Townsville post office, 72 km north west of Ayr, opened on 1 January 1866
Date Stamps
- Datestamp type 1b (22 April 1867 - 19 November 1874) rated 3R
- Datestamp type 3a - Codes None, 1, 2, 3, (16 August 1878 - 6 December 1880) rated 4R
- Datestamp type 3b - Codes 1, 2, 3, 4 (10 October 1877 - 18 September 1888) rated 4R
- Datestamp type 3c - No Code (3 October 1883 - 4 November 1899) rated 2R
- Datestamp type 3c - Codes a, b, c (18 June 1874 - 16 October 1877) rated 3R - 5R
- Datestamp type 3c - Codes A, B, C, E, F (9 July 1883 - 18 March 1898) rated 4R - 5R
- Datestamp type 3c - Codes 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 (27 January 1882 - 21 November 1904) rated 4R - 5R
- Datestamp type 4at (18 June 1900 - 10 March 1901) rated 5R
- Datestamp type 4b (30 September 1902 - 9 October 1906) rated 4R
- Datestamp type 5a (21 January 1905 - 13 July 1914) rated Common
- Datestamp type 6t (3 August 1912 - 20 February 1913) rated 4R
- Machine cancellation type 5 (3 December 1912) rated 5R
- Machine cancellation type 6 (23 October 1911 - 10 March 1913) rated 4R
Instructional Markings
- Electric Telegraph Office Oval type 1 (no crown) in violet rated 5R
- Electric Telegraph Office Oval type 2 (with crown) rated 5R
- Loose Ship Letter date stamp (16 May 1882) rated 5R
- Not Known by Letter Carriers handstamp (1906) rated 5R
- Parcel Post date stamp (12 October 1907 - 6 August 1913) rated 5R
- Received Torn handstamp (1902 - 1906) rated 5R
- Unclaimed handstamp (1906 - 1907) rated 5R
Townsville numeral duplexes
There are several different Townsville numeral duplex types. All have a 3 line date. 59 and 528 type 1 and 528 type 2 have a code number in the top line while 570 has the time in the top line
Top row, L-R duplexes 59, 528 type 1, 528 type 2. Bottom row 570 duplex and numeral portions types 1 and 2, with type 1 having a noticeably fuller '0' of '570'
Dates are; 59 (Dec 1887 - Oct 1895), 528 type 1 (Jan 1896 - Jan 1901), 528 type 2 (Jan 1901 - Oct 1907), 570 type 1 (Apr 1898 - Sep 1906) and 570 type 2 (Oct 1907 - May 1911). Codes are: 59 (1 - 10), 528 type 1 (1 - 14, 18 - 20, 24), 528 type 2 (1 - 23)
Datestamp type 1b
1867
Townsville datestamp type 1b. Dated 18 December 1867. Rated 3R. Seen in Abacus auction no 240 lot no 1697
1868
Townsville datestamp type 1b. Dated 5 June 1868. Rated 3R. Seen in Millennium auction no 80 lot no 467
Townsville datestamp type 1b. Dated 21 October 1868. Rated 3R. Seen in Abacus online auction no 1 lot no 1241
1869
Townsville datestamp type 1b. Dated 13 January 1869. Rated 3R. Seen in Millennium auction no 80 lot no 478
Townsville datestamp type 1b. Dated 31 March 1869. Rated 3R. Seen in Millennium auction no 80 lot no 359
Townsville datestamp type 1b. Dated 3 April 1869. Rated 3R. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 97 lot no 1050
1870
Townsville datestamp type 1b. Dated 28 April 1870. Rated 3R. Seen on Ebay. Seen in Millennium auction no 80 lot no 481
1871
Datestamp type 3a - No Code
1878
Townsville datestamp type 3a no code. Dated 8 December 1878. Rated 4R. Seen in Phoenix auction no 91
1880
Datestamp type 3a - Code 1
1878
Townsville datestamp type 3a code 1. Dated 8 December 1878. Rated 4R. Seen in Abacus auction no 234 lot no 130
1879
1880
