Friday, 23 September 2022

Normanby

Normanby post office, 41 km south west of Proserpine, opened on 1 April 1872 and closed on 15 December 1873. It reopened on 1 August 1890 before being reduced to a receiving office on 1 November 1909
    • Datestamp type 1b (18 April 1872) rated 5R
    • Datestamp type 3c (1 May 1899 - 22 December 1905) rated 5R
    Normanby numeral 161 HERE. Normanby numeral 495 HERE

    Datestamp type 1b
    Normanby datestamp type 1b. Dated 18 April 1872. Rated 5R. Seen on Ebay

    Normanby datestamp type 1b. Dated 13 December 1872. Rated 5R. Seen on Ebay

    Datestamp type 3b
    Normanby datestamp type 3c. Dated 22 December 1905. Rated 5R. Seen on Ebay
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    1. Tim Dexter26 July 2025 at 00:15

      I think the 2 older covers are Normanby by the Normanby River near Cooktown. The later cover is the suburb of Normanby in Brisbane.

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