Taroom

Taroom post office, 120 km north north west of Miles, opened on 1 April 1856

NSW Period

• Datestamp type NSW 1 - Wavy line below Taroom and above date - (September 1857) rated 5R. Name on date stamp: "Taroon"
• Datestamp type NSW 1A (4 February 1860 - 10 October 1860) rated 5R. Name on date stamp: "Taroon"

Queensland Period

• Datestamp type 1a (17 July 1861 - 29 July 1876) rated 4R
• Datestamp type 2 (5 May 1889) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 3c (14 October 1889 - 26 August 1905) rated Common
• Datestamp type 4b (11 January 1899 - 5 November 1912) rated Rare
• Datestamp type 6 (14 February 1912 - 4 September 1913) rated 4R

Taroom numeral 152 HERE. Taroom numeral 515 HERE. Taroom registered HERE

Datestamp type NSW 1

1857

Taroom datestamp type NSW 1 dated September 1857 (2 strikes). Rated 5R. Seen in Phoenix auction no 86 lot no 687

Datestamp type NSW 1A

1860

Taroom datestamp type NSW 1a dated 4 February 1860. Rated 5R. Seen in Status auctions

Taroom datestamp type NSW 1a dated 14 February 1860. Rated 5R. Seen in Abacus auction no 234 lot no 12

Taroom datestamp type NSW 1a dated 21 May 1860. Rated 5R. Seen in Abacus auction no 234 lot no 554

Taroom datestamp type NSW 1a dated 10 October 1860. Rated 5R. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 110 lot no 709

Datestamp type 1a

1861

Taroom datestamp type 1a dated 17 July 1861. Rated 4R. Seen in Abacus auction no 239 lot no 1654

1866

Taroom datestamp type 1a dated 11 January 1866. Rated 4R. Seen in Schuyler Rumsey Philatelic Auction no 56 lot no 23

1876

Taroom datestamp type 1a dated 29 July 1876. Rated 4R. Seen in Abacus online auction no 1 lot 1277

Datestamp type 2

1889

Taroom datestamp type 2 dated 5 May 1889. Rated 5R

Datestamp type 3c

1889

Taroom datestamp type 3c dated 14 October 1889. Rated common. Seen in a private collection

1893

Taroom datestamp type 3c dated 14 July 1893. Rated common. Seen in Smithies

Taroom datestamp type 3c dated 8 December 1893. Rated common

1894

Taroom datestamp type 3c dated 28 January 1894. Rated common

1898

Taroom datestamp type 3c dated 14 September 1898. Rated common. Seen in Gartner auction no 49

1899

Taroom datestamp type 3c dated 14 June 1899. Rated common

1900

Taroom datestamp type 3c dated 9 May 1900. Rated common

1901

Taroom datestamp type 3c dated 17 February 1901. Rated common

Taroom datestamp type 3c dated 20 February 1901. Rated common. Seen in on Ebay

Taroom datestamp type 3c dated 20 February 1901. Rated common. Seen in on Ebay

Taroom datestamp type 3c dated 20 February 1901. Rated common. Seen in Status auctions 2022

Taroom datestamp type 3c dated 16 March 1901. Rated common. Seen in a private collection

Taroom datestamp type 3c dated 17 August 1901. Rated common. Seen in a private collection

Taroom datestamp type 3c dated 28 September 1901. Rated common

1902

Taroom datestamp type 3c dated 11 March 1902. Rated common. Seen in Smithies

Taroom datestamp type 3c dated 4 November 1902. Rated common. Seen in on Ebay

Taroom datestamp type 3c. Rated common

Datestamp type 4b

1904

Taroom datestamp type 4b dated 7 January 1904. Rated rare. Seen in a private collection. Ex Smithies

Taroom datestamp type 4b dated 12 October 1904. Rated rare

Taroom datestamp type 4b dated 30 November 1904. Rated rare. Seen in a private collection

1905

Taroom datestamp type 4b dated October 1905. Rated rare

1907

Taroom datestamp type 4b dated 13 September 1907. Rated rare

Taroom datestamp type 4b dated 16 October 1907. Rated rare. Seen in a private collection

Taroom datestamp type 4b dated 16 December 1907. Rated rare. Seen in a private collection

Taroom datestamps type 4b dated 9 June 1907 and 26 August 1911. Rated rare

Datestamp type 6

1912

Taroom datestamp type 6 dated 14 September 1912. Rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Taroom datestamp type 6 dated 20 October 1912. Rated 4R. Seen in Smithies

1913

Taroom datestamp type 6 dated 4 September 1913. Rated 4R

Taroom datestamp type 6 dated 1913. Rated 4R. Seen in Smithies