Queensland Catalog of Numeral Cancellations on Postage Stamps by Dr Jeremy Hodes: Charters Towers

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Sunday, February 21, 2016

568 - Charters Towers

Charters Towers post office, 108 km south west of Townsville. The numeral 568 duplex canceller with 24 broken (3 segment) rays was used as a replacement canceller from December 1898 - February 1904

Sideface duplex (December 1898 - February 1904) rated Common on stamp or piece and 3R on cover

Illustration and text from Cowan and Dell

Charters Towers numeral 165 HERE. Charters Towers date stamps HERE. Charters Towers registered HERE

FORGERY: 568 with 23 rays and a different slanted top of the numeral 6 is a forgery. It is also missing the datestamp component and is usually on a large chalon or high value fiscal or sideface issue. Examples can be seen here

L-R: Genuine duplex (24 rays), forgery (23 rays)

Pialba railway station, 32 km north north east of Maryborough, received its 10 bar railway numeral canceller 2b (7 mm) around 1902. Rated 5R. More information on railway numerals can be found here

Pialba numeral 342 HERE. Pialba date stamps HERE. Pialba registered HERE

Charters Towers 3rd Sideface

1899

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated common. Dated 4 January 1899

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated common. Dated 8 January 1899. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 64

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated common. Dated 18 July 1899

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated common. Dated 5 September 1899

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated common. Dated 22 September 1899

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated common. Dated 23 September 1899

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated common. Dated 4 October 1899

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated common. Dated 13 October 1899

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated common. Dated 16 October 1899

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated common. Dated 21 November 1899

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated common. Dated 21 December 1899. Seen on Ebay

1900

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated common. Dated 15 January 1900

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated 3R. Dated 23 April 1900

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated common. Dated 14 May 1900

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated common. Dated 26 May 1900

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated common. Dated 3 June 1900

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated common. Dated 21 July 1900

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated common. Dated 28 September 1900

1901

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated common. Dated 5 January 1901

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated 3R. Dated 18 February 1901. Seen at Phoenix Auction no 29 lot no 422

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated 3R. Dated 24 July 1901. Seen on Ebay

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated common. Dated 23 September 1901

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated 3R. Dated 27 September 1901. Seen on Compuland

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated common. Dated 2 November 1901

1902

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated 3R. Dated 30 April 1902. Seen on Ebay

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated 3R. Dated 22 September 1902. Seen in Phoenix auction no 2192

1903

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated common. Dated 16 February 1903

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated common. Dated 16 July 1903. Seen on Ebay

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated common. Dated 5 September 1903

Indistinct date

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated 3R. Dated 23 November 190-. From the collection of Carl Burnett

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated 3R. Dated 28 January. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 112

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated 3R. Dated 7 December. Seen on Ebay

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex rated 3R. Dated 24 July 1901. Seen on Ebay

Pialba Railway - 3rd Sideface

Pialba Sideface Barred Numeral 2b (7 mm) rated 5R. Dated 13 July 1903. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Friday, March 29, 2013

165 - Charters Towers

Charters Towers, 108 km south west of Townsville, opened on 17 May 1872

Chalon Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) (24 Rays) is rated 3R
Fiscal Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) (24 Rays) is rated 5R
Large Chalon Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) (24 Rays) is rated 4R
Sideface Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) (24 Rays) is rated Common. Not seen on 3rd Sideface issues
Large Chalon Barred Numeral type Type 2b (7 mm) is rated 4R
Sideface Barred Numeral type Type 2b (7 mm) is rated Common
Commonwealth Barred Numeral type Type 2b (7 mm) is rated 4R

Duplexes

Fiscal Duplex Type 1 (numerals 8 mm) is rated 5R
Sideface Duplex Type 1 (numerals 8 mm) is rated Scarce and was in use from January 1888. It can be distinguished from Barred Numeral Type 2b by having only 3 middle bars whereas Barred Numeral Type 2b has 4 middle bars
Sideface Duplex Type 2 (numerals 7 mm) is rated Common and was in use from October 1895. This was the only post office in Queensland to use a 12 bar numeral canceler including 6 middle bars

Forgeries of the Duplex Type 2 on a large chalon are known. See here

Charters Towers date stamps HERE. Charters Towers duplex numeral 568 HERE. Charters Towers registered HERE

Chalon - type 1e

Charters Towers Chalon Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) rated 3R. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 117 lot no 1238

Charters Towers Chalon Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) rated 3R. Seen at Phoenix Auction no 19 lot no 733

Charters Towers Chalon Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) rated 3R

Charters Towers Chalon Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) rated 3R. Seen at Torstenweller.com

Charters Towers Chalon Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) rated 3R. Seen at Stampboards.com

Charters Towers Chalon Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) rated 3R

Charters Towers Chalon Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

Charters Towers Chalon Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) rated 3R

Charters Towers Chalon Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) rated 3R. Seen in Phoenix auction no 2195

Charters Towers Chalon Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) rated 3R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1876

Charters Towers Chalon Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) rated 3R. Dated 29 September 1876. Seen at Abacus auction no 234

Fiscal - type 1e

Charters Towers Fiscal Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) rated 5R. Seen on Ebay

Large Chalon - type 1e

Charters Towers Sideface Large Chalon Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) rated 4R

Charters Towers Sideface Large Chalon Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) rated 4R. Seen on Ebay

Charters Towers Sideface Large Chalon Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) rated 4R. Seen on Ebay

