Comstock

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OPENED: 1 Sep 1890 CLOSED: 22 Feb 1894

REOPENED: 12 Aug 1901 CLOSED: 31 Mar 1903

REOPENED: 14 Jan 1913 CLOSED: 31 May 1914

A free bag was in use to 30 Jun 1955.

Location:

• Comstock was located 4km west of Zeehan with the Comstock Tramway connecting the mine to the West Coast rail network at Zeehan.

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BARRED NUMERAL POSTMARK

Second Allocation

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• barred numeral '313' was allocated to this office and used in the first period of operation of a Post Office at Comstock

• examples are rated RRR

• BN313 was reallocated to either Marrawah, The Oaks or Great Lake after the post office at Comstock closed in 1896

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DATESTAMPS

Type 1b

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• Earliest recorded date: Dec 1890 · Latest recorded date: 22 Mar 1894 for the first period of operation of a post office at Comstock

• examples are rated RRRR

• Earliest recorded date: 23 Sep 1901· Latest recorded date: 9 Feb 1903 for the second period of operation of a post office at Comstock

• examples are rated RRRR

Type R1a

• Only recorded date: 14 Jan 1914 during the third period of operation of a post office at Comstock

• examples are rated RRRRR

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