SORTING OUT MODERN TASMANIAN POSTMARKS - WORK IN PROGRESS!

[Ross Ewington]

Following an inquiry from TPS BB member Anthony Munslow regarding information on Tasmanian postmarks from the last twenty years or so, I thought I would have a look at what exists and see if I can (with assistance from any other interested collectors) undertake a basic study of the datestamp types that can then be developed into a more specialised listing.

Some of the datestamps have already been given a "type" by Avery & Hardinge as the first neoprene-faced datestamps were introduced during the period covered by their books "Tasmanian Hand Cancellations 1913-88", namely Types R6 and R7. For the time being though, I will assign a provisional "type" to the different variations described and then formally determine "types" (probably R8, R9, etc) at a later date, especially when a chronology of issue dates can be determined.

I will keep this first post in the topic as the "Master List" so that when additional information is added by members I can then update it.

Here we go .................

A PROVISIONAL LISTING OF TASMANIAN NEOPRENE-FACED DATESTAMPS - 1980s to the PRESENT DAY

TYPE I (basic)


DESCRIPTION: single-lined frame (diameter varies); office name at top; TAS (with and without stop) and postcode at base; small star either side of the dateline (or thereabouts)

OFFICES SEEN: BAGDAD, BEAUTY POINT, BOTHWELL, BRIGHTON, CAMPANIA, CAPE BARREN ISLAND, CARRICK, COLES BAY, CONARA, DELORAINE, DEVONPORT EAST, EXETER, GLENGARRY, HADSPEN, HAGLEY, KAROOLA, KEMPTON, LATROBE, LAUDERDALE, LILYDALE, MOONAH BUSINESS CENTRE, MOONAH WEST, NEW NORFOLK, OUSE, RAVENSWOOD, ROSNY PARK, SHEFFIELD, SIDMOUTH, SOUTH ARM, SWANSEA, ULVERSTONE D.C., ULVERSTONE WEST

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TYPE Ia


DESCRIPTION: as for basic Type I but with AUST as well as TAS and postcode

OFFICES SEEN: CARRICK, DELORAINE, HADSPEN

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TYPE IT(i)


DESCRIPTION: as for Type I but with mail closing time included above the dateline

OFFICES SEEN: BICHENO (2.15PM), DOVER (11AM), FINGAL (5PM), SOMERSET (5PM), TULLAH (2.15PM), WYNYARD (5PM), ZEEHAN (12.15AM)

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TYPE IT(ii)


DESCRIPTION: as for Type 1 but with mail closing time below the dateline.

OFFICES SEEN: SORELL (6PM)


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TYPE II (basic)


DESCRIPTION: like Type I but with POST OFFICE at top and office name, TAS and postcode in three lines below the dateline

OFFICES SEEN: BELLERIVE, GRAVELLY BEACH (larger diameter), GRETNA, HAMILTON, KETTERING, LEGANA, LINDISFARNE, MOONAH, NUBEENA, WELLINGTON ST

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TYPE IIa


DESCRIPTION: as for basic Type II but with LICENSED + POST OFFICE at top

OFFICES SEEN: BAGDAD, CYGNET, DOVER, ELLENDALE (small and larger diameters - latter appears to be from 1996 on),MAYDENA, OUSE, WESTERWAY,

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TYPE IIb(i)


DESCRIPTION: has AUSTRALIA POST at top instead of POST OFFICE or LICENSED POST OFFICE

OFFICES SEEN: FRANKLIN, GLEN HUON, GROVE, PORT HUON

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TYPE IIb(ii)


DESCRIPTION: as for Type IIb(i) but with a code number above the dateline
OFFICES SEEN: MOWBRAY HEIGHTS (Code 1)



There is one question I would be most interested in your response to and that is "as all the datestamps above have single frames and stars wither side of the dateline, shouldn't they be sub-types of Type I rather than as a separate Type 2"??



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TYPE III (basic)


DESCRIPTION: double-lined frame (diameter varies); office name at top; TAS (with and without stop) and postcode at base; small star either side of the dateline (or thereabouts)

OFFICES SEEN: ALONNAH, AVOCA, BARRINGTON, BARRINGTON LOWER, BEACONSFIELD, BEAUTY POINT, BOAT HARBOUR, BRACKNELL, BRANXHOLM, BRIDPORT, BURNIE, BURNIE POST SHOP, BURNIE UPPER, CAMPANIA, CAMPBELL TOWN, CAPE BARREN ISLAND, CARRICK, CHIGWELL, CLAREMONT, COOEE, CREMORNE, CRESSY, CURRIE, CYGNET, DELORAINE, DERBY, DODGES FERRY, DON, DOVER, DUNALLEY, ELLENDALE, EPPING FOREST, EVANDALE, FINGAL, FOREST, FORTH, FRANKFORD, FRANKLIN, GAWLER, GEEVESTON, GLADSTONE, GLEN HUON, GLENORCHY, HAMILTON, HAGLEY, HIGHCLERE, HILLWOOD, IRISHTOWN, KEMPTON, LEBRINA, LONGFORD, MARRAWAH, MAYDENA, MEANDER. MIDDLETON, MOLE CREEK, MONTELLO, NEWNHAM, NORTHERN SUBURBS DELIVERY CENTRE, NORTH MOTTON, NUNAMARA, OATLANDS, ORFORD, OUSE, PENGUIN, PERTH, PIPERS RIVER, PORT ARTHUR, PORT SORELL, QUOIBA, RAILTON, RAVENSWOOD, RIANA, RICHMOND, RELIEF, RIDGLEY, RINGAROOMA, ROCKY CAPE, ROSS, ST MARYS, SCAMANDER, SORELL, SOUTH ARM, SPREYTON, STANLEY, STOWPORT, SWANSEA, TRIABUNNA, TURNERS BEACH, WARATAH, WESLEY VALE, WESTBURY, WESTERWAY, WEST ULVERSTONE, WILMOT, WINNALEAH, WIVENHOE, YOLLA

