Wooroolin

Wooroolin receiving office, 12 km south south west of Wondai, opened in 1900 and was elevated to a post office in February 1907

• Manuscript cancellation (August 1905) rated Very Rare -$100 on cover

Wooroolin numeral 635 HERE. Wooroolin registered HERE. Wooroolin date stamp 5b HERE

1905

Wooroolin registered manuscript cancellation dated Brisbane 30 August 1905 and rated Very Rare. Seen on Facebook

Tungamull

Tungamull receiving office, 20 km east north east of Rockhampton, opened as Swanson's Receiving Office in 1887 and was renamed Tungamull in 1889 and elevated to a post office around December 1906. The original receiving office keeper was N. Swanson in 1887 followed by A. Kenny, the station master in 1888

• manuscript cancellation dated 1899 rated Very Rare

Tungamull date stamp 5b HERE

Tungamull manuscript cancellation dated 24 April 1899 and rated Very Rare. Seen in an Receiving Office exhibit by Nigel Dickinson

Miva

Miva receiving office, 5 km north west of Gympie. The Receiving Office opened in 1888 and was elevated to a post office in May 1908 

• Manuscript cancellation (July 1899) rated Very Rare

Miva numeral 665 HERE. Miva date stamp 5b HERE

1899

Miva manuscript cancellation rated Very Rare. Dated July 1899. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Miva manuscript cancellation rated Very Rare. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Wootha

Wootha receiving office, 7 km south west of Maleny. The Receiving Office opened in January 1907 

• Manuscript cancellation dated 1909 - 1910 rated Very Rare

1909

Wootha manuscript cancellation dated 8 June 1909 with a numeral ray 170 for Maleny and rated Very Rare. Seen on Ebay

1910

Wootha manuscript cancellation with a numeral ray 170 for Maleny dated 1 April 1910  and rated Very Rare. Seen on Ebay

Mungallala

Mungallala receiving office, 43 km east of Morven. The Receiving Office opened 1887 and was elevated to a post office in May 1911

• Manuscript cancellation dated 1904 and rated Very Rare

Mungallala numeral 724 HERE. Mungallala railway numeral 153 HERE. Mungallala registered HERE. Mungallala date stamp 6 HERE

Mungallala manuscript cancellation on a registered letter with a Roma date stamp dated 16 October 1904  and rated Very Rare. Seen in Phoenix auction no 67

Guymer

Guymer receiving office, 13 km north east of Gayndah. The Receiving Office opened on 1 January 1903 and closed in mid-1911

• Manuscript cancellation rated Very Rare

Guymer manuscript cancellation and rated Very Rare. Seen in Phoenix auction no 67

Redlynch

Redlynch receiving office, 8 km north west of Cairns. The Receiving Office opened in December 1887

• Manuscript cancellation dated 1899 rated Very Rare

Redlynch registered manuscript cancellation on a registered letter with a Cairns date stamp dated 27 January 1899  and rated Very Rare. Seen in Abacus auction no 234 lot no 224

Mullet Creek

Mullet Creek receiving office, 14 km east of Rosedale. The Receiving Office opened in 1896

• Manuscript cancellation dated 1911 rated Very Rare

Mullet Creek manuscript cancellation dated 15 March 1911 with a TPO NCR No 4 down date stamp cancel of the same date  and rated Very Rare. Seen in Phoenix auction no 65

Yandaran

Yandaran receiving office, 22 km east southeast of Rosedale. The Receiving Office opened in September 1888 and was elevated to a post office around November 1908

• Manuscript cancellation dated 1904 rated Very Rare

Yandaran manuscript cancellation dated 5 December 1904 and rated Very Rare. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Merinda

Merinda receiving office, 8 km from Bowen. The Receiving Office opened in 1898 and closed about 1901 before reopening in 1903. It was elevated to a post office in early 1911

• Manuscript cancellation dated 1904 rated Very Rare

Merinda date stamp 6 HERE

Merinda manuscript cancellation dated 26 February 1904 and rated Very Rare. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group. Ex Campbell

Ironside

Ironside receiving office, 4 km from the Brisbane General Post office. The Receiving Office opened on 1 July 1892 and closed sometime between September 1910 and March 1911. The receiving office keeper in 1892 was David Guyatt

• Manuscript cancellation dated 1901 rated Very Rare

Ironside manuscript cancellation with a Brisbane datestamp dated 1901 and rated Very Rare. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group. Ex Campbell

