type 2 - Solid squares. Codes A, B, C, D, E, G, H, Z (9 September 1895 - 14 December 1902) rated Common
  • QL Duplex type 3 - Full stop. Codes A, D, E, G, H, L, Z (1 April 1903 - 12 August 1903) rated Rare
Information to assist you in how to distinguish between only the date stamp portion of the QL duplex and the 96 duplex types and the various Maryborough date stamp types is found on the Maryborough date stamp page

Top row: L-R Maryborough QL Duplex type 1, Maryborough QL Duplex type 2. Bottom row: Maryborough QL Duplex type 3

QL Duplex type 1 - The date stamp is an unframed circle 23 mm in diameter with two small arcs on each side. There is a three line date, with a code letter above, in the middle line is the month in two letters followed by the day, and on the bottom line is the year in two figures. The obliterator consists of 'QL' surrounded by an oval of 32 unbroken rays

QL Duplex type 2 - This is type 1 with the date stamp portion recut. There are now two small solid squares on each side instead of arcs and the year digits are much smaller. However the code letter and the month and day remain the same, as does the obliterator.

QL Duplex type 3 - This is type 1 with the date stamp portion recut. There are now only one solid full stop on each side instead of arcs. The code letter and the month and day remain the same, but the line in the 'Q' of 'QL' now no longer extends into the the 'Q'. However there are still 32 unbroken rays

Maryborough numeral 96 HEREMaryborough numeral 96 on NSW Stamps HERE. Maryborough numeral 96 duplex HERE. Maryborough numeral 236 HERE. Maryborough registered HEREMaryborough date stamps HEREMaryborough Railway HERE

QL Duplex type 1 - Code A
1896
Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code A dated 7 October 1896. Rated common

QL Duplex type 1 - Code B
1891
Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code B dated 18 March 1891. Rated common. Seen in a private collection

1894
Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code B dated 19 September 1894. Rated common. Seen in Abacus auction no 247 lot no 1128

QL Duplex type 1 - Code C
1887
Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code C dated 28 October 1887. Rated common

1888
Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code C dated 12 May 1888. Rated common. Seen in Smithies

1894
Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code C dated 7 November 1894. Rated common

QL Duplex type 1 - Code D
1887
Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code D dated 5 October 1887. Rated common. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1891
Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code D dated 29 June 1891. Rated common

QL Duplex type 1 - Code E
1892
Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code E dated 16 July 1892. Rated common

Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code E dated 9 December 1892. Rated common. Seen in a private collection

1893
Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code E dated 12 December 1893. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

QL Duplex type 1 - Code F
1890
Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code F dated 16 October 1890. Rated common. Seen in Abacus auction no 234 lot no 108

1891
Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code F dated 23 January 1891. Rated common. Seen in a private collection

1892
Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code F dated 22 June 1892. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

1893
Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code F dated 1 March 1893. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

QL Duplex type 1 - Code G
1894
Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code G dated 28 June 1894. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

QL Duplex type 1 - Code H
1888
Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code H dated 25 September 1888. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code H dated 4 December 1888. Rated common. Seen in Spink auction no 18047 lot no 105(x)

1890
Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code H dated 5 February 1890. Rated common

1895
Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code H dated 18 April 1895. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

QL Duplex type 1 - Code J
1895
Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code J dated 3 April 1895. Rated common

QL Duplex type 1 - Code P
1889
Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code P dated 16 November 1889. Rated common

1890
Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code P dated 4 February 1890. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code P dated 5 August 1890. Rated common

1892
Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code P dated 16 March 1892. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

1893
Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code P dated 20 July 1893. Rated common. Seen in a private collection

QL Duplex type 1 - Code Z
1894
Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code Z dated 21 February 1894. Rated common. Seen in Smithies

Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code Z dated 20 May 1894. Rated common

Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code Z dated 24 June 1894. Rated common

Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code Z dated 27 September 1894. Rated common

Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code Z dated 30 September 1894. Rated common

1895
Maryborough QL duplex type 1 Code Z dated 6 March 1895. Rated common. Seen in a private collection

QL Duplex type 2 - Code A
1898
Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code A dated 15 October 1898. Rated common

