Gladstone

Gladstone post office, 92 km south east of Rockhampton, opened on 1 July 1854

• Chalon registered postage stamp - rated 3R
• Registered handstamp on a Sideface - small type rated R
• Registered Handstamp on a Sideface - large type in violet rated 2R
• Double lined oval registered handstamp in violet rated 2R. The earliest date is 13 October 1896, then all other examples seen by me are dated March 1904 to 19 January 1906

Some of the registered handstamps in violet appear to be the large type. Campbell contends that this post office used both small and large registered handstamps

Gladstone numeral 131 HERE. Gladstone numeral 460 HERE. Gladstone date stamps HERE

Chalon registered postage stamp

Gladstone Chalon registered postage stamp rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

Registered Handstamp

Gladstone Registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated rare. Dated 15 November 1887. Seen in David Marrison

Gladstone Registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated R  

Gladstone Registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated R  

Gladstone Registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated R  

Gladstone Registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated R  

Gladstone Registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated R . Seen at Premier Postal auction no 111. Ex Smithies

Gladstone Registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated R. Seen on Ebay

Gladstone Registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated R. Seen on Ebay

Gladstone Registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated R. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 139

Registered Handstamp - violet

Gladstone Registered Handstamp on a Sideface in violet rated 2R

Gladstone Registered Handstamp on a Sideface in violet rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Gladstone Registered Handstamp on a Sideface in violet rated 2R. Dated 1903. Seen in Smithies

Double lined oval handstamp

1896

Gladstone double lined oval handstamp in violet rated 2R. Dated 13 October 1896. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1904

Gladstone Registered Handstamp on a Sideface in violet rated 2R with the double lined oval handstamp in violet and rated 2R. Dated 21 March 1904. Seen at Spink auction no 14015 lot no 2372

Gladstone Registered Handstamp on a Sideface in violet rated 2R with the double lined oval handstamp in violet and rated 2R. Dated 26 August 1904. Seen at Prestige Philately auction no 102

Gladstone Registered Handstamp on a Sideface in violet rated 2R with the double lined oval handstamp in violet and rated 2R. Dated 11 September 1904. Seen at Spink auction no 14015 lot no 2372

Gladstone Registered Handstamp on a Sideface in violet rated 2R with the double lined oval handstamp in violet and rated 2R. Dated 12 September 1904. Seen at Grosvenor auction no 55

Gladstone Registered Handstamp on a Sideface in violet rated 2R with the double lined oval handstamp in violet and rated 2R. Dated 20 September 1904. Seen at Abacus auction no 234

Gladstone Registered Handstamp on a Sideface in violet rated 2R with the double lined oval handstamp in violet and rated 2R. Dated 7 October 1904. Ex Manning

Gladstone Registered Handstamp on a Sideface in violet rated 2R with the double lined oval handstamp in violet and rated 2R. Dated 10 October 1904. Seen at Abacus auction no 246 lot no 478

Gladstone Registered Handstamp on a Sideface in violet rated 2R with the double lined oval handstamp in violet and rated 2R. Dated 12 October 1904. Seen on Ebay

Gladstone Registered Handstamp on a Sideface in violet rated 2R with the double lined oval handstamp in violet and rated 2R. Dated 17 October 1904. Seen at Cavendish auction no 644 lot no 1046

1905

Gladstone Registered Handstamp on a Sideface in violet rated 2R with the double lined oval handstamp in violet and rated 2R. Dated 20 February 1905

Gladstone Registered Handstamp on a Sideface in violet rated 2R with the double lined oval handstamp in violet and rated 2R. Dated 26 June 1905. Seen at Abacus auction no 234. Ex Manning

1906

Gladstone double lined oval handstamp in violet rated 2R. Dated 19 January 1906. Seen on Ebay

Unknown year

Gladstone double lined oval handstamp in violet rated 2R. Dated 4 April. Seen in Phoenix auction no 65