Qld - TO and TOK date stamps

The date stamps listed on this page are all headed - in the top inscription of the date stamp:

T. O. K. - or
T.O.

The letters preceed the Office name except when noted.

The date stamps were always circular (SC) and the diameter was generally 27 mm (unless otherwise noted). All date stamps were made from steel/brass.

T.O.K - Telegraph Office Keeper.

The only recorded use of a date stamp with this inscription is at Drum(mond) Range in the Central West region.
It is dated 24 January 1966.

24 January 1966.

T.O. - Telegraph Office.

Some Offices which were probably only Telephone Offices are nevertheless included below because
some at least may have had a Telegraph Office facility.
All of these date stamps are rated as very rare and little is recorded about them.

Office	Region	Inscription	Earliest date.
Boondooma	Brisbane Roma Mackay	T.O.	8 September 1973.
Crediton				Probably a Telephone Office.
Deeragun				Probably a Telephone Office.
Delta	Burketown Cloncurry Mackay	T.O.	3 December 1950.	Probably a Telephone Office.
Hidden Valley	Brisbane Roma Mackay	T.O.	24 November 1945.
Mount Dangar				Probably a Telephone Office.
Rivermead	Burketown Cloncurry Mackay	T.O.	5 August 1955	Two examples known.
Risenshine		T.O.	27 November 1963.	Probably a Telephone Office.
Sybil Creek				Probably a Telephone Office.
The Weir		T.O.		Probably a Telephone Office.
Townsville		T.O.	13 October 1944.

Risenshine T.O.
T. O. Risenshine.
27 November 1963.

Diameter: 31 mm.

On a cover from ?? to Epping which was possibly missent to the Telegraph Office but returned before being on-forwarded.

Provenance: Dave Jeffrey.

The Weir T.O.
10 April 1964.

On 5d blue booklet QEII on a cover - the later of two strikes recorded.

Provenance: Dave Jeffrey.