Brisbane Registered datestamp type 6

Brisbane post office opened in April 1830. 

• Registered datestamp type 6 (framed circular datestamp 26.5 mm in diameter)
• Code A (1 August 1890 - 9 August 1905) rated 2R
• Code B (31 May 1895 - 25 January 1900) rated 2R
• Code C (4 July 1891 - 25 March 1898) rated 2R
• Code D (11 September 1890 - 20 November 1901) rated 2R
• Code E (12 June 1890 - 24 February 1900)  rated 2R
• Code H (21 October 1892 - 11 February 1902) rated 2R
• Code J (12 August 1893 - 27 September 1895) rated 3R

This framed registered datestamp was in use at Brisbane from 12 June 1890 to 9 August 1905, although dates after 1900 are very rare. 

It consists of an framed circle, 26.5 mm in diameter, reading REGISTERED round the top, BRISBANE round the foot and right across the centre, in one line, is a code letter, an asterisk, month, day, and the year in two digits. (Campbell type 3). 

There are seven different code letters. Code letters seen and which are always present, are A, B, C, D, E, H and J. D is the most common followed by E, then B. H and J are the least common. A and B are sometimes hard to identify if the strike is poor

Illustration in Campbell

Code A

1890

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code A on a Sideface dated 1 August 1890 rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code A on a Sideface dated 1 December 1890 rated 2R. Seen at Prestige Philately auction no 135 lot no 278

1891

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code A on a McCorquodale & Co formular issue with 'R'-in-Oval size 225x100mm envelope dated 23 September 1891 and rated 2R. Seen at Abacus auction no 240 lot no 608

1897

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code A on a Sideface dated 18 June 1897 rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

1899

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code A on a Sideface dated 30 November 1899 rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

1904

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code A on a Sideface dated 17 October 1904 rated 2R. Ex Wytenburg

1905

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code A on a Sideface dated 9 August 1905 rated 2R. From the collection of Carl Burnett

Code B

1895

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code B on a Sideface dated 31 May 1895 rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

1899

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code B on a Sideface dated 16 October 1899 rated 2R

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code B on a Sideface dated 16 October 1899 rated 2R

1900

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code B on a Sideface dated 25 January 1900 rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Code C

1891

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code C on a Sideface dated 4 July 1891 rated 2R

1895

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code C on a Sideface dated 9 January 1895 rated 2R. Ex Butler

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code C on a Sideface dated 18 June 1895 rated 2R. Seen at Mossgreen auction  no 126 lot no 747

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code C on a Sideface dated 11 November 1895 rated 2R

1898

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code C on a Sideface dated 25 March 1898 rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Code D

1890

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code D on a Sideface dated 11 September 1890 rated 2R

1891

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code D on a Sideface dated 27 May 1891 rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

1894

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code D on a Sideface dated 17 April 1894 rated 2R

1897

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code D on a Sideface dated 25 January 1897 rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

1900

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code D on a Sideface dated 20 October 1900 rated 2R. Seen at Mossgreen auction no 210 lot no 510

1901

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code D on a Sideface dated 23 March 1901 rated 2R. Seen in the collection of Dr Andrew Mortlock

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code D on a Sideface dated 20 November 1901 rated 2R. Seen at Spink auction no 12043 lot no 1396. Ex Griffiths

Code E

1890

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code E on a Sideface dated 24 February 1890 rated 2R. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code E on a Sideface dated 12 June 1890 rated 2R. Seen at Spink auction January 2019

1891

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code E on a Sideface dated 3 August 1891 rated 2R

1892

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code E on a Sideface dated 5 March 1892 rated 2R

1894

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code E on a Sideface dated 17 January 1894 rated 2R. Seen at Gartner auction no 38

1895

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code E on a Sideface dated 5 July 1895 rated 2R

1899

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code E on a Sideface dated 28 December 1899 rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Code H

1892

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code H on a Sideface dated 21 October 1892 rated 2R. Seen at Prestige auction no 137 lot no 424

1893

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code H on a Sideface dated 11 October 1893 rated 2R. Seen in a private collection

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code H on a Sideface dated 11 October 1893 rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

1894

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code H on a Sideface rated 2R. Dated 7 August 1894. Seen on Ebay

1900

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code H on a Sideface dated 18 October 1900 rated 3R

1902

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 probable Code H on a Sideface dated 11 February 1902 rated 3R. From the collection of Carl Burnett

Code J

1893

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code J on a Sideface dated 12 August 1893 rated 3R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1894

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code J on a Sideface dated 10 May 1894 rated 3R. From the collection of Carl Burnett

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code J on a Sideface dated 16 November 1894 rated 3R. Seen in Abacus auction no 234

1895

Brisbane registered datestamp type 6 Code J on a Sideface dated 27 September 1895 rated 3R