Thursday Island

Thursday Island post office, 235 km north of Weipa, opened on 1 January 1878

• Datestamp type 3a (8 June 1878 - 7 March 1892) rated 2R
• Datestamp type 3a in Red (19 July 1880 - 26 April 1881) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 3c (3 October 1892 - 11 August 1903) rated Common
• Datestamp type 4a (27 June 1903 - 13 October 1903) rated 4R
• Datestamp type 4at (22 May 1903 - 15 July 1910) rated Common
• Datestamp type 4bt (16 September 1901 - 18 December 1905) rated Rare
• Datestamp type 6t (12 August 1910 - 6 December 1913) rated 2R
• Datestamp type 6tx (18 December 1910 - 15 September 1913) rated 4R
• Unclaimed (1909) rated 5R

Deficient Postage - Tax and Accountancy Marks

• Deficient postage "T in triangle" (1902) rated 5R
• Deficient postage "T" type 1 (1905 - 1911) rated 5R
• Deficient postage "T" type 2 (1904) rated 5R
• Deficient postage "5/CTMS/T" (1905) rated 5R
• Deficient postage "15/CTMS/T" (1904 - 1905) rated 5R

Thursday Island numeral 51 HERE. Thursday Island numeral 148 HERE. Thursday Island numeral 336 HERE. Thursday Island registered HERE

Tax and accountancy marks

L-R: Deficient postage "T" type 1, Deficient postage "T" type 2, Deficient postage "T in triangle" as well as examples of the Deficient postage "15/CTMS/T"

Datestamp type 3a

1878

Thursday Island datestamp type 3a dated 8 June 1878. Rated 2R. Seen in Informer, June 1986

1887

Thursday Island datestamp type 3a dated 25 August 1887. Rated 2R. Seen in Phoenix auction no 57 lot no 1206

Thursday Island datestamp type 3a dated 31 August 1887. Rated 2R. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 132 lot no 235

Thursday Island datestamp type 3a dated August 1887. Rated 2R. Seen in Kelleher auctions no 769 lot no 1027

Thursday Island datestamp type 3a dated 7 October 1887. Rated 2R

1888

Thursday Island datestamp type 3a dated 5 April 1888. Rated 2R. Seen in Cavendish auctions no 738 lot no 177

Thursday Island datestamp type 3a dated 15 September 1888. Rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

1889

Thursday Island datestamp type 3a dated 14 September 1889. Rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Thursday Island datestamp type 3a dated 29 December 1889. Rated 2R. Seen in Kelleher auctions no 769 lot no 1027

1892

Thursday Island datestamp type 3a dated 23 February 1892. Rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Thursday Island datestamp type 3a dated 7 March 1892. Rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Datestamp type 3a in Red

1880

Thursday Island datestamp type 3a in red dated 19 July 1880. Rated 5R. Seen at Prestige Philately auction no 132 lot no 234

1881

Thursday Island datestamp type 3a in red dated 26 April 1881. Rated 5R. Seen on the cover of James W. Turnbull, The postal history and postal markings of Thursday Island

Datestamp type 3c

1892

Thursday Island datestamp type 3c dated 3 October 1892. Rated common. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1893

Thursday Island datestamp type 3c dated 8 May 1893. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

Thursday Island datestamp type 3c dated 20 November 1893. Rated common

Thursday Island datestamp type 3c dated 20 November 1893. Rated common. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 125 lot no 1426

1895

Thursday Island datestamp type 3c dated 27 June 1895. Rated common

1896

Thursday Island datestamp type 3c dated 8 May 1896. Rated common. Seen in Abacus auction no 247 lot no 1132

1897

Thursday Island datestamp type 3c dated 5 February 1897. Rated common. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

1898

Thursday Island datestamp type 3c dated 28 January 1898. Rated common

Thursday Island datestamp type 3c dated 27 April 1898. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

Thursday Island datestamp type 3c dated 28 April 1898. Rated common. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

Thursday Island datestamp type 3c dated 15 August 1898. Rated common. Seen in a stamp circuit book

Thursday Island datestamp type 3c dated 11 October 1898. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

Thursday Island datestamp type 3c dated 17 December 1898. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

Thursday Island datestamp type 3c dated 23 December 1898. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

Thursday Island datestamp type 3c dated 24 December 1898. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

Thursday Island datestamp type 3c dated 26 December 1898. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

1899

Thursday Island datestamp type 3c dated 30 June 1899. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

1901

Thursday Island datestamp type 3c dated 26 February 1901. Rated common

Datestamp type 4a

1903

Thursday Island datestamp type 4a dated 27 June 1903. Rated 4R

Thursday Island datestamp type 4a dated 25 July 1903. Rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Thursday Island datestamp type 4a dated 11 August 1903. Rated 4R. Seen in Smithies

Thursday Island datestamp type 4a dated 31 August 1903 1903. Rated 4R. Seen in a private collection

Thursday Island datestamp type 4a dated 26 September 1903 1903. Rated 4R. Seen in Abacus auction no 246 lot no 477

Thursday Island datestamp type 4a dated 6 October 1903. Rated 4R. Seen in 21st Century auctions

Thursday Island datestamp type 4a dated 13 October 1903. Rated 4R. Seen on Stampboards

Datestamp type 4at

1903

Thursday Island datestamp type 4at dated 22 May 1903. Rated common

Thursday Island datestamp type 4at dated 4 August 1903. Rated common. Seen on Stampboards

Thursday Island datestamp type 4at dated 24 August 1903. Rated common. Seen in a private collection

Thursday Island datestamp type 4at dated 10 November 1903. Rated common

1904

Thursday Island datestamp type 4at dated 26 May 1904. Rated common

Thursday Island datestamp type 4at dated 18 August 1904. Rated common. Seen in a private collection

