5a Datestamp

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Type 5a - An unframed circle 24 mm in diameter, with 'BRISBANE' round the top, 'QUEENSLAND' at the foot separated by two small curved bars at each side. The date is in two lines in the centre; month and day in the first line, year in two figures in the second line and a code italic lower case letter at the top. Not listed by Campbell. The dates range from 7 September 1870 - 9 June 1871 and italic letter codes a and d are known. Rated 5R

• Code a (7 September 1870 - 14 May 1871) rated 5R - $75 on cover
• Code d (15 November 1870 - 9 June 1871) rated 5R - $80 on cover

Brisbane Datestamp type 5a

Code a

1870

Brisbane datestamp type 5a. Code a. Dated 7 September 1870. Rated 5R. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane datestamp type 5a. Code a. Dated 27 December 1870. Rated 5R. Seen in Abacus auction no 234

1871

Brisbane datestamp type 5a. Code a. Dated 14 May 1871. Rated 5R

Code d

1870

Brisbane datestamp type 5a. Code a. Dated 15 November 1870. Rated 5R. Seen in Tasmanian Stamp auctions

1871

Brisbane datestamp type 5a. Code d. Dated 9 June 1871. Rated 5R. Seen in Abacus auction no 258 lot no 649

Parcel Post Branch Type 5

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Type 5 - A framed circular datestamp 28 mm in diameter with 'PARCELS POST' round the top, and 'BRANCH' beneath in a straight line, and 'BRISBANE' round the foot; the date is in one line in the centre with code, a full stop and a dash, day with full stop, month in three letters with a full stop, and the year in two digits. The word 'BRANCH' is 13mm long with letters 3 mm high, and there is a fleuron with a dot in the middle line above 'BRISBANE'. Code numbers seen so far are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10,11,12. Campbell type 3(b) and rated Common

• Type 5 (7 August 1901 - 14 May 1913) rated Common - $10

Type 5. Two examples showing variations including the different placement of 'BRANCH' in relation to 'PARCEL POST'. The variations are not regular or consistent enough to split these into subtypes

Distinguishing between Types 3, 4 and 5

• 3  Code no  _ _  date, Branch 10 mm long, letters 2 mm high, month in 2 letters, Fleuron has a solid line
• 4  Code no  . .    date, Branch 13 mm long, letters 3 mm high, month in 3 letters and a full stop, Fleuron has a dot in centre of line
• 5  Code no  . _   date, Branch 13 mm long, letters 3 mm high, month in 3 letters and a a full stop, Fleuron has a dot in centre of line

Note also the placements of the Letters "B" and "H"  in "BRANCH" in relation to "PARCEL POST" above it. They differ for each type

L-R: type 3, type 4, type 5, type 5. Type 3 has 2 dashes between code and date, type 4 has two dots and type 5 has a dot and a dash. Also note the placement of the letter 'B' for 'BRANCH' in relation to the word 'PARCEL' above as they differ

L-R: type 3, type 4, type 5, type 5. Type 3 has 2 dashes between code and date, type 4 has two dots and type 5 has a dot and a dash. Also note the placement of the letter 'H' for 'BRANCH' in relation to the word 'POST' above as they differ

1901

Brisbane parcel post branch type 5. Dated 7 August 1901. Rated common

Brisbane parcel post branch type 5. Dated 9 October 1901. Rated common

Brisbane parcel post branch type 5. Dated 11 October 1901. Rated common

1902

Brisbane parcel post branch type 5. Dated 14 May 1902. Rated common

1906

Brisbane parcel post branch type 5. Dated 16 November 1906. Rated common

1906

Brisbane parcel post branch type 5. Dated 27 November 1906. Rated common. Seen in the collection of Henk Godthelp

1907

Brisbane parcel post branch type 5. Dated 1 January 1907. Rated common

Brisbane parcel post branch type 5. Dated 30 January 1907. Rated common

Brisbane parcel post branch type 5. Dated 21 June 1907. Rated common. Seen in the collection of Henk Godthelp

1908

Brisbane parcel post branch type 5. Dated 3 January 1908. Rated common

1909

Brisbane parcel post branch type 5. Dated 15 January 1909. Rated rare

Brisbane parcel post branch type 5. Dated 15 January 1909. Rated rare. Seen in the collection of Henk Godthelp

Brisbane parcel post branch type 5. Dated 2 March 1909. Rated common

Brisbane parcel post branch type 5. Dated 10 March 1909. Rated common

1910

Brisbane parcel post branch type 5. Dated 25 January 1910. Rated common. Seen in the collection of Henk Godthelp

Brisbane parcel post branch type 5. Dated 25 February 1910. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane parcel post branch type 5. Dated 2 March 1910. Rated common

