Sunday, 19 June 2022

Montalbion / Mount Albion

Montalbion post office, 25 km west of Herberton, opened in 1887 as Mount Albion and was renamed Montalbion on 12 October 1889. It closed in May 1906

  • Datestamp type 3c (4 August 1890 - 27 February 1897) rated 4R. Name on date stamp: "Mount Albion"
  • Datestamp type 4a (19 January 1898 - 14 February 1902) rated 4R
Montalbion numeral 403 HERE. Montalbion registered HERE

Datestamp type 3c
1896
Montalbion datestamp type 3c dated 11 November 1896. Rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1897
Montalbion datestamp type 3c dated 27 February 1897. Rated 4R. Seen in a private collection. Ex Smithies

Datestamp type 4a
1898
Montalbion datestamp type 4a dated 19 January 1898. Rated 4R

Montalbion datestamp type 4a dated 14 December 1898. Rated 4R. Seen in Manning, p. 182

Montalbion datestamp type 4a dated 17 July 189-. Rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

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