Tuesday 20 June 2023

Tingalpa

Tingalpa post office, 10 km east of the Brisbane general post office, opened on 20 May 1867. It was renamed Capalaba on 1 March 1874 before reverting back to Tingalpa on 8 June 1875 and was reduced to a receiving office in 1892. However the Capalaba date stamp appeared to be used from March 1874 onwards
  • Datestamp type 1b (18 November 1867) rated 5R
Tingalpa numeral 91 HERE

Datestamp type 1b
Tingalpa datestamp type 1b dated 18 November 1867. Rated 5R. Seen in a private collection

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