Cordalba

Cordalba receiving office, 11km north west of Childers. The Receiving Office opened in 1893 and was elevated to a post office at the end of 1896

• Manuscript cancellation dated 1895 rated Very Rare

Cordalba date stamps HERE. Cordalba registered HERE. Cordalba numeral 537 HERE

Cordalba manuscript cancellation with a Childers datestamp and Childers 456 barred numeral and rated Very Rare. Seen at Phoenix Auction no 65

Bingera

Bingera receiving office, 16 km west of Bundaberg and 3 km north of Bingera Plantation, opened in 1889 at the railway station as Gibson's Siding receiving office and the name was changed to Bingera on 4 March 1897 before being designated a post office in late 1927. The receiving office keeper in 1889 was Mrs E. Lyons

• wavy cancel in purple seen in 1910 rated Very Rare

Bingera wavy line cancellation in purple rated very rare. Tied to the Bingera receiving office by a Bingera Plantation post office datestamp of 1 October 1910

Mail sent to Queensland Receiving Offices

This page lists known examples of mail being sent to Queensland Receiving Offices

Postcard sent from Brisbane to Linville Receiving Office on 12 April 1906. Received in Moore on 14 April 1906 and then presumably delivered to Linville. Linville, 30 km north north west of Toogoolawah, was a Receiving Office from 1898 to January 1910, when it was elevated to a post office. From 1905 onwards the receiving office keeper was E. Wells, a storekeeper. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Postcard sent from Berlin to Fassifern Receiving Office on 1 June 1913. Fassifern, 11 km west of Boonah, was a Receiving Office from 1897 - 1927. From 1911 the receiving office keeper was Hermann Schultz a dairy farmer. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Postcard sent from Pittsworth to Traveston, 18 km from Cooroy, on the North Coast Line in December 1907 (date stamp Pittsworth type 3c dated DE 20 07 rated common). The receiving office opened in the Traveston Railway Station in 1892 and remained an RO until 1916/17 when it was elevated to a post office

Postcard from Purga in the Ipswich district, date stamped Ipswich 23 August 1907 and sent to Armstrong Creek near  Moreton Bay. Both Purga and Armstrong Creek were receiving offices at the time. It has a Missent handstamp, the line is 40 mm long and the letters 10 mm high. The post office where the handstamp was applied is not known. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Postcard from Peak Mount (probably posted from the Flinders receiving office) in the Ipswich district, date stamped Ipswich 28 April 1907 and sent to Armstrong Creek near  Moreton Bay. It has a Missent handstamp, applied at an unknown post office. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Postcard from Laidley Creek, date stamped Laidley 28 May 1909 and sent to Kunloon near  Nanango. Both Laidley Creek West and Kunloon were receiving offices at this time. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Postcard from Bundaberg, date stamped 13 November 1909 and sent to Toorong (date stamped 15 November 1909) where it was redirected to Gooroolba. Gooroolba was a receiving office at this time

Manuscript cancellations from Receiving Office locations

While hundreds of receiving offices existed for various lengths of time, almost all did not use distinctly recognisable markings. Most receiving offices followed the instructions of either

• not cancelling the stamp but letting the first "official" post office that the mail arrived at do this
• following a later instruction to write the receiving offices' name on the envelope or postcard near the stamp

This page shows material sent from locations during their receiving office period usually in accordance with the later instruction; namely that the receiving office name be written on the post card / envelope by the sender and then cancelled at the closest post office. 

While there is no way of knowing with certainty if these are receiving office examples, they are shown here as they were sent from a receiving office location in accordance with postal regulations

Receiving Offices in alphabetical order

Bunkers Hill, 8 km from Toowoomba, was a receiving office from 1899 - 1920. Manuscript name dated 17 July 1910 with Westbrook Siding datestamp dated 19 July 1910. Seen in a private collection

Chelona, 14 km south of Mackay, was a receiving office from 1902 - 1927. Manuscript name dated 11 February 1909 with Mackay datestamp dated 12 February 1909. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Coochin Creek, 6.5 km south of Landsborough, was a receiving office from 1888 - 1927. Manuscript name dated Friday (18 August 1911) with Beerwah datestamp dated 19 August 1911. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Flinders, 2 km south of Peak Crossing was reduced to a receiving office on 16 May 1889. Postcard from Peak Mount (probably posted from the Flinders receiving office) in the Ipswich district, date stamped Ipswich 28 April 1907 and sent to Armstrong Creek near  Moreton Bay. It has a Missent handstamp, applied at an unknown post office. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Gogango, 13 km from Westwood, was a receiving office from 1899 - 1914. Manuscript name dated 27 August 1808 with Mt Chalmers dated 28 August 1908 and a numeral 308 barred numeral cancel from Rockhampton. Seen on Stampboards

