BOOK: THE POST OFFICES & THEIR DATESTAMPS by J. HARDINGE - report updates here!

[Ross Ewington]

Correction for last day of operation of the PRESTON post office - currently listed as being 30 OC 1981 however this date was a Saturday and the PO would have closed on a weekday

See 'last day cover' below postmarked on Friday 30 OC 1981 which would have been the actual date of closure

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[Ross Ewington]

New late date for FALMOUTH Type 5 cds - -5FE69 - previous LRD was -5SE67 so this discovery is quite a' leap forward'.

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[John Campton]

New late use date for the Hobart Type 3(x)(xii) which was the old Parcels cds with the "P" removed. Late use date was 6.1.1928 and shown on the 3d violet KGV this date can now be advanced to 21.6.1928.

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I have shown two images so that you can see the phantom "P" emerging despite removal. Similar to the old Scottsdale west cds where late use cds see the "West" trying to reappear.

[John Campton]

New early use date for the Hobart Type 2(i) cds. Was 2.1.1907 and can be adjusted to 28.9.1906 as per strike on 1d Pictorial below.

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[Ross Ewington]

New late date for HOBART NORTH PAID Type 7b(m)T cds - 24 SE 91

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[Ross Ewington]

New early date for the BASE P.O. 6 MD 016 Type M4(ii) cds which is rated 5R

Previous ERD was 9 SE 1942 ....... now 23 JE 1942

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[Ross Ewington]

New latest recorded date for the PARCEL POST · GENERAL POST OFFICE HOBART Type R5(iii) rubber datestamp by just over a year!

Previous LRD was 16 Nov 1951 · new LRD is 25 Nov 1952

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also, a new ERD for the DEAD LETTER OFFICE Type 4a cds - previous ERD was 31 Aug 1936 - new ERD is 16 Oct 1934

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[John Hardinge]

New early date for the BASE P.O. 6 MD 016 Type M4(ii) cds which is rated 5R

Previous ERD was 9 SE 1942 ....... now 23 JE 1942

Great item (see image above). If only I had not been outbid for it....

[Ross Ewington]

LYETTA - Type 2b

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Note a 'quad' has been used as second number in year for reasons unknown. This example was from John Avery's collection
so it's surprising that the dateline variation hasn't been recorded previously

[John Campton]

This rubber cds with the "West" removed has a late use date of 28.12.1933 in Hardinge's Compendium.

However in the image shown it has been used to cancel a 3d Centenary of the Settlement of Victoria which was issued 2.7.1934.

Date of the cds is 31.10.1934 so this pushes it out a further ten months. JH has been advised and he has confirmed the find and noted his records.

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[Ross Ewington]

New EARLY DATE for PAID AT NEW NORFOLK Type 5R - 12.OC.53 ...... beats the published ERD by about 18 months

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[Ross Ewington]

TASMANIA · 1967 (Feb 7th): full clear strike of the GROVE Type 5sT(i) cds on piece · the general store and PO were destroyed
a few hours later in the "Black Tuesday Bushfires" · not only a new LRD but the ultimate LRD!

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[Ross Ewington]

A new late date for the LAUNCESTON Type 4 cds - 26SE56 - this is about 11 months later than the published LRD

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If you have some FDCs cancelled at Launceston, it may be worthwhile to check out any Type 4 dates as some later dates may turn up!

[Ross Ewington]

A new late date for the RIDGLEY WEST Type 5(s) cds - 25FE74 ..... previous recorded as being -4JA74

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Post office closed on 30AP74 so there's still scope for improvement!

[Ross Ewington]

A new late date of use by about 6 weeks for the PAID AT LAUNCESTON SOUTH Type 5sR cds - 6 JA 65

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[Ross Ewington]

addendum ...... BURNIE · MONEY ORDER OFFICE Type R2a rubber datestamp

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please note that the listing on page 39 is not correct

1) the datestamp does not read "MONEY ORDERS"
2) a Type R2b rubber cds does not exist

..... please edit your copy