Travelling Post Offices of Queensland  
Southern & Western Railway
Provisional Cancellations
Type A Code 1,2,3
Type B Code 10
TPO S&W No1   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
1/1/1877-12/8/1932
Type 1a DOWN Gang #1 code A 3/1879-8/1882
Numeral Gang#10 code C
No gang number code A
233   2a   7.5mm   C
Type 1a UP Gang #4 code C 24/2/1881
Type 1b DOWN code A 11/1883-11/1897
2 line registered no code
T.P.O. No1
Type 1a UP code A
R in Oval no code
1 recorded example
1905 Type 3 No Direction code A
code B
code b (lower case) 28/08/1902
code D
code AX
code DZ
Type 3 DOWN no code reads DN
Type 5 DOWN reads DN 2/1914-1/1922
Type 5 UP
Type 6 3 examples 30/1/13 - 2/13
Type 7 DOWN Very few recorded 12/1926-8/1932
Type 7 UP
TPO S&W No2   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
1/1/1877-13/8/1932
Type 1a DOWN no code 7/1880-8/1884
Numeral code A
no gang number
<234>   2a   7.5mm   C missing year figures
169   1e   5.5mm   R
234 re-all to TPO S&W No4 Type 1a UP
Type 1b DOWN code A
no code
2 line Registered
T.P.O No2 Type 1b UP
Type 1b No Direction
Type 4 DOWN 12/1893-11/1896
Type 4 UP
Type 5 DOWN 10/1904-4/1909
Type 5 UP
TPO S&W No3   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
1/1/1877-12/8/1932
Type 1a DOWN gang number 1 15/3/1879-15/10/1883
Numeral no gang number
code B sideways
235   2a   7mm  2R no code
Type 1a UP No recorded example
Type 1b DOWN Rare 6/1884-1889
Type 1b UP No recorded example
Type 2 DOWN 3 recorded examples 20/3/1889-18/11/1895
Type 2 UP No recorded example
Type 4 DOWN 8/1893-5/1907
Type 4 UP
Type 4 No Direction
Type 4 Code A subsituted for direction
Type 5 DOWN "&" is reversed 10/1904-5/1928
Type 5 UP "&" is reversed
Type 7 DOWN 4/1922-8/1932
Type 7 UP 1 recorded example
Type 7 No direction rare
TPO S&W No4   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
1879-1932
Type 1 DOWN code A 4/1882-24/5/1889
Numeral no code
234  2a  7.5mm  C Type 1 UP No recorded example
234 prev used on
 <TPO S&W No2> Type 3 code A 3/1890-11/1904
code D
Type 4 1 recorded example
Type 5a DOWN 2/1905-12/1913
Type 5a UP
Type 5b DOWN reads DN 6/1915-3/1929
Type 5b UP
Type 7 No direction 4 reversed 1/1931-23/7/1932
TPO S&W No5   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
1884-13/8/1932
Type 1 DOWN code A 12/1886-1/1892 rare
code E
Numeral code H 1 recorded example
1st allocation unknown
551  2b  8mm  3R Type 1 UP No recorded example
2 line registered Type 4 DOWN 11/1896-5/1905
T.P.O. No5 S&WR
Type 4 UP 1 example recorded dated 4/1907
Type 4 No direction
Type 5 DOWN 9/1905 - 7/1930
Type 5 UP 5 recorded examples 23/2/1912-7/1930
Type 6 5 examples recorded 1920 or 1930 - 3/1932
Type 7 DOWN 4/1927-9/1931
Type 7 No direction
Type 8 2 recorded examples 7/1932 & 8/1932
TPO S&W No6   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
1885-12/8/1932
Type 1 DOWN code A 6/1885-12/1894
Numeral no code
395  2a  7.5mm  C
Type 1 UP rare
Type 4 DOWN 12/1902-1/1905
Type 4 UP
Type 5 UP 1 recorded copy
Type 5 DOWN 1 recorded copy
Type 6 1 recorded copy Feb-16
Type 7 DOWN 9/1929-2/1932
Type 7 UP 1 recorded copy 30/03/1930
TPO S&W No7   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
1907-12/8/1932
Type 5 DOWN 9/1907-12/1918
Numeral
unknown Type 5 UP
Type 7a DOWN 6/1921-1923
Type 7a UP
Type 7b DOWN reads DN 5/1923-9/1932
Type 7b UP
Unnumbered   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
Type 3 code A 7/1892-9/1907
code B
code E
Central Railway
