Queensland Catalog of Numeral Cancellations on Postage Stamps by Dr Jeremy Hodes: 325

Saturday, May 17, 2014

325 - Norton / Ewan / Kilkivan

Norton post office, 26 km north of Many Peaks, opened in 17 January 1880 and was reduced to a receiving office on 1 August 1892 before again being elevated to a post office in February 1905

Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) is rated 3R

Norton date stamp 3a HERE. Norton manuscript HERE

Re Allocation:

Ewan post office, a gold and tin mining town on the Running River 100 km west north west of Townsville opened in January 1904 and was reduced to a receiving office in January 1910

Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) is rated Rare

Ewan date stamp 5a HERE. Ewan registered HERE

Re Allocation:

Kilkivan post office,45 km west north west of Gympie used as a replacement canceller

Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) is rated 2R.

Unknown when the numeral was transferred from Ewan to Kilkivan but was probably in 1910. Kilkivan numeral 107 HERE. Kilkivan date stamps HERE. Kilkivan registered HERE. Kilkivan Railway 318 HERE

Norton 2nd Sideface

Norton Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) rated 3R

Norton Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) rated 3R. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 56

Norton Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

Norton Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) rated 3R. Seen in Smithies

Ewan 3rd Sideface

Ewan Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) rated Rare. Seen on Ebay. This stamp was issued in 1896, so either it was postally used long after it was issued or else more work needs to be done on establishing where this numeral was used during the period 1896-7