Sunday, 20 November 2016

Croydon

Croydon post office, 160 km south east of Normanton, opened on 20 March 1886
  • Registered handstamp on a Sideface - large type rated 3R - $25
  • R in oval registered handstamp () on a Sideface rated Common - $9, $12 on cover
  • Double lined oval registered handstamp in blue (1908) rated 5R - $100
It would appear that the registered handstamp was lost or misplaced sometime in the late 1890s as only one example has been seen on a 3rd Sideface issue. All registered covers seen by me so far only show the  handstamp

Croydon numeral 206 HERE. Croydon date stamps HERE

Registered handstamp - 2nd Sideface

Croydon Registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 3R. Seen in a private collection


Croydon Registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 3R. Seen in the Facebook Queensland Group


Croydon Registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 3R. Seen in the Facebook Queensland Group 


Croydon Registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 3R

Registered handstamp - 3rd Sideface

Croydon Registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 3R. Seen in Smithies

Croydon Registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 3R

R in oval registered handstamp - 3rd Sideface
Croydon R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated common. Seen on Ebay

Croydon R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated common

1900
Croydon R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated common. Dated August 1900

1901
Croydon R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated common. Dated 12 January 1901

1902
Croydon R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated common. Dated 29 July 1902. Seen at Prestige Philately auction no 129

1903
Croydon R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated common. Dated 1 December 1903. Seen on Ebay

1904
Croydon R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated common. Dated 27 September 1904. Seen on Ebay

Croydon R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated common. Dated 7 October 1904

Croydon R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated common. Dated 12 October 1904

Croydon R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated common. Dated 1904. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 127 lot no 1091

1905
Croydon R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated common. Dated 4 March 1905. Seen on Ebay

Croydon R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated common. Dated 19 May 1905. Seen on Ebay

Croydon R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated common. Dated 15 June 1905. Seen in Smithies

1908
Croydon R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated common. Dated 4 August 1908. Seen on Ebay

Double lined oval registered handstamp
1908
Croydon double lined oval handstamp in blue on a Sideface rated 5R. Dated April 1908. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

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