Port Douglas

Port Douglas post office, 60 km north west of Cairns, opened on 1 September 1877  

• Registered handstamp on a Sideface - large type rated 2R - $10, $25 on cover
• R in oval  registered handstamp (Ⓡ) on a Sideface rated 2R - $10, $28 on cover
• Registered Label in black on a Sideface rated 5R - $100 on cover

Port Douglas numeral 256 HERE. Port Douglas numeral 556 HERE. Port Douglas date stamps HERE

Registered Handstamp - 1st Sideface

Port Douglas registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Registered Handstamp - 2nd Sideface

Port Douglas registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Seen in Phoenix auction no 2189

1891

Port Douglas registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Dated 24 January 1891. Seen at Spink auctions no 12043 lot no 1294. Ex Griffiths

Registered Handstamp @ R in oval registered handstamp - 3rd Sideface

Port Douglas registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R with an R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Ex Smithies

Port Douglas R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 130 lot no 2206

1904

Port Douglas registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R with an R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Dated 27 September 1904. Seen in a private collection

Port Douglas registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R with an R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Dated 5 October 1904. Seen on Ebay

Port Douglas registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R with an R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Dated 13 October 1904. Seen at Prestige auction no 123 lot no 434

1907

Port Douglas registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R with an R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Dated 27 September 1907. Seen in Abacus auction no 246 lot no 478

Port Douglas registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R with an R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Dated 15 October 1907. Seen at Phoenix auction no 15 

Registered Label in Black

1912

Port Douglas Registered Label in black rated 5R. Dated 1912. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore