Cairns

Cairns post office, 72 km north north west of Innisfail, opened on 7 October 1876

• Registered handstamp on a Chalon - large type (no dash) rated 3R
• Registered handstamp on a Large Chalon - large type (dash either side) rated 3R
• Registered handstamp on a Sideface - large type (no dash) rated 3R
• Registered handstamp on a Sideface - large type (dash either side) rated R
• R in oval registered handstamp (Ⓡ) on a Sideface rated Scarce
• Registered Label in black on a Sideface rated 3R
• Registered Label in red on a Sideface rated 3R
• Double lined oval registered handstamp in blue rated 3R
• Registered envelope rated 3R

There are two different types of registered handstamps. The original has no dash either side. The latter one has a dash either side. Sometimes it looks more like a dot than a dash and this may or may not be a 3rd type. More examples need to be seen in order to be more certain

Cairns numeral 227 HERE. Cairns numeral 497 HERE. Cairns numeral 499 HERE. Cairns date stamps HERE

Registered handstamp - Chalon

Cairns registered handstamp (no dash) on a Chalon rated 3R

Registered handstamp - Large Chalon

Cairns registered handstamp (dash either side) on a Large Chalon rated 3R

Cairns registered handstamp (dash either side) on a Large Chalon rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

Registered handstamp - 2nd Sideface

Cairns registered handstamp (no dash) on a Sideface rated 3R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Cairns registered handstamp (dash either side) on a Sideface rated Rare

Cairns registered handstamp (no dash) on a Sideface rated 3R

Cairns registered handstamp (dash either side) on a Sideface rated Rare. Seen in a private collection

Registered handstamp - 3rd Sideface

Cairns registered handstamp (dash either side) on a Sideface rated Rare

Cairns registered handstamp (dash either side) on a Sideface rated Rare. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 130 lot no 2282

Cairns registered handstamps (no dash and dash either side) on a Sideface rated 3R and Rare respectively. Seen on Ebay

R in oval - 3rd Sideface

Cairns R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated Scarce. Dated 25 July 1900

Cairns R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated Scarce. Dated 7 September 1901

Cairns R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated Scarce. Dated 13 August 1904

Cairns R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated Scarce. Dated 5 March 1904

Cairns R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated Scarce. Dated 20 February 1904

Cairns R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated Scarce. Dated 18 November 1905. Seen on Ebay

Cairns R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated Scarce. Dated 19 March 1904. Seen in Premier Postal auction no 105

Cairns R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated Scarce. Dated 30 September 1903. Seen on Stampboards

Cairns R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated Scarce. Dated 5 February 1904. Seen on Ebay

Cairns R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated Scarce. Dated 1904. Seen in Grosvenor auction no 55

Cairns R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated Scarce. Seen in Grosvenor auction no 55

Cairns R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated Scarce. Dated 26 April 1905. Seen in a private collection

Cairns R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated Scarce. Dated 5 April 1905. Seen on Ebay

Cairns R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated Scarce. Dated 26 March 1904. Seen on Ebay

Cairns R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated Scarce. Dated 29 April 1905. Seen on Ebay

Double lined oval handstamp - 2nd Sideface

Cairns R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated Scarce with the double lined oval handstamp in blue and rated 3R. Dated 26 July 1892. Seen on Ebay

Double lined oval handstamp - 3rd Sideface

Cairns R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated Scarce with the double lined oval handstamp in blue and rated 3R. Dated 20 June 1898. Seen in Smithies

Cairns R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated Scarce with the double lined oval handstamp in blue and rated 3R. Dated 9 September 1897. Seen in Spink auction no 18047 lot no 102

Registered envelope - 3rd Sideface

Cairns date stamp on a Sideface on a registered envelope. Dated 13 August 1910. Seen on Ebay

Registered label in black

Cairns Registered Label in black rated 3R. Dated 1911. Seen on Ebay

Cairns Registered Label in black rated 3R. Dated 17 January 1910. Seen in Gaertner auction no 49 lot no 3102

Registered label in red

Cairns Registered Label in red rated 3R. Dated 11 November 1912. Seen in Leski auctions. Ex Beston