1st Sideface - type 1e

Charters Towers Sideface Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) rated Common

1882

Charters Towers Sideface Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 22 March 1882. Seen in Abacus auction no 252 lot no 142

2nd Sideface - type 1e

Charters Towers Sideface Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) rated Common

Charters Towers Sideface Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) rated Common. Seen on Ebay

1883

Charters Towers Sideface Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 1883. Seen at Prestige Philately auction no 98 lot no 840

1884

Charters Towers Chalon postcard Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) dated 28 May 1884. Seen on Ebay

Charters Towers Chalon postcard Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) dated 4 November 1884. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1887

Charters Towers Sideface Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) rated Common. Dated May 1887. Seen in the collection of Dave Elsmore

1889

Charters Towers Sideface Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 25 June 1889. Seen in a private collection

1891

Charters Towers Sideface Ray type 1e (4.5 mm) rated Common. Dated April 1891. Seen in Smithies

Large Chalon - type 2b

Charters Towers Large Chalon Barred Numeral type Type 2b (7 mm) rated 2R

Charters Towers Sideface Large Chalon Ray type 2b (7 mm) rated 2R

Charters Towers Large Chalon Barred Numeral type Type 2b (7 mm) rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Charters Towers Large Chalon Barred Numeral type Type 2b (7 mm) rated 2R. Seen at Sandafayre auctions

Charters Towers Large Chalon Barred Numeral type Type 2b (7 mm) rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Charters Towers Sideface Large Chalon Ray type 2c (7 mm) rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Charters Towers Sideface Large Chalon Ray type 2b (7 mm) rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

2nd Sideface - type 2b

Charters Towers Sideface Barred Numeral type Type 2b (7 mm) rated Common

3rd Sideface - type 2b

Charters Towers Sideface Barred Numeral type Type 2b (7 mm) rated Common

Charters Towers Sideface Barred Numeral type Type 2b (7 mm) rated Common. Seen on Ebay

1908

Charters Towers Sideface Barred Numeral type Type 2b (7 mm) rated Common. Dated 15 October 1908. Seen on Ebay

Commonwealth - type 2b

Charters Towers Commonwealth Barred Numeral type Type 2b (7 mm) rated 4R. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 97 lot no 922

Charters Towers Commonwealth Barred Numeral type Type 2b (7 mm) rated 4R. Seen at Phoenix Auction no 27 lot no 893

Charters Towers Commonwealth Barred Numeral type Type 2b (7 mm) rated 4R. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 59

Fiscal - Duplex Type 1

Charters Towers Fiscal Duplex Type 1 (3 middle bars, numerals 8 mm) rated 5R

Duplex Type 1

2nd Sideface - Numeral portion only

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 1 (3 middle bars, numerals 8 mm) rated Scarce

No Code

1892

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 1 (3 middle bars, numerals 8 mm) no Code rated Scarce. Dated 30 January 1892

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Code 1

1892

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 1 (3 middle bars, numerals 8 mm) Code 1 rated Common. Dated 19 August 1892

1893

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 1 (3 middle bars, numerals 8 mm) Code 1 rated Common. Dated 27 August 1893. Seen on Ebay

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Code 3

1892

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 1 (3 middle bars, numerals 8 mm) Code 3 rated Scarce. Dated 25 March 1892

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 1 (3 middle bars, numerals 8 mm) Code 3 rated Scarce. Dated 2 May 1892. Seen in Smithies

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3rd Sideface - Duplex Type 2

Numeral portion only

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) rated Common

Code 1

1897

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 1 rated Common. Dated 21 July 1897

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1898

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 1 rated Common. Dated 25 September 1898

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 1 rated Common. Dated 21 November 1898

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Code 2

1896

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 2 rated Common. Dated 23 July 1896. Seen on Ebay

1897

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 2 rated Common. Dated 17 November 1897

1904

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 2 rated Common. Dated 30 September 1904. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1905

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 2 rated Common. Dated May 1905. Seen on Ebay

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 2 rated Common. Dated 4 October 1905. Seen on Ebay

1907

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 2 rated Common. Dated 20 May 1907

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 2 rated Common. Dated 19 August 1907. Seen on Ebay

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Code 3

1896

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 3 rated Common. Dated 3 October 1896. Seen on Ebay

1898

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 3 rated Common. Dated 22 September 1898. Seen on Ebay

1906

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 3 rated Common. Dated 13 September 1906. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

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Code 4

1897

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 4 rated Common. Dated 7 August 1897

1898

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 4 rated Common. Dated 30 April 1898

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 4 rated Common. Dated 17 October 1898

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Code 5

1898

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 5 rated Common. Dated 9 August 1898

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Code 6

1895

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 6 rated Common. Dated 23 October 1895. Seen on Ebay

1896

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 6 rated Common. Dated 5 August 1896

1897

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 6 rated Common. Dated 4 June 1897. Seen on Ebay

1898

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 6 rated Common. Dated 23 November 1898. Seen on Ebay

1905

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 6 rated Common. Dated December 30 July 1905. Seen in Smithies

1907

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 6 rated Common. Dated 21 October 1907

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Code 7

1904

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 7 rated Common. Dated 13 June 1904. Seen on Ebay

1905

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 7 rated Common. Dated 30 April 1905. Seen in Australian Postmarks

1907

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 7 rated Common. Dated 12 August 1907

Charters Towers Sideface Duplex Type 2 (6 middle bars, numerals 7 mm) Code 7 rated Common. Dated 17 December 1907. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1909