Brisbane Registered datestamp type 4

Brisbane post office opened in April 1830. 

• Registered datestamp type 4 (unframed circular datestamp 23.5 mm in diameter) on a Sideface rated Rare. Dates seen are 3 September 1887 to 1 December 1889
• Code A (3 September 1887 -  1888) rated 4R - $60, $100 on cover
• Code B (1887 - 20 January 1890) rated Rare - $20, $50 on cover
• Code C (5 May 1888) rated 5R - $90
• Code E (1888 - 1889) rated 5R - $90

This unframed registered datestamp was in use at Brisbane from 1887 to 1889 (dates seen by me, although Campbell lists an earlier starting date, November 1885. This is probably incorrect as this date stamp followed on from type 3 which was in use until at least March 1887). 

It consists of an unframed circle, 23.5 mm in diameter, reading REGISTERED LETTER OFFICE from the left round the top to the right, BRISBANE at the foot with a small dot stop at each side. In the centre, in three lines, are a code letter, month and day, and the year in two digits. (Campbell type 2 (b)). 

There are four different code letters in Roman capitals. Code letters seen and which are always present, are A, B, C, E, with B the most common and all the others very rare. Campbell lists the codes as A, B and F but I suspect his F was probably an E

Illustration in Campbell

Code A

1887

Brisbane registered datestamp type 4 Code A on a Sideface dated 3 September 1887 rated 4R. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane registered datestamp type 4 Code A on a Sideface dated 19 December 1887 rated 4R

1888

Brisbane registered datestamp type 4 Code A on a Sideface dated 1888 rated 4R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Code B

1887

Brisbane registered datestamp type 4 Code B on a Sideface dated 1887 rated rare. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1888

Brisbane registered datestamp type 4 Code B on a Sideface dated 30 October 1888 rated Rare

Brisbane registered datestamp type 4 Code B on a Sideface dated 1888 rated Rare

Brisbane registered datestamp type 4 Code B on a Sideface dated 1888 rated Rare

1889

Brisbane registered datestamp type 4 Code B on a Sideface dated 5 June 1889 rated Rare. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Brisbane registered datestamp type 4 Code B on a Sideface dated 24 June 1889 rated Rare

Brisbane registered datestamp type 4 Code B on a Sideface dated 7 August 1889 rated Rare

Brisbane registered datestamp type 4 Code B on a Sideface dated 4 November 1889 rated Rare. Seen at Millennium auction no 65

Brisbane registered datestamp type 4 Code B on a Sideface dated 14 November 1889 rated Rare

Brisbane registered datestamp type 4 Code B on a Sideface dated 1 December 1889 rated Rare. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane registered datestamp type 4 Code B on a Sideface dated 6 April 188- rated Rare

1890

Brisbane registered datestamp type 4 Code B on a Sideface dated 20 January 1890 rated Rare. Seen in Phoenix auction no 2189

Code C

1888

Brisbane registered datestamp type 4 Code C on a Sideface dated 5 May 1889 rated 5R

Code E

Brisbane registered datestamp type 4 Code E on a Sideface rated 5R