Boonmoo

Boonmoo post office, 45 km west of Atherton, opened in October 1900

• Registered handstamp on a Sideface - large type rated 3R

Boonmoo numeral 608 HERE. Boonmoo date stamp 4b HERE

Boonmoo Registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 3R. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

Tingoora

Tingoora post office, 7km south west of Wondai, opened in July 1909

• Registered Label in red on a Sideface rated 3R

Tingoora numeral 695 HERE. Tingoora date stamps HERE

Registered Labels

Tingoora Registered Label in red rated 3R. Dated 1912. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Mourilyan

Mourilyan post office, 6 km south south east of Innisfail, opened in late 1910

• Registered Label in red on a Sideface rated 3R

Mourilyan date stamp 6 HERE

Registered Labels

Mourilyan Registered Label in red rated 3R. Dated 13 June 1912. Seen on Ebay

Tewantin

Tewantin post office, 13 km east north east of Cooroy, opened on 26 September 1872

• Registered handstamp on a Sideface - rated 3R

Tewantin numeral 168 HERE. Tewantin date stamps HERE

Tewantin registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 3R. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Mount Larcom

Mount Larcom post office, 30 km west of Gladstone, opened in November 1909

• R in oval registered handstamp (Ⓡ) on a Sideface rated 3R
• Registered Label in red on a Sideface rated 3R

Mount Larcom numeral 701 HERE. Mount Larcom date stamp 6 HERE. Mount Larcom manuscript HERE

Mount Larcom R in oval registered handstamp on a Sideface rated 3R and a Registered Label in Red rated 3R. Dated 16 November 1912. Seen in the Queensland stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Pomona

Pomona post office, 8 km north west of Cooroy, opened in 1897 as Pinbarren and was renamed Pomona on 27 April 1900

• Registered handstamp on a Sideface - large type rated 3R

Pomona numeral 536 HERE. Pomona date stamps HERE

Pomona registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 3R. Seen in Abacus online auction no 5 lot no 743

Double Lined Oval Handstamps

Double lined oval handstamps were not normally used for postal purposes, but they have been seen used at some post offices, usually in connection with registered mail. It is not known why this occurred and the usage, when it did occur, is not common. They are known used from 1892 to 1909. 

The handstamp consists of two horizontal ovals, one outer and one inner, measuring approximately 30 x 20mm and 22 x 12mm respectively. There are two types. One has 'POST OFFICE' between the ovals around the top and one doesn't. They all have 'QUEENSLAND' round the foot, and a dot stop at each side. In the centre is the date in one line; day, month in three letters, and the year in two digits. These oval handstamps are known struck in black, blue, purple and violet ink

Charters Towers; the words "Post Office" not included

Gladstone; the words "Post Office" are included

The Brisbane General post office has a similar handstamp; between the ovals are the words 'REGISTRATION BRANCH' around the top, 'BRISBANE' round the foot, and a dash at each side. The date line includes a code letter. This oval handstamp was probably used for internal purposes and is only very rarely found postally used

These oval handstamps are known used for these dates at the following post offices:

Brisbane in Black - 1902           

Brisbane in Blue - 1889-1904                
Cairns in Blue - 1892-98
Charters Towers in Blue - 1893
Clermont in Black

Croydon in Blue - 1908

Fortitude Valley - seen by Campbell (on a postage due issue) but not by me    
Gladstone in Violet - 1896 and 1904-06
Longreach in Blue - 1900
Mackay in Black - 1894
Mackay in Blue - 1907
Maryborough in Blue - 1895
Mount Morgan in Blue - 1898-99 and 1905-09
Mount Morgan in Black - 1900-02
Mount Morgan in Purple - 1901

Rockhampton in Blue - 1903 

Rockhampton in Purple - 1906 
South Brisbane  in Blue - 1907
Thursday Island in Black - 1907
Townsville in Black - 1908
Woolloongabba in Blue - 1901-06
Woolloongabba in Purple - 1893-1903  

Irvingdale

Irvingdale post office, 24 km east of Dalby opened on 4 July 1899

• Registered handstamp on a Sideface - large type rated 3R

Irvingdale numeral 586 HERE. Irvingdale date stamp 3c HERE

Irvingdale Registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 3R. Dated 31 August 1903. Seen on Ebay

Eudlo

Eudlo post office, 11 km south of Nambour, opened on 1 March 1891

• Registered handstamp on a Sideface - large type rated 3R

Eudlo numeral 352 HERE. Eudlo date stamp 3c HERE

Eudlo Registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 3R. Dated 6 June 1894. Seen at Abacus auction no 234 lot no 687

Curriwillinghi

Curriwillinghi post office, 61 km south west of Dirranbandi, opened on 1 January 1864 and closed on 16 August 1889

• Chalon registered postage stamp - rated 3R

Curriwillinghi numeral 37 HERE. Curriwillinghi date stamp type 2 HERE

Curriwillinghi Chalon registered postage stamp rated 3R. Seen at Phoenix auction no 64

Gunalda

Gunalda post office, 30 km north of Gympie, re-opened on 1 December 1892

• Registered handstamp on a Sideface - large type rated 3R

Gunalda numeral 253 HERE. Gunalda numeral 459 HERE. Gunalda date stamps HERE

Gunalda Registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 3R. Dated 31 May 1893. Seen on Facebook. It also has a hand drawn R in oval handstamp

Didcot

Didcot post office, 17 km north west of Biggenden opened in 1908

• Registered Label in red on a Sideface rated 3R

Didcot date stamp type 5c HERE

Didcot Registered Label in red rated 3R. Dated 9 December 1912. Seen in Abacus auction no 240

Byrnestown

Byrnestown post office, 24 km north east of Gayndah, opened in November 1903 

• Registered Label in red on a Sideface rated 3R

Byrnestown numeral 167 HERE. Byrnestown date stamps HERE

Byrnestown Registered Label in red rated 3R. Dated 3 December 1912. Seen in Abacus auction no 240

Friezland

Friezland post office, 65 km south of Cloncurry, opened in 1899

• Registered handstamp on a Sideface - large type rated 3R

Friezland numeral 579 HERE. Friezland date stamps HERE

Friezland Registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 3R. Dated 24 September 1904. Seen at Abacus auction no 234

Friezland Registered Handstamp on a Sideface rated 3R. Seen at Abacus auction no 234

Mungallala

Mungallala post office, 43 km west of Mitchell, opened in May 1911

• Registered Label in red on a Sideface rated 3R

Mungallala numeral 724 HERE. Mungallala railway numeral 153 HERE. Mungallala date stamp 6 HERE. Mungallala manuscript HERE

Mungallala Registered Label in red rated 3R. Dated 20 September 1912. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group