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TYPE IIIa

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DESCRIPTION: as for Type III but with TAS AUST +postcode at base

OFFICES SEEN: CARRICK, DELORAINE, STANLEY, WESTBURY

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TYPE IIIb



DESCRIPTION: as for Type III but with but HOBART (or elsewhere)substituting for TAS

OFFICES SEEN: CITY DELIVERY CENTRE HOBART

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TYPE IIIc

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DESCRIPTION: as for Type III but with but POST OFFICE at top and office name + TAS + postcode
in two lines below the dateline.

OFFICES SEEN: CURRIE, LEGANA


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TYPE IIIT(i)


DESCRIPTION: as for Type III but with mail closing time included above the dateline

OFFICES SEEN: GEEVESTON (4.00PM), GLENORCHY (6PM), HOBART BATHURST STREET (6PM), HUONVILLE (4.30PM), OATLANDS (3.15PM & 4.45PM), ROSEBERY (1.45PM & 5PM), ROSNY PARK (5PM & 6.00PM?), ST MARYS (5PM), SCAMANDER (5PM), SHEFFIELD (4.30PM), SMITHTON (10AM & 4.30PM), ZEEHAN (12.15PM)

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TYPE IIIT(ii)


DESCRIPTION: as for Type III but with mail closing time included below the dateline

OFFICES SEEN: NORTH HOBART (5PM), STATE PARCEL CENTRE (6PM)



.......this is where I'm up to for now .... your additions (different types, times, offices, etc) are welcome.

[Ross Ewington]

Major update just completed (July 20th 2010) - see above.

[Anthony Munslow]

Hi Ross,

Wow!! You have done that quickly. Give me a few days and I will look at my collection and see if I can add anything to your list.

Is it too early to start looking at earliest/laltest dates?

Regards

Anthony

[Ross Ewington]

thanks Anthony,

I think it is a little too early to start listing ERDs and LRDs just yet as I would like to get the various types sorted first and then assign them "numbers" following on from those listed by Avery & Hardinge (there appears to be some pre-1994 sub-types of datestamps already classified by A&H and I need to "nail" these as well).

As soon as I have a fairly comprehensive listing, I plan to create a spreadsheet of the offices and datestamp types to which ERDs and LRDs (+ additional comments) can be added. I will get this posted as a .pdf on the TPS website with links to and from this BB so that the work can still be carried out in this forum.

By all means though, please start compiling your early and late dates as they will certainly be needed at some stage quite soon (hopefully). I have already included mail closing times as they are a fixed feature of datestamp design where present i.e. there is only one possible time for each separate datestamp.

[Colin Salt]

Some additions to the list.

TYPE 1 (Basic).
Beaconsfield. Beauty Point. Bothwell 2 types (34 and 37mm) Burnie, George Town, codes 1 and 2 and also without code,
Glenorchy, Glenorchy with PAID above dateline, Kings Meadow, Legana, Rosny Park (32mm with stop after Tax and 37mm, no stop), Tullah, Ulverstone, West Hobart and Wynyard with code 2 above dateline.
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Type 1a.
Carrick, (34 and 37mm), Smithton.
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Type 1T(i)
St Marys (5PM), Sheffield (33mm 5PM and 36mm 4.30PM), Smithton (10AM and 5 PM) Zeehan (5PM)
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Type 1T(ii)
New Norfolk ((6PM) Sheffield (5PM with PAID above dateline) University of Tasmania with postcode 7005 only, no Tas. (6PM)
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Type 11 (basic)
Lindisfarne (30mm and 38mm), New Town.
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Type 11b(ii)
Mowbray Heights Code 2
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Type 111(basic)
Campbell Town, Cooee, Devonport, Evandale, Exeter, Invermay, MIddleton (with code 1 above dateline), Moonah, Oatlands, Oatlands (with PAID above dateline), Orford (32 and 37mm), Railton, SAndy Bay (codes 2, 3, and 6 below dateline), Waratah.
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Type 111a
Money Order Teller/Burnie 7320
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Type 111T(i)
KIngston (6PM and code 1 below dateline) KIngston (6PM and code 2 below dateline), Queenstown (11am), Rosny Park - confirm 6PM). Rosney Park (6PM with PAID below dateline) and a second Rosny Park with PAID below dateline but time shown as 6.00 PM above dateline), Sorrell (32 and 37 mm, both show 6PM) -
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Type 111T(ii)
Huonville (4.30PM with PAID above dateline. Kingston (6PM with code 1 and PAID above dateline, Rosebery (1.45PM), there is also a graphic device above the dateling on this one, State Parcels Centre (6PM)at least three handstamp, 36, 40 and 43mm.
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