Southern and Western Railway - TPO 2

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Southern and Western Railway [S&WR], TPO 2 (Travelling Post office), running between Toowoomba and Cunnamulla, from January 1877 to 12 August 1932

• Datestamp type 1a - DOWN no Code Gang 1 (27 mm) (28 December 1880) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 1a - DOWN Code A Gang 1 (27 mm) rated 4R
• Datestamp type 1a - DOWN Code A Gang 2 (27 mm) (9 February 1884 - 3 April 1884) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 1a - UP Code A no Gang (27 mm) (10 September 1886) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 1a - UP Code A Gang 1 (27 mm) (3 August 1883) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 1b - DOWN (27 mm) (6 March 1897 - 15 October 1904) rated 2R
• Datestamp type 1b - No Direction (27 mm) (3 October 1901) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 4 - DOWN (24 mm) rated 4R
• Datestamp type 4 - UP (24 mm) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 5 - DOWN (26.5 mm) (10 March 1908) rated 4R
• Datestamp type 5 - UP (26 mm) (11 March 1912) rated 4R

Southern and Western Railway - TPO 2 numeral 169 HERE. Southern and Western Railway - TPO 2 numeral 234 HERE. Southern and Western Railway - TPO 2 registered HERE

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

Datestamp Type 1a DOWN no Code Gang 1 (unframed)

1880

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1a DOWN no Code Gang 1 rated 5R. Dated 28 December 1880. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore
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Datestamp Type 1a DOWN Code A Gang 1 (unframed)

Year missing

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1a DOWN Code A Gang 1 rated 4R. Dated 24 February. Seen in a private collection

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1a DOWN Code A Gang 1 rated 4R. Dated 16 September. Seen in Abacus auction no 243 lot no 530

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1a DOWN Code A Gang 1 rated 4R. Dated 10 March. Seen in Abacus auction no 243 lot no 530

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1a DOWN Code A Gang 1 rated 4R. Dated August. Seen in Abacus auction no 243 lot no 530

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Datestamp Type 1a DOWN Code A Gang 2 (unframed)

1884

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1a DOWN Code A Gang 2 rated 5R. Dated 9 February 1884. Seen in Abacus auction no 243 lot no 530

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1a DOWN Code A Gang 2 rated 5R. Dated 3 April 1884. Seen in Abacus auction no 243 lot no 530

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Datestamp Type 1a UP Code A no Gang (unframed)

1886

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1a UP Code A no Gang rated 5R. Dated 10 September 1886. Seen in a private collection

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

1883

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1a UP Code A Gang 1 rated 5R. Dated 3 August 1883

Year missing

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1a UP Code A Gang 1 rated 5R. Dated 27 June. Seen in a private collection

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Datestamp Type 1b DOWN (unframed)

1897

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1b DOWN rated 2R. Dated 6 March 1897. Seen in Spink auction no 15030 lot no 3757

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1b DOWN rated 2R. Dated 16 October 1897. Seen in Spink auction no 15030 lot no 3757

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1b DOWN rated 2R. Dated 11 December 1897. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

1898

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1b DOWN rated 2R. Dated 21 September 1898. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1899

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1b DOWN rated 2R. Dated 31 March 1899. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1b DOWN rated 2R. Dated 6 May 1899. Seen in Abacus auction no 243 lot no 530

1900

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1b DOWN rated 2R. Dated 15 November 1900. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1901

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1b DOWN rated 2R. Dated 23 July 1901. Seen in Spink auction no 15030 lot no 3757

1902

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1b DOWN rated 2R. Dated 12 April 1902. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1b DOWN rated 2R. Dated 6 August 1902. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1b DOWN rated 2R. Dated 10 December 1902. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1903

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1b DOWN rated 2R. Dated 8 September 1903. Seen in Abacus auction no 243 lot no 530

1904

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1b DOWN rated 2R. Dated 23 September 1904. Seen in a private collection

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1b DOWN rated 2R. Dated 15 October 1904. Seen in Spink auction no 12043 lot no 1453. Ex Alan Griffiths

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Datestamp Type 1b no Direction (unframed)

1901

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 1b no direction rated 5R. Dated 3 October 1901. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

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Datestamp Type 5 DOWN (framed)

1908

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated 4R. Dated 10 March 1908. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Southern and Western Railway datestamp type 5 DOWN rated 4R. Dated 10 June 1908. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group