Wednesday, 2 May 2018

St George

St George post office, 170 km west north west of Goondiwindi, opened on 1 January 1864
  • Chalon registered postage stamp - rated 5R - $80, $100 on cover
  • Single Line Framed Registered handstamp on a Chalon (43 x 7.5 mm) -  rated 5R- $100 on cover
  • Single Line Framed Registered handstamp on a Sideface (43 x 7.5 mm) -  rated 2R - $15, $35 on cover
  • R in oval registered handstamp () on a Sideface rated 5R - $90
St George numeral 36 HERE. St George date stamps HERE

More information on Single Line Framed Registered handstamps HERE

Chalon registered postage stamp
St George Chalon registered postage stamp rated 5R. Seen on Ebay

Single line registered Handstamp - Chalon
1866
St George Chalon registered postage stamp rated 5R and a single line registered Handstamp on a Chalon rated 5R. Dated December 1866. Seen at Abacus auction no 234

Single line registered Handstamp - 3rd Sideface
St George single line registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R 

1903

St George single line registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Dated 16 November 1903. Seen on Ebay

1904
St George single line registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Dated 14 June 1904. Courtesy of Dr Andrew Walker

St George single line registered Handstamp on a NSW cover rated 2R. Dated 27 September 1904. Seen in a private collection

St George single line registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Dated 10 October 1904

1905
St George single line registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Dated 27 January 1905. Seen at Spink auction no 18047 lot no 102

1907
St George single line registered Handstamp on a NSW cover rated 2R. Dated 30 March 1907. Seen on Ebay 

St George single line registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Dated 28 May 1907. Seen on Ebay 

R in oval registered handstamp - 3rd Sideface
St George R in oval registered handstamp rated 5R 

St George R in oval registered handstamp rated 5R 

St George Handstamp - 2nd Sideface
I have this example which could be a registered marking. However more examples need to be seen, especially tied or on cover, to be certain


And another example, from the L'Estrange Collection in the Queensland Museum. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

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