570 - Townsville

Townsville post office is 72 km north west of Ayr. The duplex canceller with 29 unbroken rays was a replacement canceller in use from April 1898 to May 1911. There are 2 types with the numerals being 5 mm high

• Sideface Duplex type 1 (April 1898 - 29 September 1906) rated Common. This type has a noticeably fuller '0' of '570'
• Sideface Duplex type 2 (21 October 1907 - 22 May 1911) rated 2R

Forgeries (21 and 29 Unbroken rays) are known with examples shown at the bottom of this page. Not rated

The datestamp portion for type 1 has two small arcs either side. Type 2 has two small dots either side (Illustration and text from Cowan and Dell)

L-R: 570 type 1, 570 type 2

Townsville numeral 59 HERE. Townsville duplex numeral 59 HERE. Townsville numeral 444 HERE. Townsville duplex numeral 528 HERE. Townsville date stamps HERE. Townsville registered HERE. Townsville instructional markings HERE

Duplex Type 1

1899
Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 21 February 1899. Seen on Ebay

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 22 May 1899. Seen at Cavendish auctions December 2017

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 9 June 1899

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 1899




Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 1899

1900



Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 17 October 1900




Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 29 October 1900. Seen at Phoenix Auction no 32

1901
Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 20 October 1901

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 27 November 1901. Seen on Ebay




Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 9 December 1901

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 13 December 1901




Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 16 December 1901

1902



Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 17 February 1902

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 10 March 1902

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 25 August 1902

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 9 October 1902. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1903

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 11 May 1903

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 17 May 1903

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated June 1903. Seen in the collection of Carl Burnett

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated July 1903. Seen on Ebay

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 10 September 1903




Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 28 September 1903. Ex Smithies

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 29 September 1903

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 4 October 1903

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 18 October 1903. Seen on Ebay

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 23 November 1903. Seen on Ebay

1904

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 18 February 1904

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 11 August 1904

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 6 October 1904. Seen on Ebay

1905
Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 29 January 1905

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 13 February 1905

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 13 February 1905

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 15 May 1905




Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 1 August 1905. Seen on Ebay

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 14 August 1905. Seen in a private collection

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 10 October 1905

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 20 October 1905

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 18 December 1905

1906



Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 15 January 1906

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 29 September 1906

Duplex type 2
1907

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 2 rated 2R. Dated 18 October 1907

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 2 rated 2R. Dated 21 October 1907



Townsville Sideface Duplex type 2 rated 2R. Dated 21 October 1907

1909

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 2 rated 2R. Dated 16 November 1909. Seen on Ebay



Townsville Sideface Duplex type 1 rated common. Dated 18 December 1909. Seen on Ebay

1910

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 2 rated 2R. Dated 6 February 1910

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 2 rated 2R. Dated 25 April 1910

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 2 rated 2R. Dated 3 November 1910

1911

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 2 rated 2R. Dated 3 February 1911

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 2 rated 2R. Dated 24 April 1911. Seen on Ebay

Townsville Sideface Duplex type 2 rated 2R. Dated 22 May 1911. Seen in a private collection

Unknown dates



Townsville Sideface Duplex type 2 rated 2R. Ex Smithies



Townsville Sideface Duplex type 2 rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

FORGERY - 21 Rays

Forgery with 21 rays. Seen on Ebay

FORGERY - 29 Rays

Forgery with 29 rays. Seen on Ebay