The Maryborough Railway ran from Maryborough to Gympie and was opened on 6 August 1881.
The date stamp comprises an unframed circle, with
'MARYBOROUGH Ry' round the top, 'Queensland' round the foot, and a numeral at each side; in the centre is the date in two lines and various portions of the date have been seen upside down. Code numerals are 1 to 6 and none. The dates range from 31 July 1888 to 9 January 1892. It is not known what the codes refer to. Rated 4R - 5R
- No Code rated 4R
- Code 1 rated 5R
- Code 2 (5 January 1899 - 14 December 1899) rated 4R
- Code 3 rated 5R
- Code 4 (29 November 1899 - 12 May 1891) rated 4R
- Code 5 (7 February 1899 - 9 July 1899) rated 4R
- Code 6 (9 January 1892) rated 4R
Maryborough numeral 96 HERE. Maryborough numeral 96 on NSW Stamps HERE. Maryborough numeral 96 duplex HERE. Maryborough numeral 236 HERE. Maryborough date stamps HERE. Maryborough QL Duplex HERE. Maryborough registered HERE
Maryborough Railway datestamp no code rated 4R
Code 2
Maryborough Railway datestamp Code 2 rated 4R. Dated 5 January 1889. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group
Maryborough Railway datestamp Code 2 rated 4R. Dated 14 December 1889. Seen in Abacus auction no 140 lot no 523
Code 3
Code 4
Maryborough Railway datestamp Code 4 rated 4R. Dated 12 May 1891. Seen in Phoenix auction no 8. Ex Smithies
Code 5
Code 6
Maryborough Railway datestamps Code 6 rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group
Maryborough Railway datestamps Code 6 rated 4R. Dated 26 February. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group
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