Brisbane parcel post branch type 5. Dated 1 June 1910. Rated common. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane parcel post branch type 5. Dated 6 July 1910. Rated common

Brisbane parcel post branch type 5. Dated 22 November 1910. Rated common

1911

Brisbane parcel post branch type 5. Dated 23 February 1911. Rated common. Seen in the collection of Henk Godthelp

Brisbane parcel post branch type 5. Dated 12 December 1911. Rated common. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Brisbane parcel post branch type 5. Dated 14 December 1911. Rated common

1913

Brisbane parcel post branch type 5. Dated 14 May 1913. Rated common

Parcel Post Branch Type 4

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Type 4 - A framed circular datestamp 28 mm in diameter with 'PARCELS POST' round the top, and 'BRANCH' beneath in a straight line, and 'BRISBANE' round the foot; the date is in one line in the centre with code, two full stops, day followed by a full stop, month in three letters followed by a full stop, and the year in two digits. The word 'BRANCH' is 13mm long with letters 3 mm high, and there is a fleuron with a dot in the middle line above 'BRISBANE'. Code numbers seen so far are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11. Campbell type 3(b) and rated Common

• Type 4 (November 1897 - 19 May 1913) rated Common -  $10

Type 4

Distinguishing between Types 3, 4 and 5

• 3  Code no  _ _  date, Branch 10 mm long, letters 2 mm high, month in 2 letters, Fleuron has a solid line
• 4  Code no  . .    date, Branch 13 mm long, letters 3 mm high, month in 3 letters and a full stop, Fleuron has a dot in centre of line
• 5  Code no  . _   date, Branch 13 mm long, letters 3 mm high, month in 3 letters and a a full stop, Fleuron has a dot in centre of line

Note also the placements of the Letters "B" and "H"  in "BRANCH" in relation to "PARCEL POST" above it. They differ for each type

L-R: type 3, type 4, type 5, type 5. Type 3 has 2 dashes between code and date, type 4 has two dots and type 5 has a dot and a dash. Also note the placement of the letter 'B' for 'BRANCH' in relation to the word 'PARCEL' above as they differ

L-R: type 3, type 4, type 5, type 5. Type 3 has 2 dashes between code and date, type 4 has two dots and type 5 has a dot and a dash. Also note the placement of the letter 'H' for 'BRANCH' in relation to the word 'POST' above as they differ

1897

Brisbane parcel post branch type 4. Dated November 1897. Rated common

1898

Brisbane parcel post branch type 4. Dated 11 July 1898. Rated common

Brisbane parcel post branch type 4. Dated 5 August 1898. Rated common. Seen in the collection of Tony Griffin

Brisbane parcel post branch type 4. Dated 5 November 1898. Rated common

1899

Brisbane parcel post branch type 4. Dated 21 February 1899. Rated common

Brisbane parcel post branch type 4. Dated 21 April 1899. Rated common

Brisbane parcel post branch type 4. Dated 24 August 1899. Rated common

Brisbane parcel post branch type 4. Dated 8 September 1899. Rated common

Brisbane parcel post branch type 4. Dated 23 November 1899. Rated common

1900

Brisbane parcel post branch type 4. Dated 25 January 1900. Rated common

Brisbane parcel post branch type 4. Dated 19 June 1900. Rated common. Seen in the collection of Tony Griffin

Brisbane parcel post branch type 4. Dated 17 November 1900. Rated common

Brisbane parcel post branch type 4. Dated 24 October 1900. Rated common

1901

Brisbane parcel post branch type 4. Dated 28 February 1901. Rated common. Seen in the collection of Henk Godthep

Brisbane parcel post branch type 4. Dated 28 February 1901. Rated common

Brisbane parcel post branch type 4. Dated 4 March 1901. Rated common

1902

Brisbane parcel post branch type 4. Dated 9 June 1902. Rated common. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Brisbane parcel post branch type 4. Dated 16 September 1902. Rated common

Brisbane parcel post branch type 4. Dated 24 September 1902. Rated common

1904

Brisbane parcel post branch type 4. Dated 11 April 1904. Rated common. Seen in the collection of Tony Griffin

1905

Brisbane parcel post branch type 4. Dated 23 June 1905. Rated common

1906

Brisbane parcel post branch type 4. Dated 18 May 1906. Rated common. Seen in the collection of Tony Griffin

1907

Brisbane parcel post branch type 4. Dated 18 July 1907. Rated common

Brisbane parcel post branch type 4. Dated 22 August 1907. Rated common

Brisbane parcel post branch type 4. Dated 31 August 1907. Rated common. Seen in the collection of Henk Godthelp

1913

Brisbane parcel post branch type 4. Dated 19 May 1913. Rated common