The 'Advertised / Unclaimed' datestamp was applied at the Brisbane Dead Letter Office to show that an undeliverable and unclaimed item of mail which had been received at the Dead Letter Office had been advertised in the Queensland Government Gazette. It was usually applied on the last day - or the last weekday - of the month, in order to coincide with the publication of these monthly lists of unclaimed articles in the Gazette.
Type 1 An unframed handstamp in three straight lines measuring approximately 23 x 12.5 mm reading 'ADVERTISED/(date)/UNCLAIMED' in red with the date showing the month, day and year each with two letters or numerals. Dates range from September 1875 to May 1884. Rated 3R. (Listed by Campbell as Advertised Datestamp Type 3)
Advertised / Unclaimed datestamp type 1
Brisbane Advertised / Unclaimed datestamp type 1 rated 3R. Dated 30 June 1877. Seen at Abacus auction no 142 lot no 315
Brisbane Advertised / Unclaimed datestamp type 1 rated 3R. Dated 3 July 1877. Seen at Leski auction no 359 lot no 466
Brisbane Advertised / Unclaimed datestamp type 1 rated 3R. Dated 31 December 1877. Seen at Abacus auction no 234 lot no 166
Brisbane Advertised / Unclaimed datestamp type 1 rated 3R. Dated 31 March 1878. Seen at Abacus auction no 1644 lot no 695
Brisbane Advertised / Unclaimed datestamp type 1 rated 3R. Dated 31 May 1878. Seen in Phoenix auction no 93
Brisbane Advertised / Unclaimed datestamp type 1 rated 3R. Dated 30 June 1879. Seen at Millennium auction no 65
Brisbane Advertised / Unclaimed datestamp type 1 rated 3R. Dated 1880. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group
Brisbane Advertised / Unclaimed datestamp type 1 rated 3R. Dated 31 January 1884. Seen at Abacus auction no 112 lot no 787
Brisbane Advertised / Unclaimed datestamp type 1 rated 3R. Dated 31 May 1884. Seen at Gartner auction no 34
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