18 Datestamp

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Type 18 A framed circle, 24.5 mm in diameter, with 'BRISBANE' around the top, 'QUEENSLAND' around the foot but with no bars or spaces between them; the date is in two lines in the centre (year in two figures), with a code letter above. 

It is very similar to Brisbane Type 16 but without a short vertical bar on either side. Sometimes these short bars on type 16 are hard to see. A further way of distinguishing between types 16 and 18 is by date. Type 16 came first and is known from 1891 to August 1895

As it was usually used on transit mail, it is very rare on stamps and is usually seen off stamp on the back of covers or on the front of postcards. Dates seen range from 13 September 1895 to 22 July 1901. Code letters are A, B, C, E, F, H, M, N, T, X and Y. As it was usually used on transit mail, it is very rare on stamps and is usually seen off stamp on the back of covers or on the front of postcards. Rated Rare - 5R. The detailed breakdown is as follows:

• Code A (13 September 1895 - 4 July 1901) rated Rare -  $15 on cover
• Code B (11 February 1896 - 7 July 1901) rated Rare -  $15 on cover
• Code C (9 August 1895 - 7 August 1900) rated 3R - $35 on cover
• Code E (18 January 1897 - 3 February 1899) rated 3R - $35 on cover
• Code H (18 January 1896 - 24 November 1899) rated Rare - $15 on cover
• Code M (25 October 1895 - 22 July 1901) rated 3R - $35 on cover
• Code N (10 August 1896 - 12 February 1898) rated 4R - $50 on cover
• Code T (15 April 1897 - 9 December 1898) rated 2R - $12, $25 on cover
• Code X (3 December 1896 - 13 August 1899) rated 3R - $25,  $35 on cover
• Code Y (26 May 1898) rated 5R - $100 on cover

A sub-type example -18(a) - has been seen by Campbell. It is 25 mm in diameter with spaces between the names. It is dated 31 October 1903 and the code letter is U


Brisbane Datestamp type 18 (from Campbell)

4 similar cancellers. L-R, date stamp type 10, duplex type 4, date stamp type 16, date stamp type 18

Code A

1895

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code A. Rated rare. Dated 13 September 1895. Seen on Ebay 

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code A. Rated rare. Dated 26 October 1895. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1896

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code A. Rated rare. Dated 6 May 1896. Seen on Ebay 

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code A. Rated rare. Dated 7 July 1896

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code A. Rated rare. Dated 8 September 1896. Seen on Ebay

1897

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code A. Rated rare. Dated 9 December 1897. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 139 lot no 344

1898

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code A. Rated rare. Dated 33 February 1898

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code A. Rated rare. Dated 1 April 1898. Seen in a private collection

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code A. Rated rare. Dated 13 December 1898

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code A. Rated rare. Dated 15 December 1898. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code A. Rated rare. Dated 26 December 1898. Seen on Ebay

1899

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code A. Rated rare. Dated 3 March 1899. Seen in the collection of David Hopper

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code A. Rated rare. Dated 11 June 1899

1900

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code A. Rated rare. Dated 11 May 1900. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code A. Rated rare. Dated 9 August 1900. Seen on Ebay

1901

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code A. Rated rare. Dated 4 July 1901. Seen on Ebay

Code B

1896

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code B. Rated rare. Dated 11 February 1896. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code B. Rated rare. Dated 29 June 1896. Seen in a private collection

1897

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code B. Rated rare. Dated 14 June 1897

1898

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code B. Rated rare. Dated 15 December 1898

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code B. Rated rare. Dated 29 December 1898. Seen on Ebay

1899

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code B. Rated rare. Dated 10 March 1899. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code B. Rated rare. Dated 28 September 1899. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code B. Rated rare. Dated 27 November 1899

1900

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code B. Rated rare. Dated 7 March 1900

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code B. Rated rare. Dated 30 May 1900

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code B. Rated rare. Dated 24 June 1900

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code B. Rated rare. Dated 5 July 1900

