Watsonville

Watsonville post office, 8 km west of Herberton, opened on 6 October 1881 as Great Western and was renamed Watsonville on 1 January 1882

• Datestamp type 3b (12 February 1883 - 26 August 1907) rated 3R - $25
• Datestamp type 6 (31 August 1907 - 10 September 1913) rated 5R - $80

Watsonville numeral 61 HERE. Watsonville registered HERE

Datestamp type 3b

1883

Watsonville datestamp type 4b. Dated 12 February 1883. Rated 3R. Seen in Manning, p. 279

1884

Watsonville datestamp type 4b. Dated November 1884. Rated 3R

1896

Watsonville datestamp type 4b. Dated 27 April 1896. Rated 3R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1897

Watsonville datestamp type 4b. Dated 26 November 1897. Rated 3R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1898

Watsonville datestamp type 3b. Dated 15 February (1898). Rated 3R. Seen in Smithies

1906

Watsonville datestamp type 3b. Dated September 1906. Rated 3R. Seen in Smithies

Watsonville datestamp type 3b. Dated 5 October 1906. Rated 3R. Seen in Abacus auction no 234 lot no 746

Datestamp type 6

1911

Watsonville datestamp type 6. Dated 17 March 1911. Rated 5R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1913

Watsonville datestamp type 6. Dated 10 September 1913. Rated 5R. Seen in Manning, p. 279