59 - Townsville duplex

Other Townsville numeral 59 HERE

Townsville post office, 72 km north west of Ayr, opened on 1 January 1866. The numeral 59 duplex canceller with 34 unbroken rays and Codes 1 - 8 and 10 was in use from 20 December 1887 to 26 October 1895. The numeral only portion of the duplex is rated scarce

• Sideface Duplex - Code 1 (February 1889 - 18 August 1895) rated 3R
• Sideface Duplex - Code 2 (8 October 1888 - 17 March 1894) rated 4R
• Sideface Duplex - Code 3 (9 March 1888 - 2 July 1895) rated 4R
• Sideface Duplex - Code 4 (21 June 1888 - 5 September 1894) rated 3R
• Sideface Duplex - Code 5 (8 November 1889 - 7 September 1894) rated 4R
• Sideface Duplex - Code 6 (20 December 1887 - 26 October 1895) rated 4R
• Sideface Duplex - Code 7 (1891 - October 1893) rated 4R
• Sideface Duplex - Code 8 (29 September 1893) rated 5R
• Sideface Duplex - Code 9 (4 November 1891 - 9 July 1895) rated 4R
• Sideface Duplex - Code 10 (21 March 1893 - 16 October 1895) rated 4R

Townsville 59 duplex (from Cowan and Dell)

Townsville numeral 59 HERE. Townsville numeral 444 HERE. Townsville duplex numeral 528 HERE. Townsville duplex numeral 570 HERE. Townsville date stamps HERE. Townsville registered HERE. Townsville instructional markings HERE

Duplex Code 1

1889

Townsville Sideface Duplex code 1 rated 3R. Dated February 1889. Seen in Abacus auction no 247 lot no 1135

Townsville Sideface Duplex code 1 rated 3R. Dated 1 November 1889

1891

Townsville Sideface Duplex code 1 rated 3R. Dated 31 May 1891. Seen on Ebay

1893

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 1 rated 3R. Dated 5 November 1893. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1894

Townsville Sideface Duplex code 1 rated 3R. Dated 13 May 1894

Townsville Sideface Duplex code 1 rated 3R. Dated 2 October 1894. Seen in Smithies

1895

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 1 rated 3R. Dated 18 August 1895

Duplex Code 2

1888

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 2 rated 4R. Dated 8 October 1888. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 2 rated 4R. Dated 15 November 1888. Seen in a private collection

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 2 rated 4R. Dated 31 May 1889. Seen in Abacus auction no 240 lot no 566

1889

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 2 rated 4R. Dated 4 February 1889

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 2 rated 4R. Dated 4 October 1889. Seen on Ebay

1894

Townsville Sideface Duplex code 2 rated 4R. Dated 17 March 1894. Seen in Abacus auction no 247 lot no 1136

Duplex Code 3

1888

Townsville Sideface Duplex code 3 rated 4R. Dated 9 March 1888

1889

Townsville Sideface Duplex code 3 rated 4R. Dated 10 September 1889. Seen in Millennium auction no 80 lot no 505

1891

Townsville Sideface Duplex code 3 rated 4R. Dated 11 September 1893. Seen on Ebay

1893

Townsville Sideface Duplex code 3 rated 4R. Dated 25 March 1893

Townsville Sideface Duplex code 3 rated 4R. Dated 13 November 1893. Seen in Smithies

1894

Townsville Sideface Duplex code 3 rated 4R. Dated 14 March 1894

1895

Townsville Sideface Duplex code 3 rated 4R. Dated 2 July 1895

Duplex Code 4

1888

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 4 rated 4R. Dated 21 June 1888. Seen in Smithies

1890

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 4 rated 4R. Dated 3 November 1890. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1892


Townsville Sideface Duplex code 4 rated 3R. Dated 27 April 1892. Seen on Ebay

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 4 rated 4R. Dated 11 August 1892. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1893
Townsville Sideface Duplex code 4 rated 3R. Dated 15 April 1893. Seen on Ebay

1894

Townsville Sideface Duplex code 4 rated 3R. Dated 21 April 1894

Townsville Sideface Duplex code 4 rated 3R. Dated 4 May 1894

Townsville Sideface Duplex code 4 rated 3R. Dated 5 September 1894

Duplex Code 5

1889

Townsville Sideface Duplex code 5 rated 4R. Dated 8 November 1889. Seen on Ebay

1891

Townsville Sideface Duplex code 5 rated 4R. Dated 11 September 1891

1894

Townsville Sideface Duplex code 5 rated 4R. Dated 7 September 1894

Duplex Code 6

1887

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 6 rated 4R. Dated 20 December 1887. Seen in Smithies

1888

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 6 rated 4R. Dated 15 February 1888. Seen in Corinphila auctions

1889

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 6 rated 4R. Dated 4 February 1889

1894

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 6 rated 4R. Dated 29 September 1894. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1895

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 6 rated 4R. Dated 24 August 1895

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 6 rated 4R. Dated 26 October 1895. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Duplex Code 7

1891

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 7 rated 4R. Dated 1891

1892

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 7 rated 4R. Dated October 1892

1893

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 7 rated 4R. Dated 19 April 1893. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 7 rated 4R. Dated October 1893. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Duplex Code 8

1893

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 8 rated 5R. Dated 29 September 1893. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 8 rated 5R. Dated 21 December

Duplex Code 9

1891

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 9 rated 4R. Dated 4 November 1891

1895

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 9 rated 4R. Dated 28 May 1895. Seen in a private collection

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 9 rated 4R. Dated 9 July 1895. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Duplex Code 10

1893

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 10 rated 4R. Dated 21 March 1893

1895

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 10 rated 4R. Dated June 1895. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 10 rated 4R. Dated June 1895. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Townsville Sideface Duplex Code 10 rated 4R. Dated 16 October 1895