Mungindi post office, 87 km east south east of Dirranbandi. The post office opened on the New South Wales side of the border on 1 September 1865 and the town was transferred to New South Wales administration on 1 April 1867. This post office closed in 1877
A new Mungindi post office opened on the Queensland side of the border in 1880 and was reduced to a receiving office around 1902. The original NSW date stamp may have continued in use before being replaced by a Queensland date stamp
- Datestamp type 3b (19 August 1895 - 18 February 1902) rated 3R - $18, $35 on cover
NSW date stamp
1880
Mungindi datestamp NSW type C71 dated March 1880. Seen on Ebay
Queensland
Datestamp type 3b
1897
1899
1900
1901
Mungindi datestamp type 3b dated 4 May 1901. Rated 3R. Seen on Ebay
1902
Mungindi datestamp type 3b dated 8 February 1902. Rated 3R
1902
Mungindi datestamp type 3b dated 8 February 1902. Rated 3R
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