63 - Port Denison / Bowen / Clermont / Brookville

Port Denison post office, 160 km north west of Mackay, opened on 1 April 1861 and was renamed Bowen in 1865

• Chalon Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) (32 Rays) is rated 2R
• Fiscal Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) (32 Rays) is rated 3R (see note below)
• Sideface Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) (32 Rays) is rated Common

Bowen date stamps HERE. Bowen numeral 15 HERE. Bowen numeral 335 HERE. Bowen registered HERE. Port Denison numeral 15 HERE. Port Denison date stamp 1a HERE. Port Denison registered HERE

Clermont post office, 108 km north west of Emerald opened 1 July 1864 

• Chalon Ray Type 1b (5.5 mm) (37 Rays) is rated 2R
• Large Chalon Ray Type 1 b (5.5 mm) (37 Rays) is rated 5R
• Sideface Ray Type 1b (5.5 mm) (37 Rays) is rated Common

Clermont datestamps HERE. Clermont numeral 29 HERE. Clermont numeral 612 HERE. Clermont registered HERE

Bowen and Clermont can be distinguished as follows: with Bowen the top left hand side of the 3 has a hook whereas with Clermont there is no hook

So many genuine Bowen 63 numerals on fiscal stamps have been seen by me that something "fishy" must have been going on. I can only assume that either the postmaster or certain individual/s in Bowen in the 1880s were supplying the philatelic trade down south!

Bowen numeral 63 examples with the bottom of the three closed on a high value chalon or revenue stamp are forgeries! Bowen 63 examples with the correct 3 but 36 rays instead of 32 rays are also forgeries

Brookville post office, a mining town on Connolly Creek 68 km east of Charters Towers, opened in 1902 and was reduced to a receiving office in October 1905

• Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2 b (7.5 mm) is rated 3R

Brookfield date stamp type 4bt HERE. Brookville registered HERE

Bowen Chalon

Bowen Chalon Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated 2R

Bowen Chalon Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated 2R

Bowen Chalon Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated 2R

Bowen Chalon Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated 2R. Dated May 1866. Seen at Prestige Philately auction no 121 lot 367

Bowen Chalon Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated 2R. Dated 24 July 1867. Seen at Millennium Auctions no 5 lot no 560

Bowen Chalon Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated 2R. 1868. Seen at Spink auctions

Bowen Fiscal

Bowen Fiscal Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated 3R. Dated 5 December 1881. Seen on Ebay

Bowen Fiscal Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated 3R. Dated 10 May 1882. Seen at Millennium auction no 25 lot no 415

  

 Bowen Fiscal Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated 3R. Dated 10 May 1882. Seen on Ebay

Bowen Fiscal Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

Bowen Fiscal Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated 3R

Bowen Fiscal Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

Bowen Fiscal Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

Bowen Fiscal Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

Bowen Fiscal Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated 3R. Dated 3 December 1881. Seen at Spink auction no 18047 lot no 106

Bowen Fiscal Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated 3R. Seen at Sandafayre Auctions 

Bowen 1st Sideface

Bowen Sideface Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated Common

Bowen Sideface Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 20 September 1879. Seen in Abacus Auction no 134

Bowen Sideface Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated Common

Bowen Sideface Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated Common

Bowen 2nd Sideface

Bowen Sideface Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated Common

Bowen Sideface Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated Common

Bowen Sideface Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 26 October 1885. Seen in a private collection

Bowen Sideface Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 27 July 1885. Seen on Ebay

Bowen Sideface Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 14 July 1884. Seen on Ebay

Bowen Sideface Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 8 November 1886. Seen on Ebay

Bowen Sideface Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated Common. Seen on Ebay

Bowen Sideface Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated Common. Seen on Ebay

Bowen Sideface Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated Common. Seen on Ebay

Bowen Sideface Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated Common. Seen on Ebay

Bowen 3rd Sideface

Bowen Sideface Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 25 November 1901. Seen on Ebay

Bowen Sideface Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 12 February 1898. Seen in a private collection

Bowen Sideface Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 4 January 1904. Seen in Smithies

Bowen Sideface Ray Type 1d (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 30 April 1898

Clermont Chalon

Clermont Chalon Ray Type 1b (5.5 mm) rated 2R. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 91 lot no 1821

Clermont Chalon Ray Type 1b (5.5 mm) rated 2R

Clermont Chalon Ray Type 1b (5.5 mm) rated 2R

Clermont Chalon Ray Type 1b (5.5 mm) rated 2R. Seen at Phoenix Auction no 22 lot no 972

Clermont Chalon Ray Type 1b (5.5 mm) rated 2R

Clermont Chalon Ray Type 1b (5.5 mm) rated 2R. Dated 6 July 1874. Seen at Prestige Philately auction no 101 lot no 248

Clermont Chalon Ray Type 1b (5.5 mm) rated 2R. Dated 4 June 1875. Seen on Ebay

Clermont Chalon Ray Type 1b (5.5 mm) rated 2R. Dated 2 September 1878. Seen on Ebay

Clermont Chalon Ray Type 1b (5.5 mm) rated 2R. Dated 30 December 1873. Seen at Abacus auction no 134

Clermont Large Chalon

Clermont Large Chalon Ray Type 1b (5.5 mm) rated 5R. Seen on Ebay

Clermont 1st Sideface

Clermont Sideface Ray Type 1b (5.5 mm) rated Common

Clermont Sideface Ray Type 1b (5.5 mm) rated Common

Clermont Sideface Ray Type 1b (5.5 mm) rated Common. Seen on Ebay

Clermont Sideface Ray Type 1b (5.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 1 November 1880. Seen in a private collection

Clermont 2nd Sideface

Clermont Sideface Ray Type 1b (5.5 mm) rated Common

Clermont Sideface Ray Type 1b (5.5 mm) rated Common

Clermont Sideface Ray Type 1b (5.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 21 May 1891. Seen on Ebay

Clermont Sideface Ray Type 1b (5.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 27 February 1891. Seen on Ebay

Clermont Sideface Ray Type 1b (5.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 11 July 1894. Seen at Phoenix Auction no 29 lot no 420

Clermont Sideface Ray Type 1b (5.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 22 May 1890. Seen in a private collection

Clermont 3rd Sideface

Clermont Sideface Ray Type 1b (5.5 mm) rated Common

Clermont Sideface Ray Type 1b (5.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 2 December 1895. Seen in Manning, p. 34

Clermont Sideface Ray Type 1b (5.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 23 December 1895

Brookville

Brookville Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (7.5 mm) rated 3R

Brookville Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (7.5 mm) rated 3R

Brookville Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (7.5 mm) rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

Brookville Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (7.5 mm) rated 3R. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 113

Brookville Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (7.5 mm) rated 3R. Seen at Status Stamps auction no 307 lot no 1703

 

Brookville Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (7.5 mm) rated 3R. Dated 7 September 1903. Seen at Phoenix Auctions no 8 lot no 832

Brookville Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (7.5 mm) rated 3R. Dated September 1904. Seen at Prestige Philately auction no 175 item no 382

Brookville Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (7.5 mm) rated 3R. Dated 11 August 1903. Seen in a private collection

Brookville Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (7.5 mm) rated 3R. Dated 7 September 1903. Seen on Ebay