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code B. Rated rare. Dated 21 September 1900. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code B. Rated rare. Dated 28 September 1900. Seen in a private collection

1901

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code B. Rated rare. Dated 3 February 1901

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code B. Rated rare. Dated 12 February 1901

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code B. Rated rare. Dated 7 April 1901

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code B. Rated rare. Dated 7 July 1901

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code B. Rated rare. Dated 7 July 1901. Seen on Ebay

Code C

1895

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code C. Rated 3R. Dated 9 August 1895

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code C. Rated 3R. Dated 23 November 1895. Seen in Phoenix auction no 93 lot no 916

1896

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code C. Rated 3R. Dated 20 November 1896. Seen in Wytenburg Postal History of the Brisbane GPO Exhibition

1897

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code C. Rated 3R. Dated 11 December 1897. Seen on Ebay

1900

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code C. Rated 3R. Dated 7 August 1900. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Code E

1897

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code E. Rated 3R. Dated 18 January 1897. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code E. Rated 3R. Dated 11 June 1897

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code E. Rated 3R. Dated 24 September 1897. Seen on Ebay

1898

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code E. Rated 3R. Dated 28 September 1898. Seen in a private collection

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code E. Rated 3R. Dated 19 November 1898. Seen in a private collection

1899

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code E. Rated 3R. Dated 3 February 1899. Seen on Ebay

Code H

1896

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code H. Rated rare. Dated 18 January 1896. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code H. Rated rare. Dated 21 May 1896. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code H. Rated rare. Dated 21 May 1896. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code H. Rated rare. Dated 18 June 1896. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

1897

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code H. Rated rare. Dated 15 February 1897

1898

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code H. Rated rare. Dated 26 January 1898

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code H. Rated rare. Dated 18 May 1898. Seen in a private collection

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code H. Rated rare. Dated 26 May 1898

1899

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code H. Rated rare. Dated 3 January 1899. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code H. Rated rare. Dated 3 January 1899. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code H. Rated rare. Dated 3 January 1899. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code H. Rated rare. Dated 23 August 1899. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code H. Rated rare. Dated 24 November 1899. Seen in a private collection

Code M

1895

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code M. Rated 3R. Dated 25 October 1895. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 139 lot no 344

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code M. Rated 3R. Dated 30 October 1895. Seen in Phoenix auction no 59 lot no 980

1896

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code M. Rated 3R. Dated October 1896. Seen on Ebay

1901

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code M. Rated 3R. Dated 25 May 1901. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code M. Rated 3R. Dated 22 July 1901. Seen in Wytenburg Postal History of the Brisbane GPO Exhibition

Code N

1896

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code N. Rated 4R. Dated 10 August 1896. Seen on Ebay

1897

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code N. Rated 4R. Dated 8 May 1897

1898

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code N. Rated 4R. Dated 12 February 1898. Seen on Ebay

Code T

1897

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code T. Rated 2R. Dated 15 April 1897. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code T. Rated 2R. Dated 6 May 1897

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code T. Rated 2R. Dated 9 November 1897

1898

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code T. Rated 2R. Dated 10 February 1898

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code T. Rated 2R. Dated 5 May 1898

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code T. Rated 2R. Dated 5 May 1898

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code T. Rated 2R. Dated 5 May 1898. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code T. Rated 2R. Dated 5 May 1898 

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code T. Rated 2R. Dated 5 May 1898. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code T. Rated 2R. Dated 3 August 1898. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code T. Rated 2R. Dated 9 December 1898

Code X

1896

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code X. Rated 3R. Dated 3 December 1896. Seen on Ebay

1898

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code X. Rated 3R. Dated 5 October 1898. Seen in a private collection

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code X. Rated 3R. Dated 10 December 1898

1899

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code X. Rated 3R. Dated 31 March 1899

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code X. Rated 3R. Dated 13 August 1899. Seen in Wytenburg Postal History of the Brisbane GPO Exhibition

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code X. Rated 3R. Dated 29 December

Code Y

1898

Brisbane datestamp type 18. Code Y. Rated 5R. Dated 26 May 1898