Thursday, 5 January 2023

Rocky Waterholes

Rocky Waterholes post office, 8 km south of the Brisbane general Post office, opened on 1 January 1866 and was renamed Rocklea on 25 May 1885 but the Rocky Waterholes date stamp continued to be used for some time afterwards
  • Datestamp type 3c (23 November 1893 - 26 July 1896) rated 4R - $25, $60 on cover
  • Late Fee (1896) rated 5R - $80
Rocky Waterholes numeral 68 HERE

Datestamp type 3c
1893
Rocky Waterholes datestamp type 3c. Dated 23 November 1893. Rated 4R. Seen in the collection of Tony Griffin

1894
Rocky Waterholes datestamp type 3c. Dated September 1894. Rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1895
Rocky Waterholes datestamp type 3c. Dated 1895. Rated 4R. Seen at Premier Postal auctions no 75 lot no 1099


1896
Rocky Waterholes datestamp type 3c. Dated 26 July 1896. Rated 4R. Seen on Ebay

Unknown date
Rocky Waterholes datestamp type 3c. Rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Late Fee
Rocky Waterholes Late Fee handstamp dated 26 July 1896. Rated 5R. Seen on Ebay

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