Priority Paid "Timeclock" Datestamps

[John Hardinge]

Just wondering if anyone has seen a priority paid CDS from any of the following:

Invermay
New Town
Sorell
Hobart North

[Ross Ewington]

SORELL PP 'CLOCK' DATESTAMP - 1991

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Not on your list but surprisingly scarce

BATHURST STREET PP 'CLOCK' DATESTAMP - 1986

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[John Hardinge]

Nice. Thanks for that. I believe I have now seen INvermay so that leaves New Town and North Hobart as the question marks?

[Ross Ewington]

Not on your list but a nice 'per favour' strike of the PP time-clock datestamp used at LAUNCESTON SOUTH

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[Ross Ewington]

Here are a couple more timeclock datestamps used with Priority Paid mail - I have found both of these
datestamps used at the Hobart Mail Exchange (MEB = Mail Exchange Branch) to be quite scarce.

The diameter of this datestamp is 50mm - 'click' on the image once to view the whole cover___________

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The diameter of this second 'timeclock' datestamp is 55mm

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[Ross Ewington]

Surprisingly, not one that you will see every day - GLENORCHY

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[John Hardinge]

Have now seen Invermay. Not sure about Hobart North and New Town.

[Ross Ewington]

I have located a second type of time-clock PP datestamp used at GLENORCHY.

Note the different 'arrow' indicator and the post office name in smaller type

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[Ross Ewington]

A few more Priority Paid "time-clock" datestamps

BURNIE

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also seen from 13 SEP 1989


LAUNCESTON POST OFFICE

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LAUNCESTON MAIL CENTRE - I don't recall seeing this datestamp before.

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Also seen dated 22 JAN 1981

ULVERSTONE - 'RECEIVED'

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DEVONPORT - 'Priority Paid' absent from datestamp face.

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HOBART - GPO? - no office name. Both covers are addressed to politicians with offices at 1 Franklin
Wharf (2 blocks from the GPO)

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Anything "new" here?

[Ross Ewington]

Two more found today on Priority Paid covers

BURNIE - different to the one illustrated above (no PRIORITY PAID included on the datestamp face)

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and a different type for the LAUNCESTON post office

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[Ross Ewington]

Here is an 'improver' on the SORELL datestamp which I have posted previously (see above)

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I have never seen more than three or four examples of this particular PP datestamp

[Ross Ewington]

One and the same?

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BURNIE PP time-clock datestamp with (20 JAN 84) and without (13 FEB 1984) 'PRIORITY PAID' (the latter previously reported in this topic)

The diameter of the datestamp and the width of 'BURNIE' and the date are identical - I would assume that the 'without' datestamp
is an altered version of the 'with' type and not a different canceller.

Any thoughts?

[Ross Ewington]

DEVONPORT 7310 19 DEC 1984 with PRIORITY PAID on face of datestamp

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Diameter: 50mm · width of DEVONPORT = 23.5mm · width of postcode = 8mm

[Ross Ewington]

KINGS MEADOWS 7246* · 13 MAY 1991 · PRIORITY PAID OFFICE - time-clock datestamp

* the postcode should read 7249 - it appears to read '7246' or '7248' but definitely not '7249'

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Has anyone seen this postmark before (John hasn't included it on "The List"? ??

[Ross Ewington]

INVERMAY · 22 JAN 1981 · 7250

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[John Hardinge]

It's a new one. It leaves two I suspect exist but I have not seen-New Town and Hobart North.

[Ross Ewington]

finally .... an item sought in the original post!

NEW TOWN - Priority Paid Time-Clock Datestamp

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[Ross Ewington]

finally found ...the 'missing' PP time-clock datestamp used at HOBART NORTH

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next challenge please!

[Ross Ewington]

found the other example of the HOBART NORTH PP datestamp ...note that the postcode appears to be '7002' (the NH post offices boxes postcode)!

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[Ross Ewington]

I have just located what I think is a third (or fourth) type of PP timeclock used at Burnie

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Compare this with the illustrated examples above.

[Ross Ewington]

A really nice example of the second type of PP datestamp used at GLENORCHY

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[Ross Ewington]

I was just sorting through a shoebox or two today and found this photocopy that John Avery sent to me about 30 years ago

This may be of use to anyone who is working on the Priority Paid timeclock datestamps and are interested in some possible earliest dates

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