Provisional Cancellations
Guard 1 3/5/1883
Guard 2
Guard 4
Only 1 copy of each of the above are known
TPO Central Rly No 1 Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
13/7/1885-13/9/1932
Type 1 code B 6/1886-9/1890
Numeral
410  2a  9mm  3R Type 3 code A 5/1895-10/1897
2 line registered Type 5 DOWN 2/1899-10/1909
Type 5 UP
Type 5 No direction
Type 6 DOWN known in blue 1/08/1911-5/1930
Type 6 UP Postmark shows No 6 however this was 
incorrectly numbered as TPO No1
was the only TPO operating at this time
Type 7 DOWN 30/7/1928-8/1932
Type 7 No direction EKU 30/7/1928
TPO Central Rly No 2 Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
14/7/1885-10/1901
Type 1 1 recorded example 4/1887
Numeral
411  2a  9mm  2R Type 4 10/1896-10/1901
2 line registered Type 5 DOWN extremely rare 7/1899
TPO Central Rly No 3 Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
1/9/1885-10/1901
Type 2 DOWN 12/1885-3/1900
Numeral
412  2a  9mm  4R Type 2 No direction code H
2 line registered Type 5 extremely rare Unknown usage
Great Northern Railway
Provisional Cancellations
G.N.Railway 1 1/5/1877
G.N.Railway 2
TPO No 1 Northern Ry Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
15/5/1899-1922
Type 1 DOWN 9/1899-1907
Numeral
572  2b  8mm  R Type 1 UP 1 example recorded 15/09/1905
2 line registered Type 1 No direction
Type 2 DOWN 6/1905-10/1922
Type 2 UP 1 example recorded
TPO No 2 Northern Ry Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
15/5/1899-14/9/1932
Type 1 DOWN 8/1899-10/1909
Numeral
573  2b  7.5mm  R Type 1 UP 1 recorded example
2 line registered Type 2 DOWN 9/1915-9/1931
Type 2 UP 1 recorded example
North Coast Railway
TPO No 1 NCR Way   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
20/10/1900-31/12/1930
Type 1 DOWN 11/1900-11/1907
Numeral
<574>  2b  4R Type 1 UP
Type 2 DOWN 3/1905-1/1930
Type 2 UP
TPO No 2 NCR Way   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
26/10/1900-31/12/1930
Type 1 DOWN ?8/1900-2/1913
Numeral
575  2b  7.5mm  3R Type 1 UP
2 line registered Type 1 No direction
Type 2 DOWN 3/1914-12/1930
Type 2 UP
TPO No 3 NCR Way   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
?3/8/1908-31/12/1930
Type 1 DOWN 1/1/1901-7/1903
Numeral
576  2b  8.5mm  4R Type 1 UP 1 example recorded
2 line registered Type 2a DOWN 8/1903-5/1917
Type 2a UP
Type 2b DOWN 10/1920-1/1930
Type 2b UP
TPO No 4 NCR Way   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
3/8/1908-31/12/1930
Type 2 DOWN 11/1908-12/1930
Type 2 UP
Type 3
TPO No 5 NCR Way   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
1/1/1913-1922
Type 2 DOWN 1/1914-3/1922
Type 2 UP
TPO No 6 NCR Way   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
1/1/1913-1922
Type 2 DOWN 1 recorded example 7/1913-12/1921
Type 2 UP
Type 2 No direction 1 recorded example
Unnumbered   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
Type 3 1 recorded example No date but struck on 
1926 issue
Cairns Railway
Cairns Rwy   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
8/5/1911-1/1/1919
Type 1 DOWN 6/1911-7/1918
Type 1 UP
Bundaberg Railway
Provisional Cancellations
3 recorded examples 27/9/1888   25/9/1889   4/1/1892
Maryborough Railway
Provisional Cancellations
No1 2 recorded examples 7/1888-10/1890
No2 2 recorded examples 28/3/1889   14/12/1889
No3 1 recorded example
No4 1 recorded example
No5 1 recorded example
No6 2 recorded examples
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Travelling Post Offices of Queensland  
