Hambledon / Hambledon Junction

Hambledon post office, 11 km south of Cairns, opened on 20 April 1899 and closed in 1902 before re-opening in late 1903. It was reduced to a receiving office in October 1904 when the Hambledon Junction receiving office, 3 km to the west, was elevated to a post office. Hambledon was again elevated to a post office in 1913 while the Hambledon Junction post office moved to the railway station and was renamed Edmonton on 22 May 1914

• Registered handstamp on a Sideface - large type rated 3R
• Registered Label in black on a Sideface rated 3R

Hambledon / Hambledon Junction numeral 582 HERE. Hambledon / Hambledon Junction date stamps HERE

Hambledon

Registered Handstamp - 3rd Sideface

1901

Hambledon Registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 3R . Dated 15 March 1901. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Hambledon Junction

Registered Label in Black

1911

Hambledon Junction Registered Label in black rated 3R. Dated 23 March 1911. Seen on Ebay