Southern and Western Railway - TPO 6

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Southern and Western Railway [S&WR], TPO 6 (Travelling Post office), running between Toowoomba and Cunnamulla, from January 1877 to 12 August 1932

• Datestamp type 1 - DOWN (27 mm) rated 2R
• Datestamp type 1 Code A - DOWN (27 mm) (20 March 1889 - 6 October 1891) rated 3R
• Datestamp type 1 Code A - UP (27 mm) (5 November 1889 - 2 October 1891) rated 4R
• Datestamp type 4 - DOWN (24 mm) rated 2R
• Datestamp type 4 - UP (24 mm) (22 March 1903 - 18 October 1903) rated Common
• Datestamp type 5 - DOWN (26 mm) (28 May 1910 - 2 November 1915) rated Rare
• Datestamp type 5 - UP (26 mm) (27 August 1912 - 17 April 1913) rated Rare
• Datestamp type 6 (25.5 mm) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 7 - DOWN (30 mm) (13 April 1931 - 31 March 1932) rated 3R
• Datestamp type 7 - UP (30 mm) (30 March 1930 - 10 September 1931) rated 5R

Southern and Western Railway - TPO 6 numeral 395 HERE. Southern and Western Railway - TPO 6 registered HERE

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

Datestamp Type 1 Code A DOWN (unframed)

1889

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1 Code A DOWN rated 3R. Dated 20 March 1889. Seen in Abacus online auction no 4 lot no 530

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1 Code A DOWN rated 3R. Dated 13 July 1889. Seen in Abacus auction no 248 lot no 591

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1 Code A DOWN rated 3R. Dated 17 August 1889. Seen in Abacus auction no 248 lot no 591

1891

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1 Code A DOWN rated 3R. Dated 6 October 1891. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

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Datestamp Type 1 Code A UP (unframed)

1889

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1 Code A UP rated 4R. Dated 5 November 1889. Seen in Abacus auction no 234 lot no 114

1891

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1 Code A UP rated 4R. Dated 2 November 1891. Seen in Abacus auction no 240 lot no 516

Unknown date

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1 Code A UP rated 4R. Dated 13 November. Seen in Abacus online auction no 4 lot no 530

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Datestamp Type 4 UP (unframed)

1903

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 4 UP rated common. Dated 22 March 1903

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 4 UP rated common. Dated 26 July 1903. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 4 UP rated common. Dated 3 August 1903. Seen in a private collection

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 4 UP rated common. Dated 18 September 1903

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 4 UP rated common. Dated 24 September 1903

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 4 UP rated common. Dated 24 September 1903

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 4 UP rated common. Dated 27 September 1903. Seen in a private collection

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 4 UP rated common. Dated 18 October 1903. Seen in a private collection

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Datestamp Type 5 DOWN (framed)

1910

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated rare. Dated 28 May 1910. Seen in a private collection

1912

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated rare. Dated 17 September 1912. Seen in Mossgreen auction no 126 lot no 657

1913

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated rare. Dated 28 January 1913. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated rare. Dated 8 December 1913. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1915

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated rare. Dated 2 November 1915. 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 DOWN rated rare. Dated 27 August 1912. Seen in Mossgreen auction no 126 lot no 657

1913

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 UP rated rare. Dated 17 April 1913. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

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Datestamp Type 7 DOWN (framed)

1931

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 7 DOWN rated 3R. Dated 13 April 1931. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1932

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

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 7 DOWN rated 3R. Dated 31 March 1932. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

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Datestamp Type 7 UP (framed)

1931

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 7 UP rated 5R. Dated 29 August 1931. Seen in Abacus auction no 240 lot no 529

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 7 UP rated 5R. Dated 10 September 1931. Seen in Abacus auction no 240 lot no 530