Fortitude Valley post office, 1.5 km north east of the Brisbane general post office, re-opened on 20 August 1877 and this replacement canceller is known used in 1907
- Sideface Barred Numeral type 2 a (6.5 mm) is rated 5R
Fortitude Valley numeral 258 HERE. Fortitude Valley date stamps HERE. Fortitude valley registered HERE
Re allocation (although it is unclear which post office first used this numeral):
Cape York post office, a telegraph station 220 km north east of Weipa, opened as a receiving office around 1897 and was elevated to a post office in about 1902
- Sideface Barred Numeral type 2 a (6.5 mm) is rated 2R
Cape York date stamp type 5b HERE
Fortitude Valley Sideface Barred Numeral type 2 a (6.5 mm) rated 5R. Dated 10 September 1907. Seen in Manning, p. 218
Cape York Sideface Barred Numeral type 2 a (6.5 mm) rated 2R. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 118
Fortitude Valley / Cape York Sideface Barred Numeral type 2 a (6.5 mm). Seen in a private collection
Fortitude Valley / Cape York Sideface Barred Numeral type 2 a (6.5 mm)
Fortitude Valley / Cape York Sideface Barred Numeral type 2 a (6.5 mm). Seen at Premier Postal auction no 130 lot no 1891
Fortitude Valley / Cape York Sideface Barred Numeral type 2 a (6.5 mm). Seen on Ebay
Fortitude Valley / Cape York Sideface Barred Numeral type 2 a (6.5 mm)
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