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Devonport West Type 8 Any ideas here? Hardinge list this postmark as type 8T having had the TIME removed from it.
This example has had the entire dateline removed. Has anyone else seen this type before??

Glenorchy R6 I am not sure whether this is an early date. This R6 datestamp is dated 17 September 1992. This would make it a R6 (i) however Hardinge describes this postmark as being 30mm diameter. This one measures 38mm which suggests R6 (ii) & (III) with a very small dash. However this postmark is ...

Wynyard R6 postmarks.
Found these recently. The blue postmark appears to be unlisted in Hardinge, but sadly the full date is not
readable. However it proves that the blue ink version does exist. Has anyone else seen this?

POSTAGE PAID BURNIE I am trying to identify the attached postmark. The dateline reads "13M(?L or E) (obliterated) (obscured) Is there enough here to identify ? Certainly the 4R and 5R postmarks listed by Hardinge are not the same as R4 and R5 and types 5s and 7b do not seem to fit either. Burnie Pos...

LATROBE - Paid at.
Verification required please.
I think the dateline says"1D" (double impression) 12 AU60
which would make this postmark 2bR. Any ideas please?

Hobart Bathurst Street 5? can anyone help me to identify this postmark It is certainly a 5s, But which one ? 5s(i) is out because there is a dot after "Hobart" 5s(ii) is out because there is no break under the "s" of "AUST" 5s(iii) seems out because the "H" of "HOBART" is narrow and: 5s(iv)seems to ...

Lower Sandy Bay I am not sure whether I have misidentified the post mark. There is only one rubber datestamp listed by JH and this is R8 (4 Nov 1993-IU 1995). The present postmark is dated 2 Apr 1992 which would appear to be an extremely early date of usage. OR is this a 6T? which at least fits the ...

Tullah dated 18FE 101
I presume this postmark should read 18FE91
Has anyone else seen this aberration ?

Sidmouth 1997 Inverted dateline.
I have found two different inverted datelines on this postmark. 28 April 1997 and 08 May 1997
Has anyone seen this before?

Mole Creek 7(m)
I am not sure that this item qualifies as a late date, but Hardinge states that "Sometime in 1996
or early 1997 this CDS was changed to large dateline." This shows that on 21 (or ? 24) November 1997 the
7(m) with large 9 in the year was still in use.

Gawler ?? R5 Can anyone help with the identity of this postmark ? Type R5 is described in "The Classification System" as being used at Military POs and at larger centres. Hardinge states that the last postmark used at this office was a Type 5s which was in use post 1995. Possibly this postmarker was...

Orford Type R6 shifted date line These two postmarks are submitted for interests sake The longer dateline (with large 2 in the day section) states 25 Feb 1994 The other postmark is the puzzle as the dateline has been shifted to the right with the month shortened to FE and the year expressed as '94. ...

Ridgley 6a Postmark I am totally confused. This is a 6a postmark but the date appears to have an inverted 7 which is not so unusual BUT if we accept the date as 1974 there is a problem. The earliest listed date is given as 22 Dec 1974, however Hardinge states that the CDS was manufactured on 4 Oct 1...

Smithton coded rubber cancellations. The attached cancellations with codes 1-3 appear to be R6 however these are not listed in Hardinge who lists these codes as R6a. Also the dates precede the listed dates by approx 12 months and in one instance, 18 months. Can anyone help me to identify these postm...

Savage River This postmark appears to be unlisted by Hardinge. He cites 2 types of 6a postmarks and 3 examples of Type 7 postmarks and then states that the post office was closed in 1995 and is now a Community Postal Agency. It appears to be a type 6 postmark, but this is unlisted. There is no evide...

Sandy Bay Paid CDS Hardinge lists an R6a in Red and in Black however the present example is certainly not a R6a as there is no dash between TAS and 7005 and there are dashes at the sides, although the date fits the range. Also the colour is blue rather than Red or Black. Is there an R8 variety? Sand...

Kingston Paid CDS
This 8aT(ii) postmark appears not to be listed by Hardinge. Firstly the listing describes Red ink
rather than the blue used in this example and secondly, the date is well past the quoted last date of17 Mar 1991,
and it certainly is not a R6aT.
Any ideas please?

Ross Type 7(m). Hardinge states that this type has the 'first letter in year SMALL.'
The attached example has the first numeral LARGE. Is this a new example, or is Hardinge misquoted?
Please advise.

Rosebery Type 6a New late date of 9 August 1989. Previously stated as 29 April 1988. I have also added illustrations of 19Jul88 and 14Fe89 in order to establish the provenance of this very late new date.

New LRD for OUSE Type 4a. Previous was 13 Dec 1958.

Orford Perhaps someone can help with these postmarks. They are both Type 8aT(ii), however whilst they both show '12' in the time slot, and they are both "N" which I take to be Noon. I did consider that the 'PN' version should have read 'PM', but it is definitely an N One of them is timed '12PN' whil...

I am trying to identify the following two postmarks from Hobart. As far as I can make out they are Type 7aT, but there the problem begins as they are both "SD" which according to Hardinge's dates make this a very late usage. (LD 7 June 1982). The 7aT(ii) dates from 25 Feb 1986 - IU 1994, but the not...

I have a reasonable selection of Zeehan type 3 postmarks with times and I was very interested to read the recent article in the "Courier". I have spotted one item which is not listed in that article nor in any of the above posts. Sadly I cannot identify the N of Zeehan, so have no way of telling whe...

Devonport "Money Order Counter" Type R7
Hardinge lists this item under "Money Orders" and states that the text reads "Money Order Teller/Devonport Tas 7310
Do I have an unlisted postmark or is the text on the postmark misstated?

Savage River date stamp. This appears to be a Type 6 postmark with no hyphen between TAS and Postcode. This is not listed in Hardinge who gives two versions of the Type 6 post marker, both of which are Type 6a. The only other possible option is a Type 8 which again is not listed. Could you please cl...