'UNCLAIMED AT' (WYNYARD) H/S 1937 - TAS or VIC??

[Ross Ewington]

I assume this UNCLAIMED AT hanstamp is of Victorian origin, applied to the envelope upon return to
Geelong (or in transit at Melbourne)
[attachment=0]wynyard unclained hs.jpg[/attachment]

Could it be Tasmanian? If Victorian, where was it applied?

Any assistance will be appreciated

[Colin Salt]

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Ross.

I believe the mark was applied at Wynyard in accordance with Post Office instructions at the time.

I copy below paragraph 1206 from 'Instructions for the Guidance of Postmasters and Officers under their contro'l issued by the Postmaster-General's Department in June 1935.

[Ross Ewington]

thanks Colin ...... what the question I'm asking though is "was the steel UNCLAIMED AT handstamp actually applied
in Tasmania and at Wynyard in particular?"

I have not seen an informative h/s of this type used at a small Tasmanian post office before.

(I think the endorsements on the envelope complied with the regulations OK without the h/s being applied)