The date stamps listed on this page are all headed Telegraph.
All date stamps are rubber unless otherwise indicated. The shape of the date stamps varies from circular (RC) to oval (RO) to rectangular (RR).
Click on the following hyperlink for details of the Australian classification scheme for Telegraph date stamps.
The various examples of these date stamps with the word TELEGRAPH can be viewed by first clicking on the first letter of the name of the Telegraph Office and then scrolling down the subsequent list before clicking on the name of the Office.
First letter of Office name. | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q |
R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
A | Office | Type | Dates of use. |
Ashburton | RO2-T (32 × 51 mm). | 17 April 1964 (only recorded date). | |
Ascot Vale | RRH1-T (24 × 37 mm) | 17 January 1983 - 1984. | |
RO2-T (33 × 52 mm) | 30 July 1986 (only recorded date). |
B | Office | Type | Dates of use. |
Boronia | RRH1 - T | ||
Box Hill | RO1 - T (28 × 46.5 mm). | 24 December 1963. | |
Box Hill | RO2-T (29 × 49 mm). | 22 June 1964 - 21 January 1965. | |
RO2-T (31.5 × 50 mm). | 14 June 1966. | ||
RO2-T (31.5 × 51 mm). | 3 July 1968 - 26 July 1968. | ||
RO2-T (??) | 16 June 1981 | ||
Broadmeadows | RO2-T (31 × 56 mm). | 6 May 1982 - 19 January 1983. | |
TELEGRAPH at top. | Unframed (13 × 33 mm) | 1 August 1986. | |
No inscription at top. | Unframed (13 × 33.5 mm) | 4 August 1988. | |
Burwood | RO2 - T (28 × 48 mm). | 6 January 1972. |
C | Office | Type | Dates of use. |
Camberwell | SC1-T (diameter 30 mm). | 24 March 1945. | |
RRH1-T (32 × 45 mm). | 24 February 1966 - 22 June 1967. | ||
RRH1-T (35 × 38 mm). | 20 March 1968. | ||
Camberwell (Post Office - TELEGRAPH) | RRH1-T (31 × 50 mm). | 14 April 1980 to 11 January 1985. | |
Caulfield South | RRH1-T (25 × 43 mm). | 15 June 1987 - only recorded date. | |
Cranbourne | RO2 - T (33 × 52 mm). | 21 September 1988 - only recorded date so probably last day of service. |
D | Office | Type | Dates of use. |
Degraves St. |
RO2 - T (33 mm diameter). | 6 February 1985 to 25 February 1986 in magenta ink. | |
RO2 - T (33 mm diameter). | 25 February 1986 in violet ink. | ||
Doncaster | RRH1 - T (29 × 48 mm ). | 15 February 1985 to 24 January 1986. |
E | Office | Type | Dates of use. |
Elsternwick | RRH1-T (26 × 49 mm). | 5 January 1972. | |
Essendon | RO2 - T (29 × 47 mm). | 19 February 1982 (archival). | |
RO2 - T (27½ × 43½ mm). | 23 January 1985 to 30 June 1986 (archival). |
F | Office | Type | Dates of use. |
Fairfield | RC-TO (diameter: 28½ mm). | 4 June 1976 to 2 February 1977. | |
Fitzroy | RO2-T (32 × 50 mm) | 17 September 1956. | |
Frankston | RRH1 - T (37 × 49½ mm) | 4 February 1987 to 1988. |
G | Office | Type | Dates of use. |
Glen Waverley | RO6 - T (33 × 54 mm) | 6 January 1973. | |
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RO6 - T (29½ × 50 mm). | 1 June 1990. |
I | Office | Type | Dates of use. |
Ivanhoe | RRH1-T (27 × 41 mm). | 24 March 1951 to 13 January 1960. |
M | Office | Type | Dates of use. |
Malvern | RC2-T (37 mm diameter) | 18 May 1984 in magenta. | |
Mildura | RRH1-T | 6 November 1972. | |
Moorabbin (has errors of orientation and placement). |
RRH1-T (28 × 45 mm). | 8 June 1955 to 12 November 1955. | |
Mordialloc | RRH1-T (30 × 39 mm). | 5 May 1986 (archival). |
N | Office | Type | Dates of use. |
Northcote | RC1-T (Diameter: 31 mm). | 2 May 1984 |
O | Office | Type | Dates of use. |
Oakleigh | RC1-T (Diameter: 38 mm). | 11 April 1983. |
P | Office | Type | Dates of use. |
Port Melbourne | RRH1-T (31 × 39 mm). | 13 May 1987. | |
Portland | RO2-T (34 × 53 mm). | 21 March (missing year slug). | |
Puckapanyal Mil PO | RRH1-T (26 × 38 mm). | 10 May 1967 and 6 December 1967. |
R | Office | Type | Dates of use. |
Richmond | RRH1-T (28 × 43 mm) | 12 January 1970. | |
Ringwood | RO6-T (30 × 60 mm). | 12 September 1980. | |
Rochester | RRH1-T (27 × 44 mm). | 15 March 1963 - 18 March 1963. | |
Rosanna | RRH1-T | 7 November 1988. |
S | Office | Type | Dates of use. |
Seymour | RO2-T (26 × 37 mm). | 22 June 1983. | |
South Yarra | RRH1-T (28 × 44 mm). | 23 September 1974. | |
RC1-T (29 mm diameter). | 18 May 1984 and 27 September 1985. | ||
Sunbury | RO2-T (37 ×57 mm) | 2 December 1983. | |
Sunshine | RRH1-T (28 × 38 mm). | 15 April 1983 (archival - only recorded date) |
W | Office | Type | Dates of use. |
Warragul | RC2-T VR (35 mm diameter). | 1 February 1955. | |
Williamstown | RRV1-T (26 × 25 mm). | 20 June 1942. |
Y | Office | Type | Dates of use. |
Yarrawonga | RRH1-T (31 × 51 mm). | 4 September 1984. |