Don
OPENED : 12th - May - 1856
CLOSED : Still in operation circa 1995
Location:
Don is located in the North West region approx kms West of Devonport
Post offices close to Don were:
- Devonport West(2nd opening) 2.5 kms
- Devonport 4.5 kms
- Lillico 6 kms
- Devonport East 7 kms
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== PRE 1861 ==
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- Earliest recorded date: 6th - February - 1857
- Latest recorded date: 26th - February - 1875
- Seen as "Don" or "Don River" as manuscript postal endorsement and on stamps
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== BARRED NUMERAL POSTMARK ==
SECOND ALLOCATION
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Allocated BN: 26
- Known on pictorial
== DATESTAMPS ==
- Earliest recorded date: 18th - September - 1877
- Latest recorded date: 2nd - February - 1884
- Rated: R
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- Earliest recorded date: 10th - September - 1885
- Latest recorded date: 10th - June - 1936
- Rated: 1 (abundantly common) by Hardinge in pictorial period
- Grey ink 1916-17
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- Earliest recorded date: 17th - June - 1936
- Latest recorded date: 22nd - July - 1965
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- Earliest recorded date: 18th - October - 1965
- Latest recorded date: 30th - June - 1978
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- Earliest recorded date: 1st - July - 1978
- Latest recorded date: 7th - September - 1988
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- Earliest recorded date: 11th - January - 1989
- Latest recorded date: 13th - October - 1989
- CDS has first letter in day large
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- Earliest recorded date: 13th - February - 1990
- Latest recorded date: 10th - September - 1991
- CDS has first figure in year large
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- Earliest recorded date: 2nd - October - 1992
- Latest recorded date: 8th - March - 1993
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- Earliest recorded date: 2nd - August - 1993
- Latest recorded date: 2nd - August - 1993
- Rated: RRR
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- Earliest recorded date: 8th - October - 1993
- Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
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Other Information[edit]
- Don Post Ofiice 1978
Links & References[edit]
To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings
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