418 - Sylvania / Sapphire

Sylvania post office, 5 km north east of Nambour, opened on 26 September 1885 and was reduced to a receiving office in May 1905

• Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (9 mm) is rated 4R

Sylvania date stamp 3a HERE

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Sapphire post office, 45 km west of Emerald, opened in March 1906

• Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (9 mm) is rated 5R

Sapphire date stamp 5b HERE

Sylvania 2nd Sideface

Sylvania Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (9 mm) rated 4R. Seen in the collection of Tony Curtis

Sylvania Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (9 mm) rated 4R. Seen at Status Stamps auction no 229 lot no 1513

Sylvania Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (9 mm) rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Sylvania 3rd Sideface

Sylvania Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (9 mm) rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Sylvania Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (9 mm) rated 4R. Dated 8 October 1904. Seen at Phoenix Auctions no 9

Sylvania Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (9 mm) rated 4R. Dated 8 October 1904. Seen at Millennium auctions no 45 lot no 399