Great Northern Railway

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Great Northern Railway (G.N. RAILWAY) running between Rockhampton and Emerald  - which was reached in 1879 - and then extended westwards to Barcaldine, arriving in September 1886

The name Great Northern Railway was eventually applied to the Northern line between Townsville and Richmond, with the original Great Northern Railway then becoming known as the Central Railway around 1909

• Datestamp type 1 - numeral 1 either side - (24 mm) (24 July 1877 - 10 November 1879) rated 4R - $45, $150 on cover
• Datestamp type 1 - numeral 2 either side - (24 mm) (26 November 1877 - 10 December 1877) rated 4R - $50

L - R: Great Northern Railway type 1 - numeral 1 either side, Great Northern Railway type 1 - numeral 2 either side. It is not known what the numerals 1 and 2 represent

Datestamp Type 1  - numeral 1 either side

Chalon

1877

Great Northern Railway datestamp type 1 - numeral 1 either side - rated 4R. Dated 24 July 1877. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Great Northern Railway datestamp type 1 - numeral 1 either side - rated 4R. Dated 28 August 1877. Seen on Ebay

Great Northern Railway datestamp type 1 - numeral 1 either side - rated 4R. Dated 11 October 1877. Seen in the collection of Dr Tim Dexter

Great Northern Railway datestamp type 1 - numeral 1 either side - rated 4R. Dated 11 October 1877. Seen in the collection of Dr Tim Dexter

1st Sideface

1879

Great Northern Railway datestamp type 1 - numeral 1 either side - rated 4R. Dated 10 October 1879. Seen in Abacus auction no 240 lot no 520

Unknown year

Chalon

Great Northern Railway datestamp type 1 - numeral 1 either side - rated 4R. Dated 15 January. Seen in the collection of Dr Tim Dexter

Great Northern Railway datestamp type 1 - numeral 1 either side - rated 4R. Dated 23 August. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Great Northern Railway datestamp type 1 - numeral 1 either side - rated 4R. Dated 22 October. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

Great Northern Railway datestamp type 1 - numeral 1 either side - rated 4R. Dated 11 November. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Unknown year

1st Sideface

Great Northern Railway datestamp type 1 - numeral 1 either side - rated 4R. Dated 12 May. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Great Northern Railway datestamp type 1 - numeral 1 either side - rated 4R. Dated 11 October. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

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Datestamp Type 1  - numeral 2 either side

Chalon

1877

Great Northern Railway datestamp type 1 - numeral 2 either side - rated 4R. Dated 26 November 1877. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Great Northern Railway datestamp type 1 - numeral 2 either side - rated 4R. Dated 10 December 1877. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Unclear year

Chalon

Great Northern Railway datestamp type 1 - numeral 2 either side - rated 4R. Dated 22 May. Seen in a private collection

Great Northern Railway datestamp type 1 - numeral 2 either side - rated 4R. Dated 13 July. Seen on Ebay in August 2017

Great Northern Railway datestamp type 1 - numeral 2 either side - rated 4R. Dated 30 September. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

Unknown year

1st Sideface

Great Northern Railway datestamp type 1 - numeral 2 either side - rated 4R. Dated 30 March. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Great Northern Railway datestamp type 1 - numeral 2 either side - rated 4R. Dated 3 September. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Great Northern Railway datestamp type 1 - numeral 2 either side - rated 4R. Dated 9 September

Northern Railway - TPO 2

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Northern Railway (NR) - TPO 2 (Travelling Post Office), running between Townsville and Richmond from 15 May 1899 to 14 September 1932. When the TPO vans began operating in 1899 the line was known as the Northern Railway (NR) - hence the name on the datestamps. Around 1909 it became known as the Great Northern Railway but the existing date stamps remained

• Datestamp type 1 DOWN (22 mm) (16 March 1901 - 7 March 1910) rated Common
• Datestamp type 1 UP (22 mm) (1 June 1903) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 2 DOWN (25 mm) (1 October 1911 - 29 March 1932) rated Common
• Datestamp type 2 UP (25 mm) (7 June 1926 - 29 June 1932) rated 4R
• Datestamp type 3 DOWN (30 mm) rated 5R
• Datestamp type 3 UP (30 mm) (1 May 1932) rated 5R

Northern Railway - TPO 2 numeral 573 HERE. Northern Railway - TPO 2 registered HERE

L - R: Northern Railway TPO 2 type 1 (unframed), Northern Railway TPO 2 type 2 (framed), Northern Railway TPO 2 type 3 (framed)

Datestamp Type 1 DOWN (unframed)

1901

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 16 March 1901. Seen in the collection of Dr Tim Dexter

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 25 March 1901. Seen in the collection of Dr Tim Dexter

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 17 June 1901. Seen in Premier Postal auction no 144

1903

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 3 August 1903. Seen in a private collection

1904

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 15 February 1904. Seen in Phoenix auction no 2184

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 25 April 1904

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 25 April 1904

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 1 August 1904. Seen in Phoenix auction no 2184

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 29 August 1904. Seen in Phoenix auction no 6

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 26 September 1904

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 7 November 1904. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1905

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 8 March 1905. Seen in Abacus auction no 264

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 25 May 1905. Seen in Smithies

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 17 July 1905. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1907

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 29 July 1907. Seen on Ebay

1910

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated common. Dated 7 March 1910. Seen in a private collection

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Datestamp Type 1 UP (unframed)

1903

North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 UP rated 5R. Dated 1 June 1903. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group
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Datestamp Type 2 DOWN (framed)

1911

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 1 October 1911. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1922

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 28 September 1922. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

1924

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated August 1924. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1926

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 4 August 1926. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1928

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 27 June 1928. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1930

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 29 October 1930. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1931

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 9 December 1931. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1932

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 29 March 1932. Seen in the collection of Dr Tim Dexter

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Datestamp Type 2 UP (framed)

1926

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 UP rated 4R. Dated 7 June 1926. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1932

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 UP rated 4R. Dated 1 June 1932. Seen in the collection of Dr Tim Dexter

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 UP rated 4R. Dated 29 June 1932. Seen in the collection of Dr Tim Dexter
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Datestamp Type 3 UP (framed)

1932

North Coast Railway datestamp type 3 UP rated 5R. Dated 1 May 1932. Seen in the collection of Dr Tim Dexter