Friday 24 March 2017

Helidon

Helidon post office, 16 km east of Toowoomba, opened on 1 August 1866
  • Chalon registered postage stamp - rated 3R
  • Registered handstamp on a Chalon - small type rated 3R
Helidon numeral 72 HERE. Helidon date stamps HERE


Helidon Registered Handstamp on a Chalon rated 3R with a Chalon registered postage stamp rated 3R. Dated 13 August 1868. Seen in Spink auction no 14015 lot no 2310

This cover displays a 'R'-on-circle h/s in violet on a cover to Brisbane dated 19 May 1894. More examples of registered material from Helidon in the Sideface period are needed to understand what was occurring here. Seen in Abacus auction no 234 lot no 696

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