Wednesday, 11 March 2026

Unknown / Unusual Brisbane cancellations

I have come across a number of Brisbane cancels that I have only seen once or a couple of times. I list them here and hopefully one day more will be seen or it will become possible to assign them to their correct place

Boxed cancel

Brisbane 1872 taxed cover to Italy with a Brisbane boxed cancel. A code 5. Only known example. Seen in Phoenix auction no 63 lot no 1129

Unknown datestamp
An unknown Brisbane datestamp type dated 11 July 1869 and code 1 or I. Similar to datestamp type 5a but a slightly earlier date and the double arcs either side are longer

Unknown cancel
An unusual cancel, Brisbane at top with a full stop either side and an arch joining them up, used per favour to cancel a postal stationery item. Two examples known, This one in the collection of Iam McMahon, and one in my collection

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