Port Douglas

Port Douglas post office, 60 km north west of Cairns, opened on 1 September 1877  

• Datestamp type 3a (10 December 1881 - 2 September 1886) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 3c (2 August 1887 - 12 February 1903) rated Common
• Datestamp type 5a (5 November 1903 - 23 July 1912) rated Common
• Deficient postage 2d (1888) rated 5R

Port Douglas numeral 256 HERE. Port Douglas numeral 556 HERE. Port Douglas registered HERE

Datestamp type 3a

1881

Port Douglas datestamp type 3a. Dated 10 December 1881. Rated 5R. Seen in a private collection

1882

Port Douglas datestamp type 3a. Dated 30 December 1882. Rated 5R

1883

Port Douglas datestamp type 3a. Dated 6 January 1883. Rated 5R. Seen in Tasmanian Stamp auctions

Datestamp type 3c

1888

Port Douglas datestamp type 3c. Dated 27 March 1888. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

1890

Port Douglas datestamp type 3c. Dated 21 September 1890. Rated common. Seen in Smithies

1891

Port Douglas datestamp type 3c. Dated 17 January 1891. Rated common

Port Douglas datestamp type 3c. Dated 24 January 1891. Rated common. Seen in Spink auction no 12043 lot no 1294. Ex Alan Griffiths

1899

Port Douglas datestamp type 3c. Dated 12 May 1899. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

Port Douglas datestamps type 3c. Dated 7 September 1892, July 1895, 12 March 1896 and 1900. Rated common

Datestamp type 5a

1904

Port Douglas datestamp type 5a. Dated 27 September 1904. Rated common. Seen in a private collection

Port Douglas datestamp type 5a. Dated 5 October 1904. Rated common. Seen in Smithies

Port Douglas datestamp type 5a. Dated 13 October 1904. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

Port Douglas datestamp type 5a. Dated 13 October 1904. Rated common. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 123 lot no 434

1905

Port Douglas datestamp type 5a. Dated 20 October 1905. Rated common. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

Port Douglas datestamp type 5a. Dated 11 December 1905. Rated common. Seen Premier Postal auction no 55

1906

Port Douglas datestamp type 5a. Dated 25 February 1906. Rated common

1907

Port Douglas datestamp type 5a. Dated 7 February 1907. Rated common. Seen on Li vebid online

Port Douglas datestamp type 5a. Dated 15 October 1907. Rated common. Seen in Phoenix auction no 15

1908

Port Douglas datestamp type 5a. Dated 9 August 1908. Rated common. Seen in a private collection

Deficient Postage 

1888

Port Douglas Deficient Postage dated 27 March 1888. Rated 5R. Seen on Ebay