11 GPO Obliterator

Brisbane GPO Obliterator Page

Type 11 A continuous roller type, with each impression of 'GPO' letters 5 mm high, separated by 5 unbroken lines or bars 20 mm wide. Mainly used on newspaper wrappers, parcels and Large Chalons (probably for payment of bulk postage). There are also several examples known on 5s Chalons thay may or may not be genuine - perhaps also for payment of bulk postage? It is known with both thinner and thicker lines as well as differently shaped letters, strongly suggesting that more than one implement was in use.

Examples are known used from 20 July 1867 to 26 November 1903 but these dates may be incomplete as very few examples have dates associated with them. Best collected on wrappers or multiples showing the continuous roller impression. Rated common

• GPO Obliterator type 11 (20 July 1867 to circa 1905) rated Common

There are three types. Type 10 (not shown here and found only on Chalons has 6 lines), type 11 has 5 lines with letters 5 mm high and type 12 has 4 lines with letters 6 mm high. The shapes of the letters varies according to the subtype. The elongated 'P' is found in both types 11 and 12

Actual type 11 examples showing variations in lettering

Chalon

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common. This example suggests that one of the types also had a framed vertical line

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common. Seen in the collection of Henk Godthelp

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane obliterators type 11 rated common

1867

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common. Dated 20 July 1867. Seen in Mossgreen auction no 157 lot no 462

Chalon - 5s examples

Brisbane obliterator type 11 on a 5s Chalon in red ink. Seen at Spink auctions

Brisbane obliterator type 11 on a 5s Chalon. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Brisbane obliterator type 11 on a 5s Chalon. 4 examples seen at different times on Ebay

1st Sideface

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common. Seen on the Internet

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common. Dated 20 March 188-. Seen on Ebay

2nd Sideface

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common

Brisbane obliterators type 11 rated common

2nd Sideface - Newspaper wrappers

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common. Seen in the collection of Dr Andrew Mortlock

3rd Sideface

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common. Seen in the collection of Tony Griffin

3rd Sideface - Newspaper wrappers

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common. Seen on Ebay

1897

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common. Dated 1897. Seen on Ebay

Large Chalons

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common. Seen in a private collection

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common. Seen in Prestige Philately auction no 157

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common. Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common. Seen in Spink auctions no 12043 lot no 1245. Ex Alan Griffiths

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common. Seen on Ebay

1903

Brisbane obliterator type 11 rated common. Dated 26 November 1903. Seen in Phoenix auction no 5. Ex Kiddle

11 Datestamp

Brisbane Datestamp Page

Type 11 A framed circle, 26.5 mm in diameter, with the inscription in four straight lines across the centre - a code numeral at top, 'BRISBANE' in the next line, with the date in one line beneath; date, month and year all being in two digits, and then 'QL' at the foot, with no stops. 

Dates seen range from 3 December 1880 to 1 December 1881. Code numbers seen by me are 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11 and 12. Campbell also lists codes 3 and 6. Usually used as a departure mark, it is very rare and is predominantly seen off stamp on the front of covers. Rated 4R - 5R.  The detailed breakdown is as follows:

• Code 1 (3 December 1880 - 6 November 1881) rated 4R - $40 on cover
• Code 2 (27 November 1881) rated 5R - $100 on cover
• Code 4 (20 January 1881 - 23 February 1881) rated 5R - $80 on cover
• Code 5 (14 April 1881 - 24 November 1881) rated 4R - $50 on cover
• Code 8 (14 May 1881 - 1 November 1881) rated 5R - $80 on cover
• Code 9 (8 January 1881 - 10 October 1881) rated 4R - $30, $50 on cover
• Code 11 (6 June 1881 - 14 November 1881) rated 5R - $80 on cover
• Code 12 (24 December 1880 - 1 December 1881) rated 5R - $75 on cover

Brisbane Datestamp type 11 (from Campbell)

Code 1

1880

Brisbane datestamp type 11. Code 1. Rated 4R. Dated 3 December 1880. Seen on the Internet

Brisbane datestamp type 11. Code 1. Rated 4R. Dated 8 December 1880. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane datestamp type 11. Code 1. Rated 4R. Dated 10 December 1880. Seen in a private collection

Brisbane datestamp type 11. Code 1. Rated 4R. Dated 23 December 1880. Seen on Ebay

1881

Brisbane datestamp type 11. Code 1. Rated 4R. Dated 29 May 1881. Seen at Christoph Gartner auction no 48

Brisbane datestamp type 11. Code 1. Rated 4R. Dated 6 November 1881. Seen in a private collection

Code 2

1881

Brisbane datestamp type 11. Code 2. Rated 5R. Dated November 1881. Seen in a private collection

Brisbane datestamp type 11. Code 2. Rated 5R. Dated 27 November 1881. Seen in the collection of Tony Griffin

Code 4

1881

Brisbane datestamp type 11. Code 4. Rated 5R. Dated 20 January 1881. Seen in the Wytenburg Brisbane GPO Exhibit

Brisbane datestamp type 11. Code 4. Rated 5R. Dated 23 February 1881. Seen in Spink auction no 12043 lot no 1142. Ex Griffiths

Code 5

1881

Brisbane datestamp type 11. Code 5. Rated 4R. Dated 14 April 1881. Seen at Abacus auction no 234 lot no 96

Brisbane datestamp type 11. Code 5. Rated 4R. Dated 9 June 1881. Seen at Abacus auction no 234 lot no 145

Brisbane datestamp type 11. Code 5. Rated 4R. Dated 3 October 1881. Seen in the Wytenburg Brisbane GPO Exhibit

Brisbane datestamp type 11. Code 5. Rated 4R. Dated 24 November 1881. Seen in a private collection

Code 8

1881

Brisbane datestamp type 11. Code 8. Rated 5R. Dated 14 May 1881. Seen in a private collection

Brisbane datestamp type 11. Code 8. Rated 5R. Dated 1 November 1881. Seen in a private collection

Code 9

1881

Brisbane datestamp type 11. Code 9. Rated 4R. Dated 8 January 1881

Brisbane datestamp type 11. Code 9. Rated 4R. Dated 2 February 1881. Seen at Abacus auction no 234 lot no 96

Brisbane datestamp type 11. Code 9. Rated 4R. Dated 11 March 1881. Seen on Ebay

Brisbane datestamp type 11. Code 9. Rated 4R. Dated 10 October 1881

Code 11

1881

Brisbane datestamp type 11. Code 11. Rated 5R. Dated 6 June 1881. Seen Lugdunum Auction no 125 lot no 920

Brisbane datestamp type 11. Code 11. Rated 5R. Dated 14 November 1881

Code 12

1880

Brisbane datestamp type 11. Code 12. Rated 5R. Dated 24 December 1880. Seen in a private collection

1881

Brisbane datestamp type 11. Code 12. Rated 5R. Dated 10 July 1881

Brisbane datestamp type 11. Code 12. Rated 5R. Dated 1 December 1881. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group