Monday, 24 July 2023

Torrens Creek

Torrens Creek post office, 85 km east of Hughenden, opened on 6 October 1885 
  • Datestamp type 3c (17 September 1898 - 1 July 1906) rated 2R - $15, $30 on cover
  • Datestamp type 5b (13 July 1906 - 20 December 1912) rated 4R - $30, $60 on cover - The middle line of the E in Torrens appears to have been damaged after 1906
  • Datestamp type 5b in Violet rated 5R
Torrens Creek numeral 419 HERETorrens Creek registered HERE

Datestamp type 3c
1899
Torrens Creek datestamp type 3c dated 14 August 1899. Rated 2R. Seen in Smithies

1900
Torrens Creek datestamp type 3c dated 8 September 1900. Rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

1903
Torrens Creek datestamp type 3c dated 12 October 1903. Rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Torrens Creek datestamp type 3c dated 12 October 1903. Rated 2R. Seen in Smithies

1904
Torrens Creek datestamp type 3c dated 29 August 1904. Rated 2R. Seen in Premier Postal auction no 100

Torrens Creek datestamp type 3c dated 23 September 1904. Rated 2R. Seen in a private collection

Torrens Creek datestamp type 3c dated 10 October 1904. Rated 2R. Seen in Status auctions

Torrens Creek datestamp type 3c dated 26 October 1904. Rated 2R. Seen in a private collection

Torrens Creek datestamp type 3c dated November 1904. Rated 2R. Seen in Smithies

Datestamp type 5b
1906
Torrens Creek datestamp type 5b dated 13 July 1906. Rated 4R

1909
Torrens Creek datestamp type 5b dated 20 January 1909. Rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1911
Torrens Creek datestamp type 5b dated 5 August 1911. Rated 4R. Seen on Ebay

1912
Torrens Creek datestamp type 5b dated 9 August 1912. Rated 4R. Seen in a private collection

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