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 3R
  • Single Line Framed Registered handstamp on a Chalon (43 x 7.5 mm) -  rated 3R
  • Single Line Framed Registered handstamp on a Sideface (43 x 7.5 mm) -  rated 2R
  • R in oval registered handstamp () on a Sideface rated 3R
St George numeral 36 HERE. St George date stamps HERE

Chalon registered postage stamp
St George Chalon registered postage stamp rated 3R. Seen on Ebay

St George Chalon registered postage stamp rated 3R and a single line registered Handstamp on a Chalon rated 3R. Dated December 1866. Seen at Abacus auction no 234

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

St George single line registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 2R. Dated 10 October 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 Sideface rated 2R. Dated 28 May 1907. Seen on Ebay 

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

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 NSW cover rated 2R. Dated 27 September 1904. Seen in a private collection

St George R in oval registered handstamp rated 2R 

St George R in oval registered handstamp rated 2R 

St George Handstamp
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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