PAID Datestamp Type 3

Brisbane PAID Datestamps Page

Type 3 - A horizontal framed double oval with 'BRISBANE' between the two ovals at the top, and 'QUEENSLAND' between them at the foot; under  'BRISBANE' within the inner oval in a curve is 'PAID' in seriffed letters, above 'QUEENSLAND' is the date, also curved, and in the centre is a sloping dash'. There are three subtypes:

• 3a - the ovals measure 40 x 28.5 mm and 29.5 x 18 mm respectively and there are small rosette stops at each side; the letters of 'PAID' are 4 mm high. Dates range from 22 August 1902 to 29 April 1908. Campbell type 4a. Usually there is nothing printed to the right of the sloping dash but examples are known with 1d (1907 - 1908) and 2d (1906). Rated 3R on stamps and 4R on cover. 1d and 2d examples rated 5R
• 3b - only partial strikes seen so far and the ovals are 41.5 x 29.5 mm and 31.5 x 19 mm respectively.  There are no rosettes at the sides and the letters of 'PAID' are 4.5 mm high. Dates seen are 1904. Campbell type 4b. Rated 5R
• 3c - a double oval handstamp which is smaller than types 3a and 3b, with the outer oval being 29 mm at its widest and it has rosette stops at the sides. The only date seen is 15 May 1901. Campbell type 4c. Rated 5R

PAID types 3a and 3b (from Campbell)

PAID type 3a - no denomination

Brisbane PAID datestamp Type 3a examples from my collection rated 3R

1902

Brisbane PAID datestamp Type 3a rated 4R. Dated 22 August 1902. Seen at Millennium auctions no 45 lot no 396

1903

Brisbane PAID datestamp Type 3a rated 4R. Dated 10 May 1903

1904

Brisbane PAID datestamp Type 3a rated 4R. Dated March 1904. Seen at Abacus auction no 242 lot no 1411

Brisbane PAID datestamp Type 3a rated 4R. Dated 27 April 1904. Seen in an exhibit

Brisbane PAID datestamp Type 3a rated 4R. Dated 30 June 1904. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Brisbane PAID datestamp Type 3a rated 4R. Dated 20 July 1904. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane PAID datestamp Type 3a rated 4R. Dated 1904. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

1905

Brisbane PAID datestamp Type 3a rated 2R. Dated 3 April 1905. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group. Ex Griffiths

Brisbane PAID datestamp Type 3a rated 4R. Dated September 1905. Seen in Abacus auction no 234 lot no 121

Brisbane PAID datestamp Type 3a rated 2R. Dated 21 November 1905. Seen in the collection of Dr Andrew Mortlock. Ex Griffiths

No year

Brisbane PAID datestamp Type 3a rated 2R. Undated

PAID type 3a - 1d

1907

Brisbane PAID datestamp Type 3a 1d rated 5R. Dated 27 May 1907. Seen at Spink auctions no 12043 lot no 1415. Ex Griffiths

1908

Brisbane PAID datestamp Type 3a 1d rated 5R. Dated 29 April 1908. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

PAID type 3a - 2d

1906

Brisbane PAID datestamp Type 3a 2d rated 5R. Dated 2 July 1906. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group