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THE POST OFFICES & THEIR DATESTAMPS by John HARDINGE has now been published by the Tasmanian Philatelic Society and the TPS Online Forum is the OFFICIAL place to report
any 'discoveries' such as new steel or 'rubber' datestamps, early or late dates for use, coloured cancels not recorded and so on.

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Here's a significant discovery just reported to me earlier today

....a THIRD example of the GRASSY KING ISLAND Type 4 cds


unfortunately, the date is indistinct however the 1½d brown KGV suggests that year is '20' supported by what can be seen in the dateline (above)
making this strike from the first period of use. Either way, the rarity rating of 5R is not affected!

Have you made any discoveries post-publication of John Hardinge's recent book?? ...please report them here but remember to include an image.

CORRECTION: FRANKLIN - page 106

Paid Cds given as Type R2b should be Type 2a

Also, the 'Remarks' column should read "PAID AT..." and not "POSTAGE PAID AT...."

as per this example

New late date for GARDEN ISLAND CK - Type 5 ...... now -9JA67 .....sometimes philatelically inspired covers serve a purpose!

RALPHS BAY Type 5 in greyish ink from 1960 - previously only recorded in this shade 1953/54

T.P.O. No.6 Type 2a cds struck in BLUE ink during 1919 - not recorded in this colour

Egg Lagoon, A new late date for Type 5s by one day, 30th August 1967.

A clear strike of the G.P.O. HOBART Type R6(i) cds from 19 JAN 67 ...... a new EARLY DATE by one day.

CHIEF TELEGRAPH OFFICE HOBART Type 5s(i) dating from April 12th 1975 ..... previous LRD 29 SEP 1964 so this is a new late date by over 10 years!!

Cradle Mountain, period 2, Type 5 late date, 23th September 1968, violet ink. On a receipt.

New sub-type of BRIDGEWATER Type 8aT(i) just discovered earlier today


This datestamp with a mixed size dateline ('month' in small letters) is Type 8a(m)T(i)

....I would imagine that since it's a fairly modern cds from a busy PO and has escaped 'discovery' until now, it would have to be rated 'R' at least

This 'new' cancel was discovered earlier today in one of the many cartons which make moving around in my office difficult at times

DEVONPORT EAST PAID - 6 MARCH 1997

This example of the SHANNON Type R1a cds has been listed in Abacus Auctions' March 2nd 2019 auction
Until now, only one example has been recorded. This strike provides an early date of -0 DEC 1925

New late date for the ELIZABETH ST Type 7 cds (-7OC87) ..... previously thought to have been withdrawn when the post office was temporarily closed but this cover
indicates that the cds was retained at least for the re-opening of the office.

I try and concentrate on Tasmanian cds during the Pictorial period and you would think that all the variations would have been discovered over the past 100 years. However they are still to be found. While from a larger office this new code 7 (inverted) used with the Type 1(iv) "No Tasmania at Base" is a first. No code 7 is known with this canceller. Given that there is a code "L" poor eyesight of the postal officer concerned may have used the inverted "7" as an "L". If anyone else has one let me know. This has been "run past" John Hardinge who has confirmed it as a new code.

A new LRD for the Type U2 WYNYARD cds as backstamp on cover ...... Launceston b/s indicates that there was no dateline error

Previous LRD was 15 NOV 1881 so this is an 'advance' of well over a year!

Two partial strikes of Type R2(iii) SUPERINTENDENT OF MAILS · GENERAL POST OFFICE, HOBART datestamp ....until now only one example recorded

Top example in image dates 3 FEB 193_ ........ mostly likely to be 1937. Other example is dated 16 DEC 1936 which provides a new LRD if the other example isn't acceptable

Couple of new items for updates.

The first image is of a Birth Notice (birth on 14.8.1893) from Hollow Tree to Hamilton. Early use date for Hollow Tree was 12.3.1896. The Hollow Tree cds shown is 26 October 1893, the 2 is inverted. Both cds shown are under inked but definitely 1893 so this shaves a couple of years of the Early Use Date.

The Zeehan Type1(iii) cds Code "T" is not recorded as sideways. Attached is an image of the Code "T" sideways on both a 1d and 4d Pictorial. Both have the same date so it must have been a bad day for the postal officer concerned.

New ERD for RELIEF STAMP 1 Type 4a(m) cds - 28AU58 (previous ERD was 27NO58)

TARLETON can now be listed as known used in 1892.

This postal card just sold on eBay Ties the previously unrecorded date stamp to BN 139

The message on the card refers to a delivery of coal and the only business operating at Tarleton in 1892 was a coal mine

Another one bites the dust. A few more of those sort of ties and things may become much clearer.

CORRECTION: RIDGLEY WEST ...the first cds used at this PO is listed as a Type 4 when it should have been Type 4a

I have posted a possible new Money Order and Savings Branch datestamp in the "Postmarks to 1912" section and cross refence it here as if new, it would be a new listing for Hardinge.
It reads "M.O.O.&S.B Tasmania" MR 26 1897.
Heres the link to the full post and images viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1376

CORRECTION: AIR MAIL HOBART cds is listed on page 250 as being a Type 4a

Datestamp is actually a Type 4aT

NEW EARLY DATE FOR CETHANA Type 2b - 5 JA 1934

Previous ERD was 13 MR 1934