Tuesday 20 March 2018

Port Douglas

Port Douglas post office, 60 km north west of Cairns, opened on 1 September 1877  
  • Registered handstamp on a Sideface - large type rated 2R
  • R in oval  registered handstamp () on a Sideface rated 2R
  • Registered Label in black on a Sideface rated 3R
Port Douglas numeral 256 HERE. Port Douglas numeral 556 HERE. Port Douglas date stamps HERE

1st Sideface

Port Douglas registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

2nd Sideface
Port Douglas registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Dated 24 January 1891. Seen at Spink auctions no 12043 lot no 1294. Ex Griffiths

3rd Sideface
Port Douglas registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R with an R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Ex Smithies

Port Douglas registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R with an R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Dated 5 October 1904. Seen on Ebay

Port Douglas R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 130 lot no 2206

Port Douglas registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R with an R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Dated 13 October 1904. Seen at Phoenix auction no 15 

Port Douglas registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R with an R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Dated 27 September 1907. Seen in Abacus auction no 246 lot no 478

Port Douglas registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R with an R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Dated 15 October 1907. Seen at Prestige auction no 123 lot no 434

Port Douglas registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R with an R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Dated 27 September 1904. Seen in a private collection

Registered Label
Port Douglas Registered Label in black rated 3R. Dated 1912. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

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