Townsville datestamp type 3a code 1. Dated 15 July 1880. Rated 4R. Seen in Abacus auction no 257 lot no 836
Datestamp type 3a - Code 2
1878
Townsville datestamp type 3a code 2. Dated 8 December 1878. Rated 4R. Seen in Abacus auction no 257 lot no 836
1879
Townsville datestamp type 3a code 2. Dated 5 November 1879. Rated 4R. Seen in Millennium auction no 80 lot no 495
Datestamp type 3a - Code 3
1879
Unknown code
1879
Townsville datestamp type 3a code unknown. Dated 24 June 1879. Rated 4R. Seen on EbayTownsville datestamp type 3b code 1. Dated 14 November 1884. Rated 4R. Seen in Charles Leski auction no 317
Datestamp type 3b - Code 2
1884
Datestamp type 3b - Code 3
1884
Datestamp type 3c - No Code
1884
Townsville datestamp type 3c no code. Dated 1 March 1884. Rated 2R. Seen in Leski auctions June 2021. Ex Beston
1885
Townsville datestamp type 3c no code. Dated 16 February 1885. Rated 2R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group
1887
1893
Townsville datestamp type 3c no code. Dated 7 August 1893. Rated 2R. Seen in Spink auction no 14015 lot no 2351. Ex Griffiths
1895
1896
1898
1899
Datestamp type 3c - Code a
1877
Datestamp type 3c - Code b
1874
1875
1877
Datestamp type 3c - Code c
1874
Townsville datestamp type 3c code c. Dated 18 June 1874. Rated 3R. Seen in Abacus auction no 239 lot no 1788
1875
Townsville datestamp type 3c code c. Dated 17 August 1875. Rated 3R. Seen in Abacus auction no 234 lot no 81
1877
Townsville datestamp type 3c code c. Dated 12 March 1877. Rated 3R. Seen in Abacus auction no 234 lot no 86
Townsville datestamp type 3c code c. Dated 31 March 1877. Rated 3R. Seen in Abacus auction no 257 lot no 836
Datestamp type 3c - Code A
1885
1887
1892
1893
Datestamp type 3c - Code B
1883
Townsville datestamp type 3c code B. Dated 9 July 1883. Rated 4R. Seen in Abacus auction no 239 lot no 1756
1897
Townsville datestamp type 3c code B. Dated 8 February, 19 April and 4 August 1897. Rated 4RDatestamp type 3c - Code C
1886
1887
1898
Datestamp type 3c - Code E
1897
Datestamp type 3c - Code F
1895
Datestamp type 3c - Code 2
1883
Datestamp type 3c - Code 4
1883
1886
Datestamp type 3c - Code 5
1882
Datestamp type 3c - Code 6
1882
Datestamp type 3c - Code 7
1883
Datestamp type 4at
1900
Townsville datestamp type 4at. Dated 18 June 1900. Rated 5R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting facebook Group
1901
Datestamp type 4b
1902
1906
Townsville datestamp type 4b. Dated 29 June 1906. Rated 4R. Seen in Millennium auction no 80 lot no 407
Datestamp type 5a
1905
Townsville datestamp type 5a. Dated 13 November 1905. Rated common. Seen in Abacus auction no 234 lot no 131
1906
Townsville datestamp type 5a. Dated 24 September 1906. Rated common. Seen in Abacus online auction no 4 lot no 1263
1907
1909
1911
1913
Datestamp type 6t
1912
Townsville datestamp type 6t. Dated 13 November 1912. Rated 4R. Seen in Smithies
Machine cancellation type 6
1911
1912
Townsville machine cancellation type 6 dated 11 March 1912. Rated 4R. Seen in a private collection
1913
Townsville machine cancellation type 6 dated 10 January 1913. Rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group
Townsville machine cancellation type 6 dated 10 March 1913. Rated 4R. Seen in Abacus auction no 242 lot no 187
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