33 - Mackay

Mackay post office, 115 km south east of Proserpine, opened on 1 August 1863

• Chalon Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) (18 Rays) is rated Rare
• Large Chalon Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) (18 Rays) is rated 4R
• Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) (18 Rays) is rated Common

Mackay date stamps HERE. Mackay numeral 548 HERE. Mackay registered HERE

Chalon Ray Type 1c 

Mackay Chalon Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Rare

Mackay Chalon Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Rare. Seen at Prestige Philately auction no 152 lot no 314

Mackay Chalon Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Rare

Mackay Chalon Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Rare. Seen at Grosvenor Auction no 74 lot no 76

Mackay Chalon Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Rare. Seen on Ebay

Mackay Chalon Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Rare. Seen on Ebay

Mackay Chalon Ray Type 1 c (6.5 mm) rated Rare. Seen on Ebay

Mackay Chalon Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Rare. Seen at Gartner auctions

 Mackay Chalon Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Rare. Seen at Phoenix auction no 63 lot no 1129

1865

Mackay Chalon Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Rare. Dated January 1865. Seen in Smithies

1869

Mackay Chalon Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Rare. Dated 31 October 1869. Seen in a private collection

1875

Mackay Chalon Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Rare. Dated 21 January 1875. Seen at Millennium Auction no 18 lot no 80 

1876

Mackay Chalon Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Rare. Dated 29 May 1876. Seen at the Spink Auction of Allan Griffith's Queensland Collection in October 2012 lot no 1160

Mackay Chalon Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Rare. Dated 17 August 1876. Seen on Ebay

Large Chalon Ray Type 1c 

Mackay Large Chalon Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated 4R

Mackay Large Chalon Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated 4R

Mackay Large Chalon Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated 4R. Seen at Sandafayre auctions

Mackay Large Chalon Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated 4R. Seen on Ebay

1st Sideface Ray Type 1c 

Mackay 1st Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common. Seen at Phoenix Auctions no 6

Mackay 1st Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common. Seen at Charles Leski auction no 367

Mackay 1st Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common

Mackay 1st Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common

1881

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 5 December 1881. Seen at Millennium auction no 80 lot no 499

1882

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated March 1882. Seen at Cavendish Auctions  no 660 lot no 1052

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 3 May 1882. Seen at Abacus auction no 234

1883

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 27 August 1883. Seen at Phoenix auction no 64

2nd Sideface Ray Type 1c 

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common. Seen at Phoenix Auctions no 5

1886

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 30 January 1886. Seen in Spink auction no 14015, lot no 1234

1889

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 19 October 1889

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 20 December 1889. Seen in Spink auction no 12043, lot no 1423

1893

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 6 October 1893. Seen in a private collection

3rd Sideface Ray Type 1c 

 

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common. Seen on Ebay

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common. Seen on Ebay

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common. Seen at Prestige Philately auction no 129

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common. Seen on Ebay

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common. Seen on Ebay

1895

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated circa December 1895

1903

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 2 January 1903. Seen in a private collection

1904

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 1 October 1904. Seen in a private collection

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 3 October 1904. Seen in a private collection

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 10 October 1904. Seen on Ebay

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 105, lot no 1421. Dated 17 December 1904

1905

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated common. Dated 28 September 1905. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 125, lot no 1407

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated common. Dated 3 October 1905. Seen on Ebay 

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 20 November 1905

Mackay Sideface Ray Type 1c (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 19 December 1905. Seen in a private collection

Forgeries on high value Chalons, Large Chalons and fiscals

Mackay Chalon Ray Type 1  (? mm) with 19 rays (genuine cancels have 18 rays), seen on Ebay in February 2013

Mackay Chalon Ray Type 1  (? mm) with 19 rays, seen on Ebay in June 2020

Mackay Fiscal Ray Type 1c (5 mm) (17 rays) probably a forgery

Mackay Fiscal Ray Type 1c (5 mm) (17 rays) probably a forgery