This is a Queensland postage stamp numeral cancellations catalog for the colonial period (1850 - 1913). All stamps are from my own collection unless stated otherwise and are not for sale.
The three types of numeral cancellers are Rays (9 types), Bars (two types, with 2a having 9 bars with the middle three interrupted and 2b having 10 bars with the middle 4 interrupted), and Duplexes which were issued to some of the larger post offices.
There are also rectangular and type 2b barred numeral railway station cancellers issued to railway stations that were occasionally used on Sideface Queensland postage stamps.
These numerals occur on Chalons (1860-80), Sidefaces (1879-1912), Large Chalons (1882-95 & 1907-11), Commonwealth (Kangaroo and King George V from 1913-14) issues as well as fiscal (revenue) stamps (authorised for postal issues from 1880-92 and also seen outside these dates and which were no doubt of a philatelic nature).
These numerals occur on Chalons (1860-80), Sidefaces (1879-1912), Large Chalons (1882-95 & 1907-11), Commonwealth (Kangaroo and King George V from 1913-14) issues as well as fiscal (revenue) stamps (authorised for postal issues from 1880-92 and also seen outside these dates and which were no doubt of a philatelic nature).
There were also New South Wales stamps used before Queensland came into existence and which were cancelled using New South Wales numeral cancellers from 1850 to early 1861.
Forgeries are also known and are listed separately. No rarity ratings are given as I don't want to encourage any modern day forgers.
The rarity ratings range from common, meaning that there are over 80 extant examples, to 5R, where only a handful of examples have been seen, and NNS (Number not seen) where the numeral is known or presumed to exist but has yet to be sighted.
The rarity ratings range from common, meaning that there are over 80 extant examples, to 5R, where only a handful of examples have been seen, and NNS (Number not seen) where the numeral is known or presumed to exist but has yet to be sighted.
A price list for these cancellations is available as a guide to estimating the value of the numeral cancellations both on stamps and on cover.
Use the pages (at the top), labels or search function (on the right hand side) to find the information you are seeking.
A huge thank you to the members of the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group for all their help, encouragement and thousands of numeral examples. I will continue to update this catalog as new material comes to hand. If you have any examples to add, please contact me at jeremy2929@gmail.com
I encourage you to explore my other free Queensland Philatelic blogs
- Handbook of Queensland Datestamps and Instructional Markings 1850 - 1913
- Queensland Catalog of Registered Handstamps and Labels
- Brisbane General Post Office Datestamps, Handstamps, Obliterators and Cancellation s Handbook
- Queensland Postage Stamp Manuscript Cancellations
- Queensland 1st Sideface Postage Stamps
- Queensland 2nd Sideface Postage Stamps
- Queensland 3rd Sideface Postage Stamps
- Queensland Postal history
- Journal articles on Queensland Philately, Postage Stamps and Postal History
- Queensland Philately Portal
Dr Jeremy Hodes, New South Wales, Australia - July 2025
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