Sometimes letters were put in the wrong bag and so ended up at the wrong destination. When this occurred post offices applied a missent handstamp to any misdirected mail to indicate why a particular letter was delayed. If the mail was missent in error by the postal authorities then no redirection fee would apply. To see the handstamp, click on the link
Missent handstamp for Queensland post offices. The line is 30 mm long and the letters 4.5 mm high in my Albion example
Missent to Brisbane handstamps. Top row: Type 1 at left, Type 2 at right; Bottom row: Type 3 at left, Type 4 at right
Postcard from Purga in the Ipswich district, date stamped Ipswich 23 August 1907 and sent to Armstrong Creek near Moreton Bay. Both Purga and Armstrong Creek were receiving offices at the time. It has a Missent handstamp, the line is 40 mm long and the letters 10 mm high. The post office where the handstamp was applied is not known. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group
Postcard from Peak Mount (probably posted from the Flinders receiving office) in the Ipswich district, date stamped Ipswich 28 April 1907 and sent to Armstrong Creek near Moreton Bay. It has a Missent handstamp, applied at an unknown post office. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group
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