Thornborough / Thornsborough

Thornborough post office, 45 km west of Mareeba opened on 14 June 1876 as Thornsborough. It appears that the variant name was due to a spelling error when the post office was gazetted in the Queensland Government Gazette. The mistake was officially corrected in November 1885 when the post office was renamed Thornborough, however the existing Thornsborough date stamp continued to be used

• Datestamp type 3a (4 December 1878 - 15 September 1913) rated Common. Name on date stamp: "Thornsborough" - $12 on cover
• Deficient postage 4d (1904) rated 5R - $100 on cover

Thornborough numeral 209 HERE. Thornborough registered HERE

Datestamp type 3a

1878

Thornborough datestamp type 3a dated 4 December 1878. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

1899

Thornborough datestamp type 3a dated 15 March 1899. Rated common

1900

Thornborough datestamp type 3a dated 7 May 1900. Rated common. Seen in Premier Postal auction no 103

1902

Thornborough datestamp type 3a dated 17 November 1902. Rated common. Seen in the collection of Dr Andrew Mortlock

1903

Thornborough datestamp type 3a dated 18 March 1903. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

Thornborough datestamp type 3a dated 4 July 1903. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

Thornborough datestamp type 3a dated 30 July 1903. Rated common

Thornborough datestamp type 3a dated 17 September 1903. Rated common. Seen in Abacus online auction no 6 lot no 527

Thornborough datestamp type 3a dated 24 September 1903. Rated common

Thornborough datestamp type 3a dated 7 October 1903. Rated common. Seen in Abacus auction no 234 lot no 61

Thornborough datestamp type 3a dated 16 October 1903. Rated common

Thornborough datestamp type 3a dated 16 October 1903. Rated common. Seen in a private collection

Thornborough datestamp type 3a dated 20 November 1903. Rated common. Seen in the collection of Ton y Curtis

1904

Thornborough datestamp type 3a dated 3 January 1904. Rated common. Seen in Premier Postal auction no 114

Thornborough datestamp type 3a dated 11 February 1904. Rated common

Thornborough datestamp type 3a dated 1 September 1904. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

Thornborough datestamp type 3a dated 9 September 1904. Rated common. Seen in Grosvenor auctions no 55

Thornborough datestamp type 3a dated 23 September 1904. Rated common. Seen on Facebook

Thornborough datestamp type 3a dated 27 September 1904. Rated common. Seen in Abacus auction no 234

1906

Thornborough datestamp type 3a dated 12 October 1906. Rated common. Seen in Abacus online auction no 6 lot no 527

1907

Thornborough datestamp type 3a dated 7 June 1907. Rated common. Seen in Smithies

Thornborough datestamp type 3a dated 2 October 1907. Rated common

Deficient Postage 

1904

Thornborough Deficient Postage dated 27 September 1904. Rated 5R. Seen in Abacus auction no 234