Guildford Junction
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OPENED: 1-AUG-1900 · CLOSED: 30-JUN-1969
Location: situated 44kms SW of Burnie at 41° 25' 0" South, 145° 42' 0" East
- the closest post offices to Guildford Junction during it's period of operation were at Waratah and Parrawe
see Google Maps for an enlargement
Barred Numeral Postmark[edit]
Second Allocation
- barred numeral '390' was allocated to this office
- examples are rated RRRRR and have not been reported on other than the Pictorial issues
Datestamps[edit]
Type 1
- Earliest recorded date: 11-AUG-1900 · Latest recorded date: 17-MAR-1938
- examples of this postmark with 1900-1912 dates are rated 'S' by Hardinge
- examples struck in blue ink from the 1908-1909 period have been reported
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Type 5
- Earliest recorded date: 24-MAR-1938 · Latest recorded date: 28-JUL-1966
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Type 5(s)
- Earliest recorded date: 1-SEP-1966 · Latest recorded date: 5-MAY-1969
- examples of this postmark are rated RR
- this datestamp with all but the letters 'RD' excised was used as Cut Down Relief cds (x) at Calder Upper · ERD: 20-OCT-1969 · LRD: 10-NOV-1969
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Other Information[edit]
Links & References[edit]
- a photo of the Guildford Junction school may be viewed via this link [1]
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Please contact the author of this listing [2] to report any errors and/or omissions or to provide better or 'missing' images, etc.