Murphy's Creek

Murphy's Creek post office, 15 km north east of Toowoomba, opened on 18 May 1868

• Datestamp type 1b (4 September 1874 - 3 June 1883) rated 5R - $100
• Datestamp type 3c - separator dot - (25 April 1885 - 11 November 1895) rated 4R - $30, $50 on cover
• Datestamp type 3c (i) - no separator dot (29 May 1901 - 28 February 1913) rated 2R - $20, $35 on cover

Murphy's Creek numeral 112 HERE. Murphy's Creek numeral 231 HERE. Murphy's Creek railway numeral 53 HERE. Murphy's Creek registered HERE

Datestamp type 1b

1874

Murphy's Creek datestamp type 1b dated 4 September 1874. Rated 5R. Seen in Manning, p. 195

Murphy's Creek datestamp type 1b dated 22 October 1874. Rated 5R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting facebook Group

Datestamp type 3c

1885

Murphy's Creek datestamp type 3c dated 25 April 1885. Rated 4R. Seen in Abacus auction no 234

1889

Murphy's Creek datestamp type 3c dated 14 January 1889. Rated 4R. Seen in the collection of Tony Curtis

1892

Murphy's Creek datestamp type 3c dated 27 October 1892. Rated 4R. Seen on Ebay

1895

Murphy's Creek datestamp type 3c dated 11 November 1895. Rated 4R. Seen in Abacus auction no 234 lot no 35

Datestamp type 3c (i)

1901

Murphy's Creek datestamp type 3c (i) dated 29 May 1901. Rated 2R. Ex Smithies

1903

Murphy's Creek datestamp type 3c (i) dated 6 September 1903. Rated 2R. Seen in Auspostalhistory.com

1905

Murphy's Creek datestamp type 3c (i) dated 12 December 1905. Rated 2R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1907

Murphy's Creek datestamp type 3c (i) dated 16 June 1907. Rated 2R. Seen in Abacus auction no 237

Murphy's Creek datestamp type 3c (i) dated 26 September 1907. Rated 2R. Seen on Stampboards

1912

Murphy's Creek datestamps type 3c (i) dated 21 September 1912, 12 April 1912 and 17 December 1904. Rated 2R