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 (11 July 1885 - 18 February 1902) rated 3R - $18, $35 on cover
NSW date stamp
1880
Mungindi datestamp NSW type C71 dated March 1880. Seen on Ebay
1909
Queensland
Datestamp type 3b
1885
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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