852 - Nara

Nara railway station, 28 km from Toowoomba, opened on 21 December 1910. More information on railway cancellers is available here

• Sideface rectangular railway numeral canceller is rated 5R

Nara railway 3rd Sideface

Nara rectangular railway numeral canceller rated 5R. Seen in the collection of Tony Curtis

17 - Taringa

Taringa railway station, 6 km from the Brisbane general post office, received its 10 bar railway numeral canceller 2b (7 mm) around 1902. Rated 5R. More information on railway numerals can be found here

Taringa numeral 374 HERE. Taringa date stamps HERE. Taringa registered HERE

Taringa Railway

Taringa Sideface Barred Numeral 2b (7 mm) rated 5R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Barred Numeral Types

There were 4 different barred numeral sub-types used on Queensland postage stamps (for New South Wales (NSW) numerals used in Queensland before 1861 see here)

Left to right: Types 2a, 2b, 2c and 165 duplex

Type 2a

This barred numeral, introduced from 1 January 1874, comprises 9 horizontal bars (3 middle horizontal bars) and was used in post offices only. The numerals vary from 5 to 9 mm high. The lowest number seen is 24 on both Chalons and Sidefaces, and the highest number seen is 316 on a Chalon and 731 on a Sideface. On Commonwealth issues the lowest number seen is 46 and the highest is 783.

Type 2b

This barred numeral comprises 10 horizontal bars (4 middle horizontal bars) was used in post offices. The numerals vary from 5 to 9 mm high. This type was introduced after the Chalon period and is therefore only seen on Sidefaces. The lowest number seen is 37 and the highest number seen is 639. On Commonwealth issues the lowest number seen is 37 and the highest is 634.

On 6 January 1902, 197 type 2b barred numeral obliterators similar to those used at post offices were issued to railway stations for cancelling railway parcel stamps. 

Type 2c

This barred numeral comprises 12 vertical bars (6 middle vertical bars) for use in railway station offices only to cancel railway parcel stamps.

Postal use of railway barred numeral cancellers

Given the co-location of many railway stations and post offices, it was inevitable that railway cancellers (types 2b (10 bar) and 2c (12 bar)) meant for use on railway stamps only, were occasionally also used on Queensland postage stamps; especially as the postmaster was sometimes a member of the railway station staff and had access to both railway and postal cancellers. This usage has also been noted when the railway office was located with a receiving office, the use of the railway numeral being the only implement on hand to cancel postally used items. More information on railway numerals as well as a list of railway types 2b (10 bar) and 2c (12 bar) postally used can be found here

165 Charters Towers duplex 

A number of busier post offices were issued with duplex cancellers, devised to combine the functions of obliterator and datestamp into one implement. All the duplexes issued had a ray obliterator portion with the exception of Charters Towers, which had a barred numeral obliterator portion

Left to right: Charters Towers 165 duplex types a and b

Charters Towers type a is similar to the type 2a barred numerals, although the bars are thicker. Charters Towers type b is unique, comprising 12 horizontal bars in total with 6 narrow horizontal middle bars either side. 

For more information on and examples of Charters Towers numeral 165 duplexes see here

700 - Unknown

 Unknown post office

• Sideface Barred Numeral type 2a is rated 5R

3rd Sideface

Unknown post office Sideface Barred Numeral 2a rated 5R. Seen in Abacus auction no 234 lot no 658

896 - Nelson

Nelson railway station, 19 km south of Cairns, opened in 1898 and changed its name to Gordonvale on 17 June 1915. More information on railway cancellers is available here

• Sideface rectangular railway numeral canceller is rated 5R

Nelson numeral 263 HERE. Nelson registered HERE. Nelson date stamp 3c HERE

Nelson railway 3rd Sideface

Nelson rectangular railway numeral canceller rated 5R. Dated 13 October 1911. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

165 - Forgery

A Forgery on a large chalon, all with what appears to be the same date of 1906. All seen on Ebay in 2017 and 2018

For genuine Duplex 165 stamps see here

599 - Amby

Amby post office, 60 km west of Roma, opened in 1900

• Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (6.5 mm) is rated Common
• Commonwealth Barred Numeral Type 2b (6.5 mm) is rated 5R

Amby date stamp HERE. Amby registered HERE. Amby railway numeral 104 HERE

3rd Sideface

Amby Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (6.5 mm) rated Common

Amby Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (6.5 mm) rated Common

Amby Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (6.5 mm) rated Common

1901

Amby Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 2 April 1901. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 56

1903

Amby Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 1903. Seen in Smithies

1904

Amby Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 3 September 1904. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 110

Amby Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 3 October 1904. Seen on Ebay

1905

Amby Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 30 December 1905. Seen in a private collection

1906

Amby Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated September 1906. Seen in Smithies

1907

Amby Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 4 October 1907. Seen on Ebay

1911

Amby Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (6.5 mm) rated Common. Dated 16 March 1911. Seen on Ebay

Commonwealth

Amby Commonwealth Barred Numeral Type 2b (6.5 mm) rated 5R. Seen at Phoenix auction no 27 lot no 894

Amby Commonwealth Barred Numeral Type 2b (6.5 mm) rated 5R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Amby Commonwealth Barred Numeral Type 2b (6.5 mm) rated 5R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

598 - Donors Hill

Donors Hill post office, 125 km south south west of Normanton, opened in 1891 and was used as a replacement canceller from around 1900 onwards

• Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (7 mm) is rated Rare

Donors Hill date stamps HERE. Donors Hill registered HERE

3rd Sideface

Donors Hill Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (7 mm) rated Rare 

Donors Hill Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (7 mm) rated Rare 

Donors Hill Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (7 mm) rated Rare. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 112

Donors Hill Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (7 mm) rated Rare. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 1121 

1904

Donors Hill Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (7 mm) rated Rare. Dated 29 July 1904. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 56

Donors Hill Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (7 mm) rated Rare. Dated 29 July 1904

Donors Hill Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (7 mm) rated Rare. Dated 11 September 1904. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 144

Donors Hill Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (7 mm) rated Rare. Dated 4 October 1904. Seen on Ebay

1905

Donors Hill Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (7 mm) rated Rare. Dated 6 January 1905. Seen in Manning, p. 206

Donors Hill Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (7 mm) rated Rare. Dated 20 January 1905. Seen at Abacus auction no 234

Donors Hill Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (7 mm) rated Rare. Dated 6 May 1905. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 109

Donors Hill Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (7 mm) rated Rare. Dated 17 June 1905. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 117

Donors Hill Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (7 mm) rated Rare. Dated 3 August 1905

Donors Hill Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2b (7 mm) rated Rare. Dated 7 December 1905. Seen in Smithies