Black Brush

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Opened: 01-NOV-1860 · Closed: 30-APR-1916

• situated approx. 5km SW of Bagdad and approx. 5km ESE of Elderslie

• opened initially as a Mail Receiving House; upgraded to a Post Office Agency from 01-MAY-1870

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Click on the RH map for an enlarged locality map

Map Coordinates: 42° 40' 01" South, 147° 11' 03" East

Barred Numeral Postmarks

Second Allocation

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Allocated BN5

• There are two types

• BN5(i) is only found on Chalons - Rated: RRRRR

• BN5(ii) is smaller than BN5(i) and is found on stamps issued in the 1880s on - Rated: RRRR

• manuscript cancels exist (see above)

Post an image of either barred numeral postmark here

Datestamp

Type 1a

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• Earliest recorded date: 01-APR-1880 · Latest recorded date: 27-APR-1916

• The datestamp was issued circa June 1878

• Hardinge rated 12(RR+) in pictorial period and is extremely hard to find good strikes

• Rated RRRR on Commonwealth issues

• Clear impressions of this postmark are worth a significant premium!

Report an earlier or later use of the Type 1a datestamp here

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Other Information

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• this report in The Examiner from Tuesday, July 14th 1891 suggests that there may have been a period when this office was closed

Links & References

To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page

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