Southern & Western Railway
Provisional Cancellations
Type A Code 1,2,3
Type B Code 10
TPO S&W No1   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
1/1/1877-12/8/1932
Type 1a DOWN Gang #1 code A 13/2/1879-8/1882
Numeral Gang#10 code C
No gang number code A
233   2a   7.5mm   C
Type 1a UP Gang #4 Code G (?) 24/2/1881
Type 1b DOWN code A 11/1883-11/1897
2 line registered no code
T.P.O. No1
Type 1b UP code A
R in Oval no code
1 recorded example
1905 Type 3 No Direction code A
code B
code b (lower case) 28/08/1902
code D
code AX
code DZ
Type 3 DOWN no code reads DN
Type 5 DOWN reads DN 2/1914-1/1922
Type 5 UP
Type 6 3 examples 30/1/13 - 2/13
Type 7 DOWN Very few recorded 12/1926-8/1932
Type 7 UP
TPO S&W No2   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
1/1/1877-13/8/1932
Type 1a DOWN no code 13/2/1878-8/1884
Numeral code A
no gang number
Gang #3 13/2/1878 1 example
<234>   2a   7.5mm   C missing year figures
169   1e   5.5mm   R
234 re-all to TPO S&W No4 Type 1a UP
Type 1b DOWN code A
no code
2 line Registered
T.P.O No2 Type 1b UP
Type 1b No Direction
Type 4 DOWN 12/1893-11/1896
Type 4 UP
Type 5 DOWN 10/1904-4/1909
Type 5 UP
TPO S&W No3   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
1/1/1877-12/8/1932
Type 1a DOWN gang number 1 15/3/1879-15/10/1883
Numeral no gang number
code B sideways
235   2a   7mm  2R no code
R in Oval Type 1a UP No recorded example
Type 1b DOWN Rare 6/1884-1889
Type 1b UP No recorded example
Type 2 DOWN 4 recorded examples 20/3/1889-18/11/1895
Type 2 UP No recorded example
Type 4 DOWN 8/1893-5/1907
Type 4 UP
Type 4 No Direction
Type 4 Code A subsituted for direction
Type 5 DOWN "&" is reversed 10/1904-5/1928
Type 5 UP "&" is reversed
Type 7 DOWN 4/1922-8/1932
Type 7 UP 1 recorded example
Type 7 No direction rare
TPO S&W No4   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
1879-1932
Type 1 DOWN code A 4/1882-22/11/1888
Numeral no code
234  2a  7.5mm  C Type 1 UP No recorded example
234 prev used on
 <TPO S&W No2> Type 3 code A 3/1890-11/1904
code D
Type 4 1 recorded example
Type 5a DOWN 2/1905-24/3//1914
Type 5a UP
Type 5b DOWN reads DN 6/1915-3/1929
Type 5b UP
Type 7 No direction 4 reversed 1/1931-23/7/1932
TPO S&W No5   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
1884-13/8/1932
Type 1 DOWN code A 12/1886-1/1892 rare
code E
Numeral code H 1 recorded example
1st allocation unknown
551  2b  8mm  3R Type 1 UP No recorded example
2 line registered Type 4 DOWN 11/1896-5/1905
T.P.O. No5 S&WR
Type 4 UP 1 example recorded dated 4/1907
Type 4 No direction
Type 5 DOWN 9/1905 - 7/1930
Type 5 UP 5 recorded examples 23/2/1912-7/1930
Type 6 5 examples recorded 1920 or 1930 - 3/1932
Type 7 DOWN 4/1927-9/1931
Type 7 No direction
Type 8 3 recorded examples 7/1932 & 8/1932
TPO S&W No6   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
1885-12/8/1932
Type 1 DOWN code A 6/1885-12/1894
Numeral no code
395  2a  7.5mm  C
Type 1 UP rare
Type 4 DOWN 12/1902-1/1905
Type 4 UP
Type 5 DOWN 11/1906 - 7/1930
Type 5 UP
Type 6 1 recorded copy Feb-16
Type 7 DOWN 9/1929-2/1932
Type 7 UP 1 recorded copy 30/03/1930
TPO S&W No7   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
1907-12/8/1932
Type 5 DOWN 9/1907-12/1918
Numeral
unknown Type 5 UP
Type 7a DOWN 6/1921-1923
Type 7a UP
Type 7b DOWN reads DN 5/1923-9/1932
Type 7b UP
Unnumbered   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
Type 3 code A 7/1892-9/1907
code B
