Postal Markings of Brisbane
to 1913
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New South Wales Period
Numeral Datestamps Registered
95 Type1b (NSW) Type 0(iii) 2 line Registered/Brisbane
95 in rays Type 1
95 reallocated to Eton 2/10/1881 Type1A
Brisbane Obliterators Brisbane Datestamps
Type 1   5/1860 - 5/1869 Type # Codes      
Type 2 8/1864 - 8/1890 1 B
Type 3 2/1865 - 4/1875 2 known in red
Type 4 also in red 5/1867 - 9/1875 3 A-D, 1-12, lower case italics a-d
Type 5 NO 27 1877 4 A,B,C       late date AP 18 1874
Type 6 2/1877 - 4/1882 5 2
Type 7a 9/1879 - 12/1883 6 A,B,C,a,b,d inverted
Type 7b undated 7a B,C
Type 8 1887 - 1894 7b A,C
Type 9a 1890 8 1-11 + 13
Type 9b 5/1896 9 1,4,5,10,12,14,15, A,B,C,F,H,K
Type 9c Sep-02 10 A,B,C,D,E,F,H,J,K,L,no code dated FE 9 84
Type 10   11 1,3,6,8,9,14
Type 11 9/1891 12 A,C,D,F,H (2 types),K,L,P,T,U
Type 12    Aug-01 13 A,B,C inverted,D,H,I,K,M,N,O,P
14 PHB 1-9 plus no code(1 rec example)
14 POB 1-5
Paid Markings 14 PTB 1-9
14 PXB 1-7
Type 1a   8/1893 - 12/1894 15a A,B,C,D,E,H,J,K,L plus twin asterisks
Type 1b 4/1895 - 11/1902 15b M,N,O,P,S,T,V,W,Y,Z also AM with no asterisks
Type 1c Jul-00 16 A,B,C,D,E,K,L,M
Type 3 11/1903 - 8/1905 17 D,E
Type 4a 5/1903 - 4/1904 18a A,B,C,E,F,H,K,M,N,T,X
Type 4b 1904 18b U
Type 4c 15/05/1901 19a
Type 5 6/1904 - 8/1911 19b
Type 6a 1905 19c
Type 6b 1905 20
Type 7   2/1906 - 1/1911 21
22
Machine Cancels 23
24
Type 1   13/7/1906 - 25
Type 2 14/07/1909 26  
Type 3a 4/3/1909 - 1911
Type 3c 10/2/1910 - Duplexes
Type 4b   23/11/1911 - 
Type Codes      
Loose Ship Letters 1  
2 b,c,d (1 example),  1,3 (1 example) 4,5
Type 1   1869 3a 1,2,6,7(NPR),8,9,16 inverted
Type 2 1871 - 3b C,E.H,I,N,O (NPR)
Type 3   3c 9,14,15,20
Type 4   1890 - 3d 1,10,11,14,23,27,29
4 D,L,W
Dead Letter Office 5 1,3,7,8,10,13-19,21-27,29-36,38
6
Type 1   2/1864 - 4/1873 7 1,6,8,12-36,37
Type 2 9/1875 - 5/1884 8
Type 3 colours 1/1886 - 2/1901 9 known with PXB instead of time
Type 4 9/1902 - 4/1908 10
Type 5 10/1908 - 12/1910 11  
Type 6 4/1/1912 - 7/6/1913          
Type 7 1 rec example   3/1904
Registration Markings
Late Fee
Type Codes    
Manuscript 2 line registered
40½ x 8mm  1895 1a
40 x 7½mm  1896 1b
39 x 7½mm  1903&8 2a codes a sideways, d inverted
1d.   2b codes A, B, F.
3 codes A, B, C, D, E, H, J
Parcel Post Cancels 4
5 codes B, B inverted, C, D, E, H.
Type 1     6
Type 2 code 1 4/1892 - 1897 7
Type 2 no code 4/1892 - 1898 Double Oval code D.
Type 3a 8/1898 - 6/1905 R in Oval
Type 3b 1911 Label Q1
Type 4   Label Q2  
Type 5                
Deficient Postage and Accountancy
Unclaimed
Single line "Deficient Postage"
Boxed UNCLAIMED Type 1  2 line
in red (less than 5 recorded) Type 2a 2 line
Oval handstamp Tax 1d in oval
12/1891 - 07/1911 Tax 2d in oval 3 recorded covers
Tax 4d in oval 1 recorded cover
Too Late T½d in oval
T5d in oval
32½ x 5mm
1869-1878 Insufficiently Prepaid
Insufficiently Prepaid via Brindisi
Unstamped Mail Insufficiently Prepaid via Marseilles
Insufficiently Prepaid for Route Indicated 2 rec examples
Paid/All in circle
Avis de reception 5/CTMS/T Large type
5/CTMS/T Small type
AR in oval 10/CTMS/T
25/CTMS/T
Telegraph Office 30/CTMS/T
Type 1 Large 3 with d above
Type 2 Large 4d
Large T
Railway cancels
P.D. in red known on outward 1867 cover
R.S. used 1 in concentric
circles GB/1f66c known on 2 1875 covers
Insufficent Address
Advertised Not Called For in black & red
Type 1 1864 - 1891
Type 2
Type 3 Not Known By Letter Carrier
Type 4
Missent to Brisbane 2 recorded
on cover
Missent Posted Contrary/To Regulations
Prohibited Too Late
Received Torn Insufficent Address 1 only rec. 1887
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