266 - Emu Creek / Greenmount

Emu Creek post office, 16 km from Clifton, opened on 1 November 1877. It was renamed Greenmount on 1 January 1879, then Greenmount Railway Siding on 21 August 1901 before reverting back to Greenmount in February 1910

• Chalon  Barred Numeral Type 2 a (7 mm) is rated 4R
• Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2 a (7 mm) is rated Rare
• Commonwealth Barred Numeral Type 2 a (7 mm) no rating as appears to be unauthorised use of the genuine canceller at a number of different post offices in the 1930s!

Emu Creek numeral 155 HERE. Emu Creek date stamp 3a HERE. Emu Creek Siding registered HERE

Emu Creek Siding Chalon Barred Numeral Type 2 a (7 mm) rated 4R. Seen on Ebay

Emu Creek Siding Chalon Barred Numeral Type 2 a (7 mm) rated 4R

Greenmount Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2 a (7 mm) rated Rare

Greenmount Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2 a (7 mm) rated Rare

Greenmount Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2 a (7 mm) rated Rare

Greenmount Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2 a (7 mm) rated Rare. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 109 lot no 1253

Greenmount Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2 a (7 mm) rated Rare. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 116 lot no 1400

Greenmount Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2 a (7 mm) rated Rare, Seen in Smithies

Greenmount Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2 a (7 mm) rated Rare. Seen in Smithies

Greenmount Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2 a (7 mm) rated Rare. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 54

Greenmount Boer War charity issue Barred Numeral Type 2 a (7 mm) 

Commonwealth Barred Numeral Type 2 a (7 mm) on a stamp first issued in 1930, so suspect. Seen at Phoenix auction no 36 lot no 542

Southbrook Commonwealth Barred Numeral Type 2 a (7 mm) and dated 14 March 1933. Seen in a private collection. Why it was used in Southbrook is unclear. Manning has also seen this numeral used in Toowoomba on 28 August 1930. The mystery deepens. The cancel is genuine but its usage probably is not!

 Manning's example (Manning, p. 108)

Another dubious example, seen in a private collection

This example is date stamped Dalby 26 October 1934. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group