Black Sugar Loaf
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Location: 41° 27' 0" South, 146° 51' 0" East
- was situated 13.5km NNW of Westbury
- 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]
- 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
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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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