Southern and Western Railway - TPO 5

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Southern and Western Railway [S&WR], TPO 5 (Travelling Post office), running between Toowoomba and Cunnamulla, from January 1877 to 12 August 1932

• Datestamp type 1 Code A - DOWN (26 mm) rated 4R
• Datestamp type 1 Code E - DOWN (26 mm) rated 4R
• Datestamp type 1 Code H - DOWN (26 mm) rated 4R
• Datestamp type 4 - DOWN (24 mm) (2 December 1898 - 10 September 1911) rated Common
• Datestamp type 4 - UP (24 mm) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 5 - DOWN (26 mm) (27 September 1906 - 21 April 1930) rated Common
• Datestamp type 5 - UP (26 mm) (8 January 1909 - 12 July 1921) rated 4R
• Datestamp type 6 (25.5 mm) (21 March 1932 - 29 March 1932) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 7 - DOWN (30 mm) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 7 - No direction (30 mm) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 8 (33 mm) (23 May 1932 - 12 August 1932) rated 5R

Southern and Western Railway - TPO 5 numeral 551 HERE. Southern and Western Railway - TPO 5 registered HERE

L - R: Type 1 (unframed), Type 4 (unframed), Type 5 (framed), Type 6 (framed) Type 8 (framed)

Datestamp Type 4 DOWN (unframed)

1898

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 4 DOWN rated common. Dated 2 December 1898. Seen in Abacus auction no 248 lot no 551

1899

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 4 DOWN rated common. Dated 8 June 1899. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1900

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 4 DOWN rated common. Dated 24 September 1900. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1901

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 4 DOWN rated common. Dated 11 November 1901. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 4 DOWN rated common. Dated 5 December 1901. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1902

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 4 DOWN rated common. Dated 27 January 1902. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1903

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 4 DOWN rated common. Dated 19 October 1903. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1904

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 4 DOWN rated common. Dated 25 February 1904. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1905

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 4 DOWN rated common. Dated 18 May 1905

1911

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 4 DOWN rated common. Dated 10 September 1911. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

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Datestamp Type 5 DOWN (framed)

1906

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated common. Dated 27 September 1906

1907

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated common. Dated 12 September 1907

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated common. Dated 23 September 1907. Seen in Spink auction no 12043 lot no 1454. Ex Alan Griffiths

1909

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated common. Dated 29 April 1909. Seen in a private collection

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated common. Dated 27 May 1909. Seen in Premier Postal auction no 75 lot no 1172

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated common. Dated 29 July 1909. Seen in the collection of Dr Tim Dexter

1910

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated common. Dated 2 May 1910. Seen in Mossgreen auction no 126 lot no 657

1914

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated common. Dated 12 February 1914. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated common. Dated 28 May 1914. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated common. Dated 3 August 1914. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1915

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated common. Dated 24 May 1915. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1917

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated common. Dated 2 April 1917. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1919

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated common. Dated 11 August 1919. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1923

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated common. Dated 19 March 1923. Seen in Abacus auction no 240 lot n0 528

1928

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated common. Dated 2 August 1928. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated common. Dated 29 October 1928. Seen in Abacus auction no 240 lot no 528

1929

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated common. Dated 23 October 1929. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1930

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated common. Dated 21 April 1930. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

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Datestamp Type 5 UP (framed)

1912

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 UP rated 4R. Dated 15 December 1912. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

1921

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 UP rated 4R. Dated 2 July 1921. Seen in Abacus auction no 240 lot no 527

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Datestamp Type 6(framed)

1932

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 6 rated 5R. Dated 21 - 29 March 1932. Seen in Abacus online auction no 4 lot no 530
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Datestamp Type 8 (framed)

1932

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 8 rated 5R. Dated 9 June 1932. Seen in Abacus online auction no 4 lot no 530

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 8 rated 5R. Dated 12 August 1932. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group