Northern Railway - TPO 2

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Northern Railway (NR) - TPO 2 (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) (16 March 1901 - 7 March 1910) rated Common
• Datestamp type 1 UP (22 mm) (1 June 1903) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 2 DOWN (25 mm) (1 October 1911 - 29 March 1932) rated Common
• Datestamp type 2 UP (25 mm) (7 June 1926 - 29 June 1932) rated 4R
• Datestamp type 3 DOWN (30 mm) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 3 UP (30 mm) (1 May 1932) rated 5R

Northern Railway - TPO 2 numeral 573 HERE. Northern Railway - TPO 2 registered HERE

L - R: Northern Railway TPO 2 type 1 (unframed), Northern Railway TPO 2 type 2 (framed), Northern Railway TPO 2 type 3 (framed)

Datestamp Type 1 DOWN (unframed)

1901

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 16 March 1901. Seen in the collection of Dr Tim Dexter

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 25 March 1901. Seen in the collection of Dr Tim Dexter

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 17 June 1901. Seen in Premier Postal auction no 144

1903

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 3 August 1903. Seen in a private collection

1904

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 25 April 1904

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 25 April 1904

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 29 August 1904. Seen in Phoenix auction no 6

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 26 September 1904

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 7 November 1904. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1905

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 25 May 1905. Seen in Smithies

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 17 July 1905. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1910

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 7 March 1910. Seen in a private collection

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Datestamp Type 1 UP (unframed)

1903

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 UP rated 5R. Dated 1 June 1903. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group
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Datestamp Type 2 DOWN (framed)

1911

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 1 October 1911. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1922

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 28 September 1922. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

1924

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated August 1924. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1926

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 4 August 1926. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1928

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 27 June 1928. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1930

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 29 October 1930. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1931

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 9 December 1931. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1932

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 29 March 1932. Seen in the collection of Dr Tim Dexter

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Datestamp Type 2 UP (framed)

1926

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 UP rated 4R. Dated 7 June 1926. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1932

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 UP rated 4R. Dated 1 June 1932. Seen in the collection of Dr Tim Dexter

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 UP rated 4R. Dated 29 June 1932. Seen in the collection of Dr Tim Dexter
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Datestamp Type 3 UP (framed)

1932

North Coast Railway datestamp type 3 UP rated 5R. Dated 1 May 1932. Seen in the collection of Dr Tim Dexter