code E
Central Railway
Provisional Cancellations
Guard 1 3/5/1883
Guard 2
Guard 4
Only 1 copy of each of the above are known
TPO Central Rly No 1 Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
13/7/1885-13/9/1932
Type 1 code B 6/1886-9/1890
Numeral
410  2a  9mm  3R Type 3 code A 5/1895-10/1897
2 line registered Type 5 DOWN 2/1899-10/1909
Type 5 UP
Type 5 No direction
Type 6 DOWN known in blue 1/08/1911-5/1930
Type 6 UP Postmark shows No 6 however this was 
incorrectly numbered as TPO No1
was the only TPO operating at this time
Type 7 DOWN 30/7/1928-8/1932
Type 7 No direction EKU 30/7/1928
TPO Central Rly No 2 Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
14/7/1885-10/1901
Type 1 1 recorded example 4/1887
Numeral
411  2a  9mm  2R Type 4 10/1896-10/1901
2 line registered Type 5 DOWN extremely rare 7/1899
TPO Central Rly No 3 Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
1/9/1885-10/1901
Type 2 DOWN 12/1885-3/1900
Numeral
412  2a  9mm  4R Type 2 No direction code H
2 line registered Type 5 extremely rare Unknown usage
Great Northern Railway
Provisional Cancellations
G.N.Railway 1 1/5/1877
G.N.Railway 2
TPO No 1 Northern Ry Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
15/5/1899-1922
Type 1 DOWN 9/1899-1907
Numeral
572  2b  8mm  R Type 1 UP 1 example recorded 15/09/1905
2 line registered Type 1 No direction
Type 2 DOWN 6/1905-10/1922
Type 2 UP 1 example recorded
TPO No 2 Northern Ry Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
15/5/1899-14/9/1932
Type 1 DOWN 8/1899-10/1909
Numeral
573  2b  7.5mm  R Type 1 UP 1 recorded example
2 line registered Type 2 DOWN 9/1915-9/1931
Type 2 UP 1 recorded example
North Coast Railway
TPO No 1 NCR Way   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
20/10/1900-31/12/1930
Type 1 DOWN 11/1900-11/1907
Numeral
<574>  2b  4R Type 1 UP
Type 2 DOWN 3/1905-1/1930
Type 2 UP
TPO No 2 NCR Way   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
26/10/1900-31/12/1930
Type 1 DOWN ?8/1900-2/1913
Numeral
575  2b  7.5mm  3R Type 1 UP
2 line registered Type 1 No direction
Type 2 DOWN 3/1914-12/1930
Type 2 UP
TPO No 3 NCR Way   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
?3/8/1908-31/12/1930
Type 1 DOWN 1/1/1901-7/1903
Numeral
576  2b  8.5mm  4R Type 1 UP 1 example recorded
2 line registered Type 2a DOWN 8/1903-5/1917
Type 2a UP
Type 2b DOWN 10/1920-1/1930
Type 2b UP
TPO No 4 NCR Way   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
3/8/1908-31/12/1930
Type 2 DOWN 11/1908-12/1930
Type 2 UP
Type 3
TPO No 5 NCR Way   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
1/1/1913-1922
Type 2 DOWN 1/1914-3/1922
Type 2 UP
TPO No 6 NCR Way   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
1/1/1913-1922
Type 2 DOWN 1 recorded example 7/1913-12/1921
Type 2 UP
Type 2 No direction 1 recorded example
Unnumbered   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
Type 3 1 recorded example No date but struck on 
1926 issue
Cairns Railway
Cairns Rwy   Circular Datestamps       Recorded Usage  
8/5/1911-1/1/1919
Type 1 DOWN 6/1911-7/1918
Type 1 UP
Bundaberg Railway
Provisional Cancellations
3 recorded examples 27/9/1888   25/9/1889   4/1/1892
Maryborough Railway
Provisional Cancellations
No1 2 recorded examples 7/1888-10/1890
No2 2 recorded examples 28/3/1889   14/12/1889
No3 1 recorded example
No4 1 recorded example
No5 1 recorded example
No6 2 recorded examples
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