Nelia

Nelia post office, 48 km east of Julia Creek, opened on 23 June 1909. Nelia was a receiving office from 29 February 1908 to 22 June 1909 and the Nelia electric telegraph office handstamp has been seen used as a canceller during this period

• Datestamp type 5b (18 September 1909 - 16 June 1912) rated 4R
• Electric Telegraph Office oval handstamp (1908) rated 5R

Datestamp type 5b

Nelia datestamp type 5b. Dated 18 September 1909. Rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Nelia datestamp type 5b. Dated 7 February 1911. Rated 4R. Seen in Manning, p. 198

Nelia datestamp type 5b. Dated 6 June 1911. Rated 4R. Seen on Ebay

Electric Telegraph Office Oval Handstamp

Nelia Electric Telegraph Office oval handstamp. Dated 9 May 1908. Rated 5R. Applied when Nelia was still a receiving office. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group