Southern and Western Railway - TPO 4

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Southern and Western Railway [S&WR], TPO 4 (Travelling Post office), running between Toowoomba and Cunnamulla, from January 1877 to 12 August 1932

• Datestamp type 1 DOWN (28 mm) (24 September 1884 - 23 July 1889) rated 3R
• Datestamp type 1 Code A - DOWN (28 mm) rated 4R
• Datestamp type 3 Code A (27.5 mm) (23 November 1894 - 12 December 1904) rated Common
• Datestamp type 3 Code D (27.5 mm) (5 January 1891 - 20 April 1896) rated 2R
• Datestamp type 4 (24 mm) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 5a - DOWN (26 mm) (8 September 1906 - 7 August 1913) rated Rare
• Datestamp type 5a - UP (26 mm) (23 February 1905 - 4 May 1909) rated Common
• Datestamp type 5b - DOWN (26 mm) (17 May 1915 - 9 April 1924) rated 3R
• Datestamp type 5b - UP (26 mm) (24 November 1915) rated 4R
• Datestamp type 7 (30 mm) (20 October 1930 - 12 August 1932) rated 3R
• Late Fee (1900) rated 5R - $100

Southern and Western Railway - TPO 4 numeral 234 HERE

L - R: Type 1 (unframed), Type 3 (framed), Type 5a (framed), Type 5b (framed),Type 7 (framed)

Datestamp Type 1 DOWN (unframed)

1884

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated 3R. Dated 25 September 1884. Seen in Abacus auction no 240 lot no 524

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Datestamp Type 3 Code A (framed)

1894

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 23 November 1895. Seen on Ebay

1896

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 23 February 1896. Seen in Abacus online auction no 4 lot no 1397

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 17 March 1896. Seen in Phoenix auction no 2196

1898

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 24 October 1898. Seen in a private collection

1899

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 27 November 1899

1900

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 14 April 1900. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1901

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 2 December 1901. Seen in a private collection

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 20 December 1901. Seen in Abacus online auction no 4 lot no 591

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 20 December 1901. Seen in Abacus online auction no 4 lot no 591

1902

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 31 January 1902. Seen in a private collection

1903

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 25 March 1903. Seen in Abacus online auction no 4 lot no 591

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 6 August 1903.  Seen in a private collection

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 11 October 1903

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 29 October 1903

1904

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 26 May 1904

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 23 June 1904

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 28 July 1904

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 8 September 1904

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 12 December 1904

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Datestamp Type 3 Code D (framed)

1891

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code D rated 2R. Dated 5 January 1891. Seen in a private collection

1892

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code D rated 2R. Dated 30 May 1892. Seen in the collection of David Hopper

1893

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code D rated 2R. Dated 8 December 1893. Seen on Ebay

1894

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code D rated 2R. Dated 19 January 1894. Seen in a private collection

1896

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code D rated 2R. Dated 20 April 1896. Seen in Abacus online auction no 4 lot no 631

Unknown date

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code D rated 2R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

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Datestamp Type 5a DOWN (framed)

1906

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5a DOWN rated rare. Dated 8 September 1906. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1913

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5a DOWN rated rare. Dated 19 May 1913. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5a DOWN rated rare. Dated 7 August 1913. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Unknown date

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5a DOWN rated rare. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

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Datestamp Type 5a UP (framed)

1905

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5a UP rated common. Dated 23 February 1905. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5a UP rated common. Dated 18 April 1905. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5a UP rated common. Dated 30 April 1905. Seen on Ebay

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5a UP rated common. Dated 9 May 1905

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5a UP rated common. Dated 26 June 1905. Seen in a private collection

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5a UP rated common. Dated 13 August 1905. Seen on Ebay

1906

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5a UP rated common. Dated 10 October 1906. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1907

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5a UP rated common. Dated 14 April 1907. Seen in a private collection

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5a UP rated common. Dated 20 May 1907. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5a UP rated common. Dated 16 June 1907. Seen in Phoenix auction no 2196

1908

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5a UP rated common. Dated 14 February 1908. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1909

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5a UP rated common. Dated 4 May 1909. Seen in a private collection

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Datestamp Type 5b DOWN (framed)

1915

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5b DOWN rated 3R. Dated 17 May 1915. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1919

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5b DOWN rated 3R. Dated 19 September 1919. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1920

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5b DOWN rated 3R. Dated 24 November 1920. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5b DOWN rated 3R. Dated 24 November 1920. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1921

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5b DOWN rated 3R. Dated 15 August 1921. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

1924

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5b DOWN rated 3R. Dated 9 April 1924. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Unknown date

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5b DOWN rated 3R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

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Datestamp Type 5b UP (framed)

1915

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5b UP rated 4R. Dated 24 November 1915. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group
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Datestamp Type 7

1930

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 7 rated 3R. Dated 20 October 1930. Seen in Abacus online auction no 4 lot no 530

1931

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 7 rated 3R. Dated 6 January 1931. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 7 rated 3R. Dated 19 February 1931. Seen in Abacus online auction no 4 lot no 744

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 7 rated 3R. Dated 24 February 1931. Seen in Abacus online auction no 4 lot no 744

1932

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 7 rated 3R. Dated 9 February 1932. Seen in Abacus online auction no 4 lot no 744

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 7 rated 3R. Dated 2 May 1932. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

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Late Fee

1900

Southern and Western Railway TPO 4 Late Fee handstamp. Dated 14 April 1900. Rated 5R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group