Southern and Western Railway - TPO 3

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Southern and Western Railway [S&WR], TPO 3 (Travelling Post office), running between Toowoomba and Cunnamulla, from January 1877 to 12 August 1932

• Datestamp type 1a - DOWN No Code or Gang (27 mm) (15 December 1884) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 1a - DOWN Gang 1 (27 mm) (15 March 1879) rated 3R
• Datestamp type 1a  Code A (27 mm) (26 February 1878) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 1a - DOWN Code B Sideways (27 mm) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 1b - DOWN (27 mm) (30 June 1888) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 2 - DOWN (23 mm) (20 March 1889 - 18 November 1895) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 4 - DOWN (24 mm) (8 February 1902 - 28 July 1907) rated Rare
• Datestamp type 4 - UP (24 mm) rated 3R
• Datestamp type 4 - No direction (24 mm) (31 December 1900 - 17 June 1903) rated 2R
• Datestamp type 5 - DOWN (26.5 mm) (29 September 1904 - 7 May 1911) rated Rare
• Datestamp type 5 - UP (26 mm) (31 December 1907 - 1 August 1911) rated 2R
• Datestamp type 7 - DOWN (30 mm) (October 1922 - 15 August 1932) rated Rare
• Datestamp type 7 - UP (30 mm) (11 February 1926) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 7 - No direction (30 mm) rated 5R

Southern and Western Railway - TPO 3 numeral 235 HERE

L - R: Type 1a (unframed), Type 2 (unframed), Type 4 (unframed), Type 5 (framed),Type 7 (framed)

Datestamp Type 1a Code A (unframed)

1878

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1 Code A rated 5R. Dated 26 February 1878. Seen in Abacus auction no 243 lot no 530

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Datestamp Type 1b DOWN (unframed)

1888

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1b DOWN rated 5R. Dated 30 June 1888. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

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Datestamp Type 2 (unframed)

1891

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 2 rated 5R. Dated 5 January 1891

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Datestamp Type 4 DOWN (unframed)

1902

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 4 DOWN rated rare. Dated 8 February 1902. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 4 DOWN rated rare. Dated 17 May 1902. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 4 DOWN rated rare. Dated 10 September 1902. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1907

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 4 DOWN rated rare. Dated 28 July 1907. Seen in a private collection

Unclear date

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 4 DOWN rated rare. Dated January 190-. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

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Datestamp Type 4 No direction (unframed)

1900

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 4 No direction rated 2R. Dated 31 December 1900. Seen in a private collection

1903

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 4 No direction rated 2R. Dated 17 June 1903. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

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Datestamp Type 5 DOWN (framed)

1904

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated rare. Dated 29 September 1904

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated rare. Dated 8 October 1904

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated rare. Dated 14 October 1904

1906

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated rare. Dated 2 October 1906

1908

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated rare. Dated 23 September 1908

1911

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated rare. Dated 7 May 1911. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

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Datestamp Type 5 UP (framed)

1907

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 UP rated 2R. Dated 31 December 1907. Seen in a private collection

1911

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 UP rated 2R. Dated 1 August 1911. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

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Datestamp Type 7 DOWN (framed)

1927

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated rare. Dated 24 August 1927. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1930

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 7 DOWN rated rare. Dated 15 October 1930. Seen in the collection of David Hopper

1931

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 7 DOWN rated rare. Dated 31 August 1931. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 7 DOWN rated rare. Dated 21 December 1931. Seen in the collection of David Hopper

1932

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 7 DOWN rated rare. Dated 20 June 1932. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 7 DOWN rated rare. Dated 15 August 1932. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 7 DOWN rated rare. Dated 15 August 1932. Seen in the collection of David Hopper

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Datestamp Type 7 UP (framed)

1926

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 7 UP rated 5R. Dated 11 February 1926. Seen in Abacus auction no 243 lot no 530

Unknown date

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 7 UP rated 5R. Seen in the collection of David Hopper