Cooktown

Cooktown post office, 170 km north of Cairns, opened on 1 January 1874

• Registered handstamp on a Chalon - large type rated 3R
• Registered handstamp on a Chalon in RED - large type rated 3R
• Registered handstamp on a Fiscal - large type rated 3R
• R in oval registered handstamp (Ⓡ) on a Sideface rated 2R

Cooktown numeral 178 HERE. Cooktown date stamps HERE

Chalon registered handstamp

Cooktown registered handstamp on a Chalon rated 3R

Cooktown registered handstamp on a Chalon rated 3R. Dated 16 August 1875. Seen on Ebay

Chalon registered handstamp in Red

Cooktown registered handstamp in red on a Chalon rated 3R. Dated 27 January 1877. Seen in Millennium auction no 80 lot no 348

Fiscal registered handstamp

Cooktown registered handstamp on a Fiscal rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

Cooktown registered handstamp on a Fiscal rated 3R. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 53

Sideface R in oval registered handstamp

Cooktown R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R

Cooktown R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Dated 28 January 1905. Seen in a private collection

Cooktown R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Dated 20 September 1904

Cooktown R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Dated 6 June 1893. Seen in Abacus auction no 234