George Town

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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:



"Click on image above or see Google Maps for an enlargement"


== BARRED NUMERAL POSTMARK ==


FIRST ALLOCATION



Allocated BN: 32

  • Rated: R


SECOND ALLOCATION



Allocated BN: 37

  • Known on pictorial


== DATESTAMPS ==

Primitive



  • 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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MPE



  • Earliest recorded date: 18th - January - 1847
  • Latest recorded date: 20th - July - 1863
  • Sometimes seen as "Geo Town"


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TYPE U1



  • Earliest recorded date: 8th - July - 1867
  • Latest recorded date: 6th - August - 1883
  • Rated: RRR


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TYPE 1



  • Earliest recorded date: 13th - November - 1884
  • Latest recorded date: 2nd - July - 1930
  • Rarely used after 1926


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TYPE 4



  • Earliest recorded date: 24th - March - 1926
  • Latest recorded date: 2nd - April - 1958


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TYPE 5



  • Earliest recorded date: 4th - July - 1951
  • Latest recorded date: 24th - July - 1957


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TYPE 5T



  • Earliest recorded date: 12th - December - 1954
  • Latest recorded date: 15th - May - 1967


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TYPE 5s(I)



  • Earliest recorded date: 15th - April - 1958
  • Latest recorded date: 22nd - August - 1977
  • Large narrow letters (replaced type 4)


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TYPE 5s(II)



  • Earliest recorded date: 18th - February - 1963
  • Latest recorded date: 12th - May - 1985
  • Small letters


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TYPE 5s(III)



  • Earliest recorded date: 19th - May - 1967
  • Latest recorded date: 12th - May - 1985
  • Large wide letters (replaced type 5T)


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TYPE 6a



  • Earliest recorded date: 20th - January - 1970
  • Latest recorded date: 12th - November - 1987


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TYPE 7T



  • 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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TYPE 7(l)T



  • Earliest recorded date: 28th - December - 1984
  • Latest recorded date: 30th - March - 1986


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TYPE 7(m)(I)T



  • Earliest recorded date: 17th - April - 1986
  • Latest recorded date: 6th - December - 1987
  • First number in day large


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TYPE 7(m)(II)T



  • Earliest recorded date: 10th - March - 1988
  • Latest recorded date: 20th - December - 1993
  • Time in large figures


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TYPE 7a



  • 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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TYPE 8a



  • Earliest recorded date: 22nd - October - 1985
  • Latest recorded date: 6th - January - 1988
  • Rated: R
  • Code 2


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TYPE R7(I)



  • 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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TYPE R7(II)



  • 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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TYPE R7(III)



  • 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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TYPE R6



  • Earliest recorded date: 16th - October - 1991
  • Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995


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TYPE R8(I)



  • Earliest recorded date: 10th - November - 1993
  • Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995


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TYPE R8(II)



  • 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 ==


TYPE R6



  • Earliest recorded date: 22nd - September - 1988
  • Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
  • Rated RR
  • Stars at sides


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== PAID CDS ==


TYPE 5sR



  • 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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TYPE 5s



  • 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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TYPE 5sT



  • Earliest recorded date: 10th - October - 1979
  • Latest recorded date: 17th - September - 1984
  • Time added to dateline
  • Red ink


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TYPE 8c



  • Earliest recorded date: 2nd - July - 1985
  • Latest recorded date: 8th - January - 1987
  • Red ink


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TYPE 8c(m)



  • 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




Links & References[edit]

To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings

To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page


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