Showing posts with label Northern Railway. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Northern Railway. Show all posts

Wednesday, 29 November 2023

Northern Railway - TPO 2


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 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
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Monday, 27 November 2023

Northern Railway - TPO 1


Northern Railway (NR) - TPO 1 (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) (September 1900 - 20 February 1905) rated 4R
  • Datestamp type 1 UP (22 mm) (7 September 1900 - 15 September 1905) rated 5R
  • Datestamp type 2 DOWN (25 mm) (1 May 1905 - 21 July 1923) rated Common
  • Datestamp type 2 UP (25 mm) rated 5R
Northern Railway - TPO 1 numeral 572 HERE. Northern Railway - TPO 1 registered HERE

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

Datestamp Type 1 DOWN (unframed)
1900
North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated 4R. Dated September 1900. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1902
North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated 4R. Dated 1 December 1902. Seen in Spink auction no 11033 lot no 1387 

1903
North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated 4R. Dated 31 January 1903. Seen on Ebay

1904
North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated 4R. Dated 5 September 1904. Seen on Ebay

1905
North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 DOWN rated 4R. Dated 20 February 1905. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group
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Datestamp Type 1 UP (unframed)
1900
North Coast Railway datestamp type 1 UP rated 5R. Dated 7 September 1900. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group
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Datestamp Type 2 DOWN (framed)
1905
North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 1 May 1905. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1907

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 24 June 1907. Seen in the collection of Dr Tim Dexter

1907
North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 3 October 1907. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1910
North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 9 February 1910. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1911
North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 12 February 1911. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 23 October 1911. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1912
North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 14 July 1912. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group


North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 9 December 1912. Seen on Ebay

1913
North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 8 June 1913. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1914
North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 28 July 1914. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 13 September 1914. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 21 September 1914. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1915

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 19 September 1915. Seen in Abacus auction no 240 lot no 521

1916
North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 11 August 1916. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1918
North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 20 April 1918. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 7 August 1918. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 14 October 1918. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1921
North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 9 May 1921. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1923
North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 10 February 1923. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 21 July 1923. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 21 July 1923. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Unclear year
North Coast Railway datestamp type 2 DOWN rated common. Dated 4 October 192-. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group
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