Northern Railway - TPO 1

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Northern Railway (NR) - TPO 1 (Travelling Post Office), running between Townsville and Richmond from 15 May 1899 to 14 September 1932. When the TPO vans began operating in 1899 the line was known as the Northern Railway (NR) - hence the name on the datestamps. Around 1909 it became known as the Great Northern Railway but the existing date stamps remained

• Datestamp type 1 DOWN (22 mm) (September 1900 - 20 February 1905) rated 4R
• Datestamp type 1 UP (22 mm) (7 September 1900 - 15 September 1905) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 2 DOWN (25 mm) (1 May 1905 - 21 July 1923) rated Common
• Datestamp type 2 UP (25 mm) rated 5R

Northern Railway - TPO 1 numeral 572 HERE. Northern Railway - TPO 1 registered HERE

L - R: Northern Railway TPO 1 type 1 (unframed), Northern Railway TPO 1 type 2 (framed)

Datestamp Type 1 DOWN (unframed)

1900

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated 4R. Dated September 1900. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1902

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated 4R. Dated 1 December 1902. Seen in Spink auction no 11033 lot no 1387 

1903

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated 4R. Dated 31 January 1903. Seen on Ebay

1905

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated 4R. Dated 20 February 1905. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

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Datestamp Type 1 UP (unframed)

1900

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 UP rated 5R. Dated 7 September 1900. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

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Datestamp Type 2 DOWN (framed)

1905

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 1 May 1905. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1907

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 24 June 1907. Seen in the collection of Dr Tim Dexter

1907

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 3 October 1907. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1910

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 9 February 1910. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1911

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 12 February 1911. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 23 October 1911. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1912

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 14 July 1912. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1913

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 8 June 1913. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1914

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 28 July 1914. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 13 September 1914. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 21 September 1914. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1915

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 19 September 1915. Seen in Abacus auction no 240 lot no 521

1916

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 11 August 1916. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1918

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 20 April 1918. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 7 August 1918. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 14 October 1918. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1921

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 9 May 1921. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1923

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 10 February 1923. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 21 July 1923. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 21 July 1923. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Unclear year

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 4 October 192-. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group