Gogango, 13 km from Westwood, was a receiving office from 1899 - 1914. Manuscript name dated 17 November 1907 with Mt Chalmers dated 18 November 1907 and a numeral 431 barred numeral cancel from Rockhampton. Seen on Stampboards

Gordon Brook, 20 km from Kingaroy. was a receiving office from 1900 to late 1906. Manuscript name dated 24 January 1906 with Kingaroy datestamp dated the same day. Seen on Ebay

Mount Forbes, 24 km south west of Ipswich, was a receiving office from 1897 - 1927. Manuscript name dated 10 August 1909 with Harrisville datestamp of the same date. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Polmaily 6 km south west of Miriam Vale, was a receiving office from 1900 - 1901. Manuscript name dated 13 July 1907 with Miriam Vale datestamp dated 15 July 1907. Although outside the receiving office date period, I have included it here as the Polmaily receiving office was never upgraded to a post office. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Swanfels, 24 km from Warwick, was a receiving office from 1892 - 1910. Manuscript name dated 16 October 1909 with Yangan datestamp dated 18 October 1909. Seen in a private collection

Wolfram, 50 km from Thornborough, opened as a receiving office in 1899 and was elevated to a post office in late 1904. Registered at Wolfram (manuscript notation 4) in accordance with regulations before being again registered at Thornburgh (manuscript notation 181) on 30 July 1903

Wolfram, 50 km from Thornborough, opened as a receiving office in 1899 and was elevated to a post office in late 1904. Registered at Wolfram in accordance with regulations before being again registered at Thornburgh on 20 November 1903. Seen in the collection of Tony Curtis

Wootha see here

Booval

Booval receiving office, 3 km east of the Ipswich post office. The receiving office opened at the railway station in 1883 and was elevated to a post office in 1912. The original receiving office keeper was the stationmaster, J. Denham

• manuscript cancellation dated 1910 rated Very Rare

Booval date stamp type 6 HERE. Booval numeral 725 HERE 

Booval manuscript cancellation dated 5 January 1910 with a TPO Queensland date stamp of the same date and rated Very Rare. Seen on Ebay

Blackfellows Gully (B F Gully)

Blackfellows Gully (B F Gully) Receiving office, on Six Mile Creek on the northern part of the Morinish gold field, 29 km from Yaamba. The receiving office opened in 1888 and closed on 24 February 1892, reopened in June 1897 and closed on 31 January 1912. It reopened 2 km from the previous site on 22 July 1912 and closed on 30 September 1927. 

The receiving office keepers were R. Davis in 1888, Mrs M. Boyd in 1889, Mrs Mitchell in 1890, Mrs J. Lawrence in June 1897, Miss M. Welsh from 28 February 1903, Miss Annie from 1 April 1909, Miss Ellen Farrell from 22 July 1909 and Mrs O'Donoghue from 22 July 1912

• manuscript cancellation seen in 1910 rated Very Rare

Blackfellows Gully manuscript cancellation rated Very Rare. Dated 21 August 1910. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group

Gleneagle

Gleneagle receiving office, 6 km north of Beaudesert. The receiving office opened on 19 August 1889 and was elevated to a post office in 1927. The original receiving office keeper was Mrs Rafferty

• manuscript cancellation rated Very Rare

Gleneagle manuscript cancellation and rated Very Rare. Seen in Smithies

Louisa Creek

Louisa Creek Receiving office, 17 km south of Mackay. It opened in 1896 and was renamed Alligator Creek later that year

• Mail bag seal rated Very Rare

Louisa Creek Mail bag seal and rated Very Rare. Seen in the Queensland Stamp Collating Facebook Group 

Louisa Creek Mail bag seal and rated Very Rare. Seen in Smithies

Callide

Callide Receiving office, 12 km north north west of Biloela. It opened in 1889 and was elevated to a post office in December 1909

• Manuscript cancellation seen in 1909 rated Rare

Callide date stamp type 6 HERE

Callide manuscript cancellation rated Rare. Seen on Stampboards

Callide manuscript cancellation rated Rare. Dated 3 July 1909. Seen on Stampboards

Callide manuscript cancellation rated Rare. Dated 3 August 1909. Seen in Smithies