Black Sugar Loaf

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Location: 41° 27' 0" South, 146° 51' 0" East

  • name of post office changed to Birralee on 01-JAN-1915

see Google Map for an enlargement


  • Opened: 01-NOV-1883 · Re-named Birralee: 01-JAN-1915
  • Mr Squires appointed as the first postmaster


Barred Numeral Postmark[edit]

Second Allocation

  • allocated barred numeral canceller '226'
  • examples are rated RRR


Datestamp[edit]

Type 1

  • Earliest recorded date: 20-JUN-1900 · Latest recorded date: 21-OCT-1914
  • Hardinge rated 13(RRR-) in pictorial period and are extremely hard to find as a clear strike
  • Rated RRRR on Commonwealth issues
  • Clear strikes of this datestamp are elusive


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


To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings

To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page

Other Information[edit]

  • opening of the post office reported in The Mercury on 13-NOV-1883

Links & References[edit]

To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings

To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page


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