Southern and Western Railway - TPO 1

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Southern and Western Railway [S&WR], TPO 1 (Travelling Post office), running between Toowoomba and Cunnamulla, from January 1877 to 12 August 1932

• Datestamp type 1a - DOWN Code A (27 mm) (5 December 1881 - 1887) rated 3R
• Datestamp type 1a - DOWN Code A Gang 1 (27 mm) (35 February 1878) rated 3R
• Datestamp type 1a - UP (27 mm) (15 March 1894) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 1a - UP Code A  (27 mm) (12 August 1882) rated 3R
• Datestamp type 1b - DOWN (27 mm) (30 November 1895) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 1b - DOWN  Code A (27 mm) (8 August 1884 - 25 August 1888) rated 2R
• Datestamp type 1b - UP  Code A (27 mm) (October 1891 - 15 February 1892) rated 3R
• Datestamp type 3 Code A (28 mm) (1 January 1898 - 24 March 1906) rated Common
• Datestamp type 3 Code B (28 mm) rated (22 May 1902) 2R
• Datestamp type 3 Code D (28 mm) (May 1893 - 28 April 1910) rated Rare
• Datestamp type 5 - DOWN (26.5 mm) (24 August 1915 - 10 November 1923) rated 2R
• Datestamp type 5 - UP (26 mm) (20 September 1915 - 26 November 1919) rated 2R
• Datestamp type 6 (29 mm) (7 February 1913) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 7 - DOWN (30 mm) rated 4R
• Datestamp type 7 - UP (30 mm) (8 August 1931 - 23 February 1932) rated 3R

Southern and Western Railway - TPO 1 numeral 233 HERE

L - R: Type 1a (unframed),  Type 1b (unframed), Type 3 (framed), Type 5 (framed), Type 6 (framed), Type 7 (framed)

Datestamp Type 1a DOWN Code A (unframed)

1881

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1a DOWN Code A rated 3R. Dated 5 December 1881. Seen in Abacus auction no 243 lot no 530

1887

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1a DOWN Code A rated 3R. Dated 1887. Seen on Ebay

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Datestamp Type 1a DOWN Code A Gang 1 (unframed)

1878

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1a DOWN Code A Gang 1 rated 3R. Dated 25 February 1878. Seen in Abacus auction no 243 lot no 530
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Datestamp Type 1a UP (unframed)

1894

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1a UP rated 5R. Dated 15 March 1894. Seen on Ebay

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Datestamp Type 1a UP Code A (unframed)

1882

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1a UP Code A rated 3R. Dated 12 August 1882. Seen in Abacus auction no 243 lot no 530
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Datestamp Type 1b DOWN (unframed)

1895

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1b DOWN rated 5R. Dated 30 November 1895. Seen in a private collection

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Datestamp Type 1b DOWN Code A (unframed)

1884

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1b DOWN Code A rated 2R. Dated 8 August 1884. Seen in a private collection

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1b DOWN Code A rated 2R. Dated 10 December 1884. Seen in Phoenix auction no 65

1886

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1b DOWN Code A rated 2R. Dated 29 January 1886. Seen in a private collection

1888

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1b DOWN Code A rated 2R. Dated 25 August 1888. Seen in the collection of Dave Hopper

Unclear date

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1b DOWN Code A rated 2R. Dated 27 September 188-. Seen in a private collection

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Datestamp Type 1b UP Code A (unframed)

1891

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

1892

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1b UP Code A rated 3R. Dated 15 February 1892. Seen in Abacus auction no 243 lot no 530
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Datestamp Type 3 Code A (framed)

1898

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 1 January 1898

1900

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 4 October 1900. Seen in Abacus auction no 243 lot no 530

1901

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 29 January 1901. Seen in Torstenweller auctions

1903

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 9 July 1903

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 22 October 1903. Seen in a private collection

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 25 October 1903. Seen in a private collection

1904

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 1 August 1904

1905

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 1 February 1905

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 7 February 1905. Seen in a private collection

1906

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code A rated common. Dated 24 March 1906. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group
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Datestamp Type 3 Code B (framed)

1902

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code B rated 2R. Dated 22 May 1902. Seen in Abacus auction no 243 lot no 530
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Datestamp Type 3 Code D (framed)

1893

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code D rated rare. Dated May 1893. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 146 lot no 1081

1900

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code D rated rare. Dated 20 September 1900. Seen in Abacus auction no 243 lot no 530

1902

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code D rated rare. Dated 24 June 1902. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code D rated rare. Dated 29 August 1902. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

1903

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code D rated rare. Dated 2 January 1903. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code D rated rare. Dated 10 May 1903. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

1904

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code D rated rare. Dated 21 January 1904. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1905

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code D rated rare. Dated 24 January 1905. Seen on Ebay

1910

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 3 Code D rated rare. Dated 28 April 1910. Seen in a private collection

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Datestamp Type 5 DOWN (framed)

1915

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated 2R. Dated 24 August 1915. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1919

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated 2R. Dated 19 November 1919. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Unclear date

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated 2R. Dated 22 June. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated 2R. Dated 22 December. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

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Datestamp Type 5 UP (framed)

1915

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 UP rated 2R Dated 20 September 1915. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1917

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 UP rated 2R. Dated 28 May 1917. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1919

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 UP rated 2R. Dated 26 November 1919. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

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Datestamp Type 6 (framed)

1913

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 6 rated 5R. Dated 7 February 1913. Seen in Abacus auction no 240 lot no 525

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Datestamp Type 7 UP (framed)

1931

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 7 UP rated 3R. Dated 8 August 1931. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 7 UP rated 3R. Dated 1 December 1931. Seen in Abacus auction no 243

1932

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 7 UP rated 3R. Dated 23 February 1932. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group