Beenleigh

Beenleigh Post office, 33 km south east of Brisbane, opened on 1 August 1867. From the cover shown below, the ray cancel numeral 95 allocated to Beenleigh as well as the date stamp canceller had not yet been received by 12 August thus necessitating a manuscript cancel.

• Manuscript cancellation seen in 1867 rated Very Rare

Beenleigh numeral 95 HERE. Beenleigh registered HERE. Beenleigh date stamps HERE

Beenleigh manuscript cancellation dated 12 August 1867 and rated Very Rare. Seen at Spink auctions no 12043 lot no 1419, ex T.V. Roberts and Alan Griffiths

Beenleigh manuscript cancellation and rated Very Rare. Seen in a private collection. Ex Slade