for reporting contemporary Tassie postmarks. With the introduction of neoprene faced
datestamps in the early 1990s, many collectors chose to collect only the (soon to be obsolete)
longer lasting steel datestamps as the newer types proved to be ephemeral and in many instances,
replacements hard to identify from the originals. As a result, the reporting of new postmarks
to The Courier dwindled to nil and that is more or less the current situation.
Although this forum is not really suitable to start an exhaustive "A to Z" study of modern postmarks,
I feel that it is a good place to record the neoprene-faced special types that have been produced for a
specific purpose other than the day-to-day cancelling of mail.
Here is an example of one of the types of postmark to which I refer:
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start to compile a listing of postmarks and offices below (in this first post).
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>>> MAIL, PARCEL AND DELIVERY CENTRES <<<
HOBART
CITY DELIVERY CENTRE / 22 DEC 2001 / HOBART 7001
PRIVATE BOXES / -9 SEP 1992 / HOBART TAS. 7000
PRIVATE BOXES / 28 JUN 1996 / HOBART TAS. 7000 (second type a little smaller than the other)
HOBART MAIL CENTRE
HOBART MAIL CENTRE / BULK LODGEMENT / -8 NOV 1988 / TAS 7000
OTHER LOCATIONS
KINGS MEADOWS
SPC 7248 / -9 DEC 1994 / SECURITY SECTION (SPC = State Parcel Centre)
KINGSTON
KINGSTON DELIVERY CENTRE 14 SEP 1995 TAS. 7050
GLENORCHY - NORTHERN SUBURBS DELIVERY CENTRE
NORTHERN SUBURBS DELIVERY CENTRE · 11 APR 1996 · TAS. 7010
ULVERSTONE
ULVERSTONE MDC / 19 DEC 2001 / TAS 7315
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MAIL REDISTRIBUTION CENTRE TASMANIA - HOBART GPO
MAIL REDISTRIBUTION CENTRE TASMANIA 2 16 SEP 2004 GPO BOX 4000 HOBART TAS 7001
MAIL REDISTRIBUTION CENTRE TASMANIA 3 · 06 JUL 2004 GPO BOX 4000 HOBART TAS 7001
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>>> POSTAL MANAGER and ADMINISTRATION <<<
DELORAINE
POSTAL MANAGER / 27 NOV 2002 / DELORAINE 7304
HOBART G.P.O.
POSTAL SERVICES CONTROLLER / 1 / 21 AUG 1989 / GPO HOBART 7000
POSTAL SERVICES CONTROLLER / 2 / -8 JUL 1989 / GPO HOBART 7000
POSTAL SERVICES CONTROLLER / 3 / 22 MAY 1989 / GPO HOBART 7000
HOBART NORTH
POSTAL SERVICES OFFICER · 26 MAY 1989 · HOBART NORTH, TAS. 7000
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>>> POSTAL MANAGER RETAIL, POST SHOPS, etc. <<<
BURNIE
POSTAL MANAGER RETAIL / 17 OCT 2002 / BURNIE TAS. 7320
BURNIE POST SHOP / 10 JAN 2002 / TAS 7320
KINGS MEADOWS
KINGS MEADOWS POST SHOP 1 / -6 FEB 2002 / TAS 7249
LAUNCESTON
LAUNCESTON POST SHOP 5 / 16 NOV 2001 / TAS. 7250
NEW NORFOLK
NEW NORFOLK POST SHOP / -8 FEB 2002 / TAS 7140
ULVERSTONE
ULVERSTONE POST SHOP / 26 OCT 2001 / TAS 7315
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>>> TRAINING SCHOOL <<<
HOBART GPO
AUSTRALIA POST 12 JUN 1979 TRAINING SCHOOL HOBART GPO 7000
).