George Town
OPENED : 11th - December - 1822
- Still in operation as an Australia Post Office
Location:
George Town is located in the East Tamar region approx 52 kms North of Launceston
Post offices close to George Town were:
- Bell Bay 5 kms
- Low Head 6 kms
- Beechford 17 kms
- Lefroy 17 kms
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"Click on image above or see Google Maps for an enlargement"
== BARRED NUMERAL POSTMARK ==
FIRST ALLOCATION
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Allocated BN: 32
- Rated: R
SECOND ALLOCATION
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Allocated BN: 37
- Known on pictorial
== DATESTAMPS ==
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- Earliest recorded date: 12th - September - 1823
- Latest recorded date: 29th - January - 1825
- Rated: RRRRR
- Black ink
- Only 2 known copies,name only
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- Earliest recorded date: 18th - January - 1847
- Latest recorded date: 20th - July - 1863
- Sometimes seen as "Geo Town"
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- Earliest recorded date: 8th - July - 1867
- Latest recorded date: 6th - August - 1883
- Rated: RRR
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- Earliest recorded date: 13th - November - 1884
- Latest recorded date: 2nd - July - 1930
- Rarely used after 1926
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- Earliest recorded date: 24th - March - 1926
- Latest recorded date: 2nd - April - 1958
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- Earliest recorded date: 4th - July - 1951
- Latest recorded date: 24th - July - 1957
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- Earliest recorded date: 12th - December - 1954
- Latest recorded date: 15th - May - 1967
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- Earliest recorded date: 15th - April - 1958
- Latest recorded date: 22nd - August - 1977
- Large narrow letters (replaced type 4)
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- Earliest recorded date: 18th - February - 1963
- Latest recorded date: 12th - May - 1985
- Small letters
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- Earliest recorded date: 19th - May - 1967
- Latest recorded date: 12th - May - 1985
- Large wide letters (replaced type 5T)
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- Earliest recorded date: 20th - January - 1970
- Latest recorded date: 12th - November - 1987
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- Earliest recorded date: 18th - August - 1977
- Latest recorded date: 25th - September - 1984
- Relief No 8 used 28th September 1984 until 14th December 1984 while dateline changeover occurred
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- Earliest recorded date: 28th - December - 1984
- Latest recorded date: 30th - March - 1986
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- Earliest recorded date: 17th - April - 1986
- Latest recorded date: 6th - December - 1987
- First number in day large
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- Earliest recorded date: 10th - March - 1988
- Latest recorded date: 20th - December - 1993
- Time in large figures
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- Earliest recorded date: 22nd - May - 1985
- Latest recorded date: 6th - January - 1988
- Rated: RR
- No slash between Tas and postcode
- Code 1
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- Earliest recorded date: 22nd - October - 1985
- Latest recorded date: 6th - January - 1988
- Rated: R
- Code 2
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- Earliest recorded date: 8th - September - 1988
- Latest recorded date: 14th - January - 1991
- Rated: R
- Code 1 with stars at sides
- Violet ink 1988 , Blue ink 1989-91
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- Earliest recorded date: 22nd - September - 1988
- Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
- Code 2 with stars at sides
- Violet ink 1988-89 , Blue ink 1990
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- Earliest recorded date: 31st - January - 1991
- Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
- Code 1 with much larger letters than type R7(I),37mm in diameter with dashes at side
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- Earliest recorded date: 16th - October - 1991
- Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
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- Earliest recorded date: 10th - November - 1993
- Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
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- Earliest recorded date: 23rd - June 1994
- Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
- Smaller diameter than R8(I)
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== MONEY ORDER CDS ==
- Earliest recorded date: 22nd - September - 1988
- Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
- Rated RR
- Stars at sides
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== PAID CDS ==
- Earliest recorded date: 28th - October - 1960
- Latest recorded date: 14th - May - 1965
- Rated: RR
- "Paid at George Town" in red ink with 5d rate
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- Earliest recorded date: 25th - November - 1966
- Latest recorded date: 3rd - April - 1978
- Rate removed from dateline which is now centred
- Red ink
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- Earliest recorded date: 10th - October - 1979
- Latest recorded date: 17th - September - 1984
- Time added to dateline
- Red ink
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- Earliest recorded date: 2nd - July - 1985
- Latest recorded date: 8th - January - 1987
- Red ink
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- Earliest recorded date: 2nd - February - 1990
- Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
- Month small
- Red Ink 1990-91 , Black 1991 onwards
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Other Information[edit]
- George Town Post Office circa 1900-10
- George Town Post Office circa 1930's
- George Town Post Office 1978
- Aerial view of George Town early 1970's
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