Bowen

Bowen post office, 160 km north west of Mackay, opened on 1 April 1861 as Port Denison and was renamed Bowen in 1865

• Chalon registered postage stamp - rated 2R
• Registered handstamp on a Chalon - small type rated 3R
• Registered handstamp on a Chalon - small type in red rated 3R
• Registered handstamp on a Sideface - small type rated 2R
• R in oval registered handstamp (Ⓡ) on a Sideface rated 2R

Bowen numeral 15 HERE. Bowen numeral 63 HERE. Bowen numeral 335 HERE. Bowen date stamps HERE

Chalon Registered Postage Stamp

Bowen Chalon registered postage (numeral 63) rated 2R

Bowen Chalon registered postage (numeral 15) rated 2R

Chalon Registered Handstamp in Black

1866

Bowen Chalon registered postage stamp rated 2R and registered handstamp on a Chalon rated 3R. Dated June 1866. Seen at Spink auctions no 14015 lot no 2309

Chalon Registered Handstamp in Red

Bowen Chalon registered postage stamp rated 2R and registered handstamp on a Chalon in red rated 3R. Seen at Spink auction no 18047 lot no 83

1866

Bowen Chalon registered postage stamp (numeral 63) rated 2R and registered handstamp on a Chalon in red rated 3R. Dated May 1866. Seen at Prestige Auction no 121, Lot number 367

1871

Bowen Chalon registered postage stamp rated 2R and registered handstamp on a Chalon in red rated 3R. Dated 24 January 1871. Seen in Corinphila auction no 348

2nd Sideface Registered Handstamp

Bowen registered handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Seen in Premier Postal auction no 117. Ex Smithies

Bowen registered handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Seen on Stampboards

Bowen registered handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

1889

Bowen registered handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Dated 25 October 1889. Seen in Phoenix auction no 45

3rd Sideface Registered Handstamp

Bowen registered handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R

1904

Bowen R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface 3R. Dated 27 August 1904. Seen in Grosvenor auction no 55

1905

Bowen R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface 3R. Dated 19 August 1905. Seen on Stampboards

1907

Bowen R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface 3R. Dated 30 September 1907. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Bowen R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface 3R. Dated 30 September 1907. Seen in Grosvenor auction no 55