1900
Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code A dated 8 October 1900. Rated common

Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code A dated 4 November 1901. Rated common

QL Duplex type 2 - Code B
1897
Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code B dated 17 September 1897. Rated common

Maryborough QL duplexes type 2 Code B dated 15 November 1895, January 16 1901 and 25 February 1898. Rated common

QL Duplex type 2 - Code C
1897
Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code C dated 25 October 1897. Rated common

Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code C dated 20 October 189-. Rated common

1902
Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code C dated 15 March 1902. Rated common

QL Duplex type 2 - Code D
1898
Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code D dated 8 January 1898. Rated common

Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code D dated 17 October 1898. Rated common

1899
Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code D dated 24 October 1899. Rated common

1900
Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code D dated11 September 1900. Rated common

1901
Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code D dated 6 February 1901. Rated common

Maryborough QL duplexes type 2 Code D dated 26 October 1895, 20 May 1896, 13 June 1900 and 10 October 1900. Rated common

QL Duplex type 2 - Code E
1896
Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code E dated 18 May 1896. Rated common

1901
Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code E dated 19 October 1901. Rated common

QL Duplex type 2 - Code F
Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code F dated 20 February 190-. Rated common

QL Duplex type 2 - Code G
1898
Maryborough QL duplexe type 2 Code G dated 28 September 1898. Rated common. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

1900
Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code G dated 4 January 1900. Rated common. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code G dated 4 January 1900. Rated common. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code G dated 27 September 1900. Rated common. Seen in a private collection

1901
Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code G dated 31 January 1901. Rated common. Seen in Abacus auction no 239 lot no 503

1902
Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code G dated 8 November 1902. Rated common

QL Duplex type 2 - Code H
1897
Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code H dated 26 August 1897. Rated common

Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code H dated 29 January 189-. Rated common

1900

Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code H dated 23 June 1900. Rated common

1901
Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code H dated 24 September 1901. Rated common

Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code H dated 27 November 1901. Rated common

QL Duplex type 2 - Code Z
1895
Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code Z dated 9 September 1895. Rated common. Seen in Smithies

1896
Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code Z dated 21 June 1896. Rated common. Seen in Hamburg vormals Schwanke GmbH Sale no  4

Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code Z dated 5 October 1896. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

1897
Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code Z dated 19 February 1897. Rated common

Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code Z dated 24 February 1897. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

1898
Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code Z dated 4 March 1898. Rated common

Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code Z dated 23 November 1898. Rated common

Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code Z dated 14 December 1898. Rated common

1899
Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code Z dated 6 March 1899. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

1901
Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code Z dated 13 September 1901. Rated common

1902
Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code Z dated 14 March 1902. Rated common

Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code Z dated 15 October 1902. Rated common

Maryborough QL duplex type 2 Code Z dated 14 December 1902. Rated common

QL Duplex type 3 - Code A
1903
Maryborough QL duplex type 3 Code A dated 29 April 1903. Rated rare. Seen in a private collection

QL Duplex type 3 - Code C
1903
Maryborough QL duplex type 3 Code C dated 8 May 1903. Rated rare

QL Duplex type 3 - Code D
1903
Maryborough QL duplex type 3 Code D dated 16 July 1903. Rated rare

QL Duplex type 3 - Code E
1903

Maryborough QL duplex type 3 Code E dated 22 July 1903. Rated rare

QL Duplex type 3 - Code G
1903
Maryborough QL duplex type 3 Code G dated 29 July 1903. Rated rare. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

QL Duplex type 3 - Code H
1903

Maryborough QL duplex type 3 Code H dated 30 May 1903. Rated rare

Maryborough QL duplex type 3 Code H dated 12 August 1903. Rated rare. Seen in a private collection

QL Duplex type 3 - Code L
1903
Maryborough QL duplex type 3 Code L dated 1 April 1903. Rated rare. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

Maryborough QL duplex type 3 Code L dated 29 April 1903. Rated rare. Seen on Ebay

QL Duplex type 3 - Code Z
1903

Maryborough QL duplex type 3 Code Z dated 8 August 1903. Rated rare

Maryborough QL duplex type 3 Code Z dated 12 August 1903. Rated rare. Seen in a private collection

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