Wednesday, July 6, 2016

148 - Thursday Island

Bundaberg Post office, 80 km north of Maryborough opened on 1 January 1871
  • Chalon Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) (24 Rays) is rated 4R
  • Chalon Barred Numeral 2a (7 mm) is rated 4R
  • Sideface Barred Numeral 2a (7 mm) is rated Common
  • Sideface Duplex is rated Common and was in use from December 1891. It has 35 unbroken rays. The duplex is known with the datestamp framed and unframed. The earliest known unframed date is December 1910
  • Fiscal Duplex is rated 5R
  • Commonwealth Duplex is rated 5R. It has 35 unbroken rays and the datestamp is framed
For 148 Bundaberg see here

Thursday Island post office, 235 km north of Weipa, opened on 1 January 1878, a reallocation from Bundaberg
  • Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) (24 Rays) is rated common (5R on 1st sideface issues)
  • Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) (24 Rays) with a red cancel is rated 5R
Thursday Island numeral 51 HEREThursday Island numeral 336 HEREThursday Island date stamps HEREThursday Island registered HERE

For 148 numeral forgeries see here
Thursday Island 1st Sideface

Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common, but much much rarer on 1st sideface issues, 5R

Thursday Island 2nd Sideface

Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common


Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common


Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common. Dated 20 November 1893. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 125 lot no 1426


Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common. Dated 8 May 1893. Seen on Ebay


Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common. Dated 31 August 1887. Seen at Prestige Philately auction no 132 lot no 235


Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common. Dated 25 August 1887. Seen at Phoenix auction no 57 lot no 1206


Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common. Dated 27 June 1895


Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common. Dated 5 March 1888. Seen in Cavendish auctions no 738 lot no 177

Thursday Island 3rd Sideface

Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common


Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common


Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common


Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common


Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common. Dated March 1904. Seen at Premier Postal auction no 125 lot no 1426


Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common. Dated 26 April 1898. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore


Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common. Dated 15 August 1898. Seen in a stamp circuit book


Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common. Dated 30 June 1899. Seen on Ebay


Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common. Seen on Ebay


Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common. Dated 2 February 1904. Seen in Cavendish auctions


Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common. Dated 31 August 1903. Seen in a private collection

Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common. Dated 23 March 1903. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 160

Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common. Dated 23 December 1898. Seen in Phoenix auction no 45


Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common. Dated 9 August 1897. Seen in Cavendish auction no 744 lot no 208


Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common. Dated March 1904. Seen in Premier Postal auction no 144


 Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common. Dated 23 July 1902. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 160


Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common. Dated 27 June 1903


Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common. Dated 15 July. Seen on Ebay


Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common. Dated 12 October 1903. Seen in Corbitt auctions


Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) rated common. Dated 10 November 1903

1st Sideface in Red
Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) in red rated 5R. Seen in Smithies

Thursday Island Sideface Ray Type 1e (5.5 mm) in red rated 5R. Seen on Ebay

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