Blessington
OPENED : 1st - December - 1884 as Irishtown
RENAMED : Blessington on the 22nd - January - 1890
CLOSED : 30th - June - 1970
Location:
Blessington is located approx 45 kms South East of Launceston
Post offices close to Blessington were:
- Burns Creek 11 kms
- Deddington 13 kms
- Upper Blessington 16 kms
- White Hills 21 kms
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Barred Numeral Postmark[edit]
Second Allocation
Allocated BN: 238
Rated: RRR
Datestamps[edit]
- Despite a CDS being allocated during the Irishtown period no example is known.
- Earliest recorded date: 28th OCT 1899
- Latest recorded date: 29 JAN 1938
- Hardinge rated 5(Scarce) in pictorial period and is hard to find as a clear strike
- Rated RR in Commonwealth period
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- Earliest recorded date: 20th DEC 1938
- Latest recorded date: 12 DEC 1969
- Rated: R
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- Earliest recorded date: 10 JUN 1970
- Latest recorded date: 10 JUN 1970
- Only one known copy.
- Rated: RRRRR
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Other Information[edit]
- Article from the Mercury dated the 29th November 1890 declaring postal district name change from Irishtown to Blessington.
Links & References[edit]
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