Thursday Island datestamp type 4at dated 12 September 1904. Rated common. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 160 lot no 1002

Thursday Island datestamp type 4at dated 12 September 1904. Rated common. Seen in the collection of Dr Andrew Mortlock

Thursday Island datestamp type 4at dated 3 October 1904. Rated common. Seen in a private collection

1905

Thursday Island datestamp type 4at dated 27 August 1905. Rated common. Seen in Abacus auction no 247 lot no 1133

Thursday Island datestamp type 4at dated 13 October 1905. Rated common

Thursday Island datestamp type 4at dated 14 November 1905. Rated common. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 160

1907

Thursday Island datestamp type 4at dated 20 April 1907. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

Thursday Island datestamp type 4at dated 11 June 1907. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

Thursday Island datestamp type 4at dated 10 October 1907. Rated common. Seen in Stamp auction network

1909

Thursday Island datestamp type 4at dated 28 July 1909. Rated common

Thursday Island datestamps type 4at dated 12 August and 26 October 1909. Rated common

Thursday Island datestamp type 4at dated 6 December 1909. Rated common. Seen in Stamp auction network

1910

Thursday Island datestamp type 4at dated 16 March 1910. Rated common. Seen in Spink Auction no 12043 lot no 1440. Ex Griffiths

Thursday Island datestamp type 4at dated 15 July 1910. Rated common. Seen in a private collection

Datestamp type 4bt

1901

Thursday Island datestamp type 4bt dated 23 November 1901. Rated Rare. Seen in Grosvenor auction no 55

Thursday Island datestamp type 4bt dated 9 December 1901. Rated Rare

1902

Thursday Island datestamp type 4bt dated 4 February 1902 Rated Rare

Thursday Island datestamp type 4bt dated 6 March 1902. Rated Rare

Thursday Island datestamp type 4bt dated 14 March 1902. Rated Rare. Seen in a private collection

Thursday Island datestamp type 4bt dated 24 March 1902. Rated Rare

Thursday Island datestamp type 4bt dated 23 July 1902. Rated Rare. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 160 lot no 1039

Thursday Island datestamp type 4bt dated 18 October 1902. Rated Rare

Thursday Island datestamp type 4bt dated 27 October 1902 Rated Rare

Thursday Island datestamp type 4bt dated 14 November 1902. Rated Rare

Thursday Island datestamp type 4bt dated 3 December 1902. Rated Rare. Seen in Abacus auction no 252 lot no 1389

1903

Thursday Island datestamp type 4bt dated 23 March 1903. Rated Rare. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 160 lot no 1189

1905

Thursday Island datestamp type 4bt dated 18 December 1905. Rated Rare. Seen in a private collection

Thursday Island datestamp type 4bt dated 18 December 1905. Rated Rare. Seen in a private collection

Datestamp type 6t

1910

Thursday Island datestamp type 6t dated 12 August 1910. Rated 2R. Seen in Abacus auction no 246 lot no 477

Thursday Island datestamp type 6t dated 28 September 1910. Rated 2R. Seen in Smithies

Thursday Island datestamp type 6t dated 17 October 1910. Rated 2R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1911

Thursday Island datestamp type 6t dated 25 October 1911. Rated 2R. Seen in Delcampe

1912

Thursday Island datestamp type 6t dated 25 October 1911. Rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Thursday Island datestamp type 6t dated 4 December 1912. Rated 2R. Seen in Stampmedia auction Japan

Thursday Island datestamp type 6t dated 2- December 1912. Rated 2R. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 160 lot no 1193

1913

Thursday Island datestamp type 6t dated 10 February 1913. Rated 2R. Seen in Delcampe

Thursday Island datestamp type 6t dated 9 October 1913. Rated 2R. Seen in Abacus auction no 242 lot no 216

Thursday Island datestamps type 6t dated 22 February 1913, 17 December 1912, 1 September 1910, 7 June 1911 and 30 December 1912. Rated 2R

Datestamp type 6tx

1910

Thursday Island datestamp type 6tx dated 18 December 1910. Rated 4R. Seen in Corbitt auctions

Thursday Island datestamp type 6tx dated 21 December 1910. Rated 4R. Seen on Ebay

Thursday Island datestamp type 6tx dated 21 December 1910. Rated 4R. Seen on Ebay

1911

Thursday Island datestamp type 6tx dated 10 January 1911. Rated 4R. Seen in Smithies

Thursday Island datestamp type 6tx dated February 1911. Rated 4R. Seen in Corbitt auctions

Thursday Island datestamp type 6tx dated 4 December 1911. Rated 4R. Seen on Ebay

1912

Thursday Island datestamp type 6tx on a Tasmania issue dated 10 January 1912. Rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1913

Thursday Island datestamp type 6tx dated 15 September 1913. Rated 4R. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 136 lot no 152

Unclaimed

1909

Thursday Island unclaimed dated 1909. Rated 5R. Seen in Turnbull p. 26

Deficient Postage 

1902

Thursday Island Deficient Postage "T in Triangle" dated 14 November 1902. Rated 5R

1904

Thursday Island Deficient Postage "T" type 2 and "15/CTMS/T" dated 17 October 1904. Both markings rated 5R. Seen in Turnbull, "The Postal History and Postal Markings of Thursday Island", p. 27

1905

Thursday Island Deficient Postage "T" type 1 and "15/CTMS/T" dated 14 November 1905. Both markings rated 5R. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 160 lot no 1190

Thursday Island Deficient Postage "T" type 1 and "5/CTMS/T" dated 14 November 1905. Both markings rated 5R. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 131

1911

Thursday Island Deficient Postage "T" type 1 dated February 1911. Rated 5R. Seen in Corbitt auctions