263 - Inskip Point / Nelson

Inskip Point post office, 48 km south east of Maryborough, opened on 10 October 1877 and was reduced to a receiving office on 1 September 1886 (not tied)

• Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (8.5 mm) is rated 5R

Re Allocation:

Nelson post office, 19 km south of Cairns, opened in 1898 and changed its name to Gordonvale on 17 June 1915 

• Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (8.5 mm) is rated Rare

Nelson date stamp 3c HERE. Nelson registered HERE. Nelson railway numeral 896 HERE

Nelson Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (8.5 mm) rated Rare

Nelson Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (8.5 mm) rated Rare. Seen at Torstenweller.com auction no 38

Nelson Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (8.5 mm) rated Rare

Nelson Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (8.5 mm) rated Rare

Nelson Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (8.5 mm) rated Rare. Dated 6 February 1904. Seen on Ebay

Nelson Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (8.5 mm) rated Rare. Dated 12 November 1904. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 127 lot no 1096

Nelson Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (8.5 mm) rated Rare. Dated 27 June 1903. Seen in the collection of Carl Burnett

Nelson Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (8.5 mm) rated Rare. Dated 4 February 1905

Nelson Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (8.5 mm) rated Rare. Dated 29 September 1909. Seen in a private collection

Nelson Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (8.5 mm) rated Rare. Dated 28 September 1904. Seen in a private collection

Nelson Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (8.5 mm) rated Rare. Dated 21 September 1904

Nelson Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (8.5 mm) rated Rare. Dated 23 April 1904. Seen in Smithies

Nelson Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (8.5 mm) rated Rare. Dated 31 August 1907. Seen on Ebay

Nelson Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (8.5 mm) on a Boer War Charity issue. Seen at charitystampsaustralia.com

Nelson Sideface Barred Numeral Type 2a (8.5 mm) on a Boer War Charity issue. Seen at Vance Auction sale no 308 lot no 2999. Presumably these two charity issues were originally on the same cover before being removed from the cover and being separated