287 - Burrum / Howard / Browns' Plains

Burrum post office, 29 km north west of Maryborough, opened on 22 July 1878 and was renamed Howard on 1 August 1883

• Chalon Barred Numeral Type 2a is rated 5R
• Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) (spacing between numerals is approximately 9 mm) is rated 2R

Howard date stamps HERE.  Howard numeral 618 HERE. Howard registered HERE

Browns Plains post office, 17 km north west of Maryborough, opened on 10 February 1872 and was reduced to a receiving office in November 1905. This numeral was used as a replacement canceller, with the original allocation unknown

• Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) (spacing between numerals is approximately 10 mm) is rated 4R

Browns Plains date stamp 3c HERE

Left Howard 2R, Right Browns Plains 4R

Burrum Chalon

Burrum Chalon Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) rated 5R. Seen at Sandafayre auctions

Howard 2nd Sideface

Howard Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) rated 2R

Howard Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) rated 2R

Howard Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) rated 2R

Howard Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) rated 2R

Howard Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) rated 2R

Howard Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) rated 2R. Seen in the collection of Tony Griffin

1892

Howard Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) rated 2R. Dated 8 September 1892. Seen in a private collection

Howard 3rd Sideface

Howard Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) rated 2R

Howard Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) rated 2R

 Howard Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) rated 2R

Howard Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) rated 2R

Howard Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) rated 2R

1899

Howard Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) rated 2R. Dated 30 January 1899. Seen in the collection of Tony Curtis

Browns Plains 3rd Sideface

Browns Plains  Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) rated 4R. Seen in Smithies

Browns Plains  Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) rated 4R. Seen in the collection of Tony Curtis

Browns Plains Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) rated 4R. Seen on Ebay

Browns Plains Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) rated 4R

Browns Plains Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (6 mm) rated 4R. Seen in the collection of Tony Griffin

618 - Howard

Howard post office, 29 km north west of Maryborough, used this canceller from around 1901

• Sideface Barred Numeral type 2b (6.5 mm) is rated 2R
• Commonwealth Barred Numeral type 2 b (6.5 mm) is rated 4R

Howard numeral 287 HERE.  Howard date stamps HERE. Howard registered HERE

3rd Sideface

Howard Sideface Barred Numeral type 2b (6.5 mm) rated 2R

Howard Sideface Barred Numeral type 2b (6.5 mm) rated 2R. Seen on Premier Postal auctions no 113

Howard Sideface Barred Numeral type 2b (6.5 mm) rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Howard Sideface Barred Numeral type 2b (6.5 mm) rated 2R. Seen on Premier Postal auctions no 110 lot no 1338

Howard Sideface Barred Numeral type 2b (6.5 mm) rated 2R

Howard Sideface Barred Numeral type 2b (6.5 mm) rated 2R. Seen in a private collection

Howard Sideface Barred Numeral type 2b (6.5 mm) rated 2R. Dated 27 September 1912. Seen in a private collection

Howard Sideface Barred Numeral type 2b (6.5 mm) rated 2R. Dated 31 October 1910. Seen on Ebay

Howard Sideface Barred Numeral type 2b (6.5 mm) rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Commonwealth

Howard Commonwealth Barred Numeral type 2b (6.5 mm) rated 4R. Seen at Phoenix Auctions no 14

Howard Commonwealth Barred Numeral type 2b (6.5 mm) rated 4R. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 112 lot no 1434

Howard Commonwealth Barred Numeral type 2b (6.5 mm) rated 4R. Seen at Phoenix Auctions no 27 lot no 894

Howard Commonwealth Barred Numeral type 2b (6.5 mm) rated 4R. Seen at Premier postal auction no 52

Howard Commonwealth Barred Numeral type 2b (6.5 mm) rated 4R. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore