4 Datestamp

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Type 4 A framed circle, 19 mm in diameter, with the inscription in four straight lines across the centre - a code latter at top, 'BRISBANE' in the next line, with the date in two lines beneath, the year being in two digits. This datestamp was unlike anything seen before in Queensland and was probably obtained from England, as it is similar to other contemporaneous datestamps used in Great Britain and other colonies. Dates seen by Campbell and myself range from 2 January 1869 to 12 November 1874. Code letters seen by me are A and B, while Campbell mentions that C and possibly D also exist

• Code A (20 May 1871 - 12 November 1874) rated 4R
• Code B (18 November 1872 - 12 November 1874) rated 4R

Brisbane Datestamp type 4 (from Campbell)

Code A

1871

Brisbane datestamp type 4 on a Chalon. Code A. Rated 4R. Dated 20 May 1871. Seen in Phoenix auction no 62 lot no 1001

1872

Brisbane datestamp type 4 on a Chalon. Code A. Rated 4R. Dated 16 October 1872. Seen in a private collection

1874

Brisbane datestamp type 4 on a Chalon. Code A. Rated 4R. Dated 12 November 1874

Code B

1872

Brisbane datestamp type 4 on a Chalon. Code B. Rated 4R. Dated 18 November 1872. Seen in Abacus online auction no 1 lot no 1249

1874

Brisbane datestamp type 4 on a Chalon. Code B. Rated 4R. Dated 12 November 1874