58 - Lilyvale / Alice / Ravensbourne

Lilyvale post office on Crinum Creek, 42 km north north east of Emerald, opened on 1 January 1866 and closed on 26 January 1868. It reopened on 1 April 1869 and was reduced to a receiving office on 31 March 1885 before being closed in 1888. Renamed Lily Vale in 1866 and Lilly Vale in April 1869 before reverting to Lily Vale in 1875

• Chalon Ray type 1d (6 mm) (32 Rays) is rated 2R

Lilyvale date stamp 1b HERE

Re Allocation:

Alice River post office, 50 km east of Barcaldine, opened on 23 January 1886. Renamed Alice on 1 January 1887 and reduced to a receiving office in 1906

• Sideface Ray type 1d (6 mm) (32 Rays) is rated 2R

Alice Date stamp type 3a HERE. Alice Registered HERE

Re Allocation:

Ravensbourne post office, 30 km north east of Toowoomba, opened about October 1906

• Ray type 1d (6 mm) (32 Rays) was probably reallocated to this post office some time after 1910 as it is only known on Commonwealth issues and is rated 4R

Ravensbourne date stamp 5b HERE

Lilyvale

Lilyvale Chalon Ray type 1d (6 mm) rated 2R 

Lilyvale Chalon Ray type 1d (6 mm) rated 2R. Seen at Phoenix Auctions no 11

Lilyvale Chalon Ray type 1d (6 mm) rated 2R. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 113

Lilyvale Chalon Ray type 1d (6 mm) rated 2R. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 81 lot no 1378

Lilyvale Chalon Ray type 1d (6 mm) rated 2R. Seen at Phoenix Auctions no 19 lot no 733

Lilyvale Chalon Ray type 1d (6 mm) rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Lilyvale Chalon Ray type 1d (6 mm) rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Lilyvale Chalon Ray type 1d (6 mm) rated 2R. Dated 7 November 1875. Prestige Philately auction no 97 lot no 1061

Alice

Alice Sideface Ray type 1d (6 mm) rated 2R 

Alice Sideface Ray type 1d (6 mm) rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Alice Sideface Ray type 1d (6 mm) rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Alice Sideface Ray type 1d (6 mm) rated 2R. 16 September 1898

Alice Sideface Ray type 1d (6 mm) rated 2R

Alice Sideface Ray type 1d (6 mm) rated 2R. Seen in Smithies

Alice Sideface Ray type 1d (6 mm) rated 2R. Dated 10 July. Seen in Smithies

Alice Sideface Ray type 1d (6 mm) rated 2R. Dated 20 September 1904. Seen in Smithies 

Alice Sideface Ray type 1d (6 mm) rated 2R. Dated November 1904. Copy at Phoenix Auctions no. 8

Alice Sideface Ray type 1d (6 mm) rated 2R. Dated January 1905. Seen at Phoenix Auctions no. 8

Alice Sideface Ray type 1d (6 mm) rated 2R. Dated 31 January 1905. Seen in Manning, p. 32

Alice Sideface Ray type 1d (6 mm) rated 2R

Ravensbourne

Ravensbourne Commonwealth Ray type 1d (6 mm) rated 4R

Ravensbourne Commonwealth Ray type 1d (6 mm) rated 4R. Seen at Phoenix Auctions no. 14

Ravensbourne Commonwealth Ray type 1d (6 mm) rated 4R. Seen at Phoenix auction no 40

Ravensbourne Commonwealth Ray type 1d (6 mm) rated 4R. Seen at Phoenix auction no 50

Ravensbourne Commonwealth Ray type 1d (6 mm) rated 4R. Dated 22 January 1914. Seen at Abacus auction no 239