Queensland Catalog of Numeral Cancellations on Postage Stamps by Dr Jeremy Hodes: TPO No. 2 S and W Railway

Sunday, May 12, 2013

234 - TPO No. 2 S and W Railway / TPO No. 4 S and W Railway

TPO No. 2 S and W Railway [Travelling Post Office Railway Number 2, Southern and Western Railway], running between Brisbane and Chinchilla, commenced in January 1877 between Brisbane and Dalby and was extended to Chinchilla in 1878 before being altered to Brisbane to Warwick in 1879 when the canceller may have been reallocated

Chalon Barred Numeral Type 2a (7.5 mm) is rated 5R
Fiscal Barred Numeral Type 2a (7.5 mm) is rated 5R
Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (7.5 mm) is rated 2R

Southern and Western Railway - TPO 2 numeral 169 HERE. Southern and Western Railway - TPO 2 date stamps HERE. Southern and Western Railway - TPO 2 registered HERE

Re Allocation:

TPO No. 4 S and W Railway [Travelling Post Office Railway Number 4, Southern and Western Railway], running between Toowoomba and Blythedale, commenced in 1879 and extended to Roma. It was discontinued in late 1880 but was re-introduced in 1882

Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (7.5 mm) is rated Common

Southern and Western Railway - TPO 4 date stamps HERE

TPO No. 2 S and W Railway - Chalon

TPO No. 2 S and W Railway Chalon Barred Numeral Type 2a (7.5 mm) rated 5R

TPO No. 2 S and W Railway Chalon Barred Numeral Type 2a (7.5 mm) rated 5R. Seen in the collection of Tony Curtis

TPO No. 2 S and W Railway Chalon Barred Numeral Type 2a (7.5 mm) rated 5R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

TPO No. 2 S and W Railway - Fiscal

TPO No. 2 S and W Railway Fiscal Barred Numeral Type 2a (7.5 mm) rated 5R, Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

TPO No. 4 S and W Railway - 2nd Sideface

TPO No. 4 S & W Railway Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (7.5 mm) rated Common

TPO No. 4 S & W Railway Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (7.5 mm) rated Common. Seen on Ebay

TPO No. 4 S & W Railway Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (7.5 mm) rated Common

1888

TPO No. 4 S & W Railway Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (7.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 19 July 1888. Seen in Abacus auction no 264

1893

TPO No. 4 S & W Railway Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (7.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 8 December 1893. Seen on Ebay

TPO No. 4 S and W Railway - 3rd Sideface

TPO No. 4 S & W Railway Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (7.5 mm) rated Common

TPO No. 4 S & W Railway Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (7.5 mm) rated Common. Seen at Gartner auctions

TPO No. 4 S & W Railway Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (7.5 mm) rated Common

TPO No. 4 S & W Railway Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (7.5 mm) rated Common. Seen on Ebay

1900

TPO No. 4 S & W Railway Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (7.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 14 April 1900. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1905

TPO No. 4 S & W Railway Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (7.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 30 April 1905. Seen on Ebay

Monday, December 17, 2012

169 - Sugarloaf / TPO No. 2 S and W Railway

Sugarloaf post office, 10 km east south east of Stanthorpe, opened on 1 January 1873

Chalon Ray type 1e (5.5 mm) (24 Rays) is rated 4R

Sugarloaf date stamp 1b HERE. Sugarloaf numeral 348 HERE. Sugarloaf registered HERE

Re Allocation:

TPO No. 2 S and W Railway [Travelling Post office no 2, Southern and Western Railway line], running between Brisbane and Chinchilla, commenced in 1877. It is not known when the canceller was re-allocated

Sideface Ray type 1e (5.5 mm) (24 Rays) is rated Common. Only seen on issues before 1896

Southern and Western Railway - TPO 2 date stamps HERE. Southern and Western Railway - TPO 2 numeral 234 HERE. Southern and Western Railway - TPO 2 registered HERE

Sugarloaf Chalon