6 Dead Letter Office Datestamp

Dead Letter Office Page

Type 6 A framed circle 28mm in diameter with 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE' round the top and  'BRISBANE' round the foot and a short bar at each side. Across the centre, in one line, are the day, month in two letters, and the year in two digits. Easily distinguishable from type 5 because the month has two letters instead of three and there is a short bar instead of a stop at each side. It is struck in carmine and the four dates known so far are 15 November 1911, 4 January 1912, 2 March 1912 and 7 June 1913 (the last two listed by Campbell but not seen by me). Rated 3R

Brisbane Dead Letter Office datestamp type 6


Brisbane Dead Letter Office datestamp type 6 rated 3R. Dated 15 November 1911

Brisbane Dead Letter Office datestamp type 6 rated 3R. Dated 2 March 1912. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane Dead Letter Office datestamp type 6 rated 3R. Dated 4 August 1913. Seen in a private collection