Rockhampton Instructional Markings and Parcel Posts

Rockhampton post office, 100 km north west of Gladstone, opened on 1 April 1858

Instructional Markings

• Deficient postage - various  rates (1874 - 1884) rated 5R
• Missent (1875) rated 5R
• Not Known by Letter Carriers (1891 - 1908) rated 5R
• Paid (1898 - 190-) rated 5R
• Parcel Post type 1 (21 June 1899 - 11 November 1908) rated 3R 
• Parcel Post type 2 (October 1910 - 21 July 1913) rated 4R 
• Post Office / Rockhampton handstamp rated 5R
• Electric Telegraph Office (1902 - 1903) rated 5R
• Unclaimed (1877 - 1891) rated 5R
• Unclaimed - Framed circle (1905) rated 5R

NSW Period (See examples HERE)

• Datestamp type NSW 1A - two short dashes either side (7 February 1860 - 24 November 1860) rated 4R

Queensland Period (See examples HERE)

• Datestamp type 1a (8 December 1860 - 29 September 1871) rated Common
• Datestamp type 1b (31 May 1861 - 14 May 1878 & 10 March 1895 - 13 June 1895) rated Common
• Datestamp type 3a - Codes none, a, f, p (d inverted), A, B, C, E, F, H (20 September 1874 - 1 September 1896) rated Common - 4R
• Datestamp type 3b (7 August 1883 - 7 December 1893) rated 4R
• Datestamp type 3c - Diamonds (14 March 1878 - 1880) rated 4R
• Datestamp type 3c (i) - Codes none, A, B, B inverted, C, C sideways, E, F, G, H, I, a, c, e, f, p (d inverted)  (1 April 1874 - 4 April 1901) rated Common - 5R
• Datestamp type 3c (ii) - Code A (13 February 1882) not rated. Probably a forgery
• Datestamp type 4at - (27 May 1900 - 21 December 1905) rated 3R
• Datestamp type 4b (9 February 1901 - 28 July 1902) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 4bt rated 5R
• Datestamp type 5a (13 October 1903 - 6 September 1913) rated Rare on stamp, 4R on cover
• Machine cancellation type 4(b) (28 June 1912 - 11 September 1915) rated 3R on stamp, 4R on cover

Rockhampton date stamps HERE. Rockhampton 102 HERE. Rockhampton 201 duplex HERE. Rockhampton 201 HERE Rockhampton 201 on NSW stamps HERE. Rockhampton 201 roller cancel HERE. Rockhampton 308 HERE. Rockhampton 391 HERE. Rockhampton 431 HERE. Rockhampton 447 HERE. Rockhampton 448 HERE. Rockhampton duplex 473 HERE. Rockhampton duplex 509 HERE. Rockhampton duplex 514 HERE. Rockhampton duplex 583 HERE. Rockhampton registered HERE. Rockhampton manuscript HERE

Instructional Markings

Deficient Postage

1866

Rockhampton deficient postage dated 1866 (?). Rated 5R. Seen in Phoenix auction no 61

1874

Rockhampton deficient postage dated 10 December 1874. Rated 5R. Seen in Abacus auction no 234 lot no 181

1879

Rockhampton deficient postage dated 13 August 1879. Rated 5R. Seen in Cavendish auction no 644 lot no 1039

1884

Rockhampton deficient postage dated 8 August 1884. Rated 5R. Seen at auction

Missent

1875

Rockhampton Missent dated February 1875. Rated 5R. Seen at Prestige Philately auction no 161 lot no 366

Not Known by Letter Carriers

1891

Rockhampton Not Known by Letter Carriers dated 18 September 1891. Rated 5R. Seen in Abacus online auction no 2 lot no 790

1899

Rockhampton Not Known by Letter Carriers dated 3 January 1899. Rated 5R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1904

Rockhampton Not Known by Letter Carriers dated 15 November 1904. Rated 5R. Seen in Abacus online auction no 1 lot no 1260

1908

Rockhampton Not Known by Letter Carriers dated 18 April 1908. Rated 5R. Seen on Ebay

Paid

1898

Rockhampton Paid (Campbell type 2) dated 13 May 1898. Rated 5R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1901

Rockhampton Paid (Campbell type 2) dated 24 December 1901. Rated 5R. Seen on Ebay

Unknown date

Rockhampton Paid (Campbell type 2) dated 24 February 190-. Rated 5R

Rockhampton Paid (Campbell type 2) dated 9 June. Rated 5R. Seen in a private collection

Parcel Post

Left to right: Parcel post type 1, parcel post type 2

Parcel Post Type 1

1899

Rockhampton Parcel Post type 1 dated 21 June 1899. Rated 3R. Seen in the collection of Dr Andrew Mortlock

1900

Rockhampton Parcel Post type 1 dated 22 January 1900. Rated 3R

Rockhampton Parcel Post type 1 dated 10 December 1900. Rated 3R

1901

Rockhampton Parcel Post type 1 dated 2 January 1901. Rated 3R. Seen in the collection of Dr Andrew Mortlock

Rockhampton Parcel Post type 1 dated 14 January 1901. Rated 3R. Seen in the collection of Dr Andrew Mortlock

Rockhampton Parcel Post type 1 dated 9 March 1901. Rated 3R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Rockhampton Parcel Post type 1 dated 31 July 1901. Rated 3R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1902

Rockhampton Parcel Post type 1 dated 5 March 1902. Rated 3R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1904

Rockhampton Parcel Post type 1 dated 30 April 1904. Rated 3R

1908

Rockhampton Parcel Post type 1 dated 11 November 1908. Rated 3R

Various dates

Rockhampton Parcel Post type 1 dated 4 December 1899, 27 August 1901 and 21 February 1903. Rated 3R

Parcel Post Type 2

1910

Rockhampton Parcel Post type 2 dated October 1910. Rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Rockhampton Parcel Post type 2 dated 5 December 1910. Rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1911

Rockhampton Parcel Post type 2 dated 22 November 1911. Rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1913

Rockhampton Parcel Post type 2 dated 3 January 1913. Rated 4R. Seen on Ebay

Rockhampton Parcel Post type 2 dated 21 July 1913. Rated 4R

Post Office / Rockhampton

Post Office / Rockhampton two line handstamp. It is not known what it was used for. Rated 5R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Electric Telegraph Office

1902

Rockhampton Electric Telegraph Office datestamp dated 2 January 1902. Rated 5R. Seen in Status Stamps auctions

Rockhampton Electric Telegraph Office datestamp dated 20 December 1902. Rated 5R. Seen in Abacus auction no 240 lot no 505

1903

Rockhampton Electric Telegraph Office datestamp dated 3 January 1903. Rated 5R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Rockhampton Electric Telegraph Office datestamp dated 5 January 1903. Rated 5R. Seen in Status Stamps auctions

Rockhampton Electric Telegraph Office datestamp dated 1903. Rated 5R

Unclear date

Rockhampton Electric Telegraph Office datestamp dated 30 June 19-. Rated 5R. Seen in Telegramsaustralia.com

Unclaimed

1877

Rockhampton Unclaimed dated June 1877. Rated 5R. Seen in Schwanke Sale no 32

1891

Rockhampton Unclaimed dated 18 September 1891. Rated 5R. Seen in Abacus online auction no 2 lot no 790

Unclaimed - framed circle

1905

Rockhampton Unclaimed framed circle dated 1905. Rated 5R. Seen in Abacus online auction no 1 lot no 1260