Bronte Park
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Location: 42° 09' 8" South,146° 50' 6" East
- in the Central Highlands situated approx. 18kms NNE of Tarraleah
- the closest location to Bronte Park to have a post office was at Bronte (Opened 1912 · Closed 1960)
see Google Map for an enlargement
Opened: 01-JUL-1948 · Closed: 18-DEC-1979
Bronte Park store and post office in 1972
Contents
Datestamps[edit]
Type 5(i)
- Earliest recorded date: 04-OCT-1948 · Latest recorded date: 27-OCT-1959
- Examples in red or violet ink with 1950 dates have been reported
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Type 5(ii)
Longer arcs than Type 5(i), 'stop' after 'AUST.'
- Earliest recorded date: 16-SEP-1950 · Latest recorded date: 24-SEP-1969
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Type 5(ii)(s)
Original dateline of Type 5(ii) replaced by one with smaller size of type
- Earliest recorded date: 15-OCT-1969 · Latest recorded date: 18-DEC-1979 (Closing Date - 'Last Day' covers exist)
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To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings
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Other Cancellations and Postal Items[edit]
- oval Postmaster Bronte Park datestamp used to cancel franking on a telegram form in 1951
Other Information[edit]
- report in The Mercury regarding an upgrading of the office
Links & References[edit]
To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings
To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page |
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