Ramsgate

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OPENED: 1-JUL-1895 · CLOSED: 1-NOV-1922


Location: 43° 35′ 0″ South, 146° 52′ 0″ East (N.B. these are the co-ordinates for Cockle Creek)

  • Ramsgate was situated approx. 33km SSW of Dover. Nearby post offices were at Catamaran and Leprena during the period of operation
  • opened as Recherché Bay 11-MAY-1857 · renamed Ramsgate from 1-JUL-1895
  • a Recherche Bay datestamp should exist but is yet to be recorded
  • facilities were transferred to Catamaran on 1-NOV-1922 however the datestamp remained in use for a few days after that for reasons unknown


see Google Map for an enlargement - Ramsgate was in the vicinity of where the road crosses Cockle Creek.


Barred Numeral Postmark[edit]

Second Allocation

  • BN75 originally allocated to Recherche Bay was used at Ramsgate although it's application to the mail may have been abandoned much earlier than usual for this postmark type
  • rarity rating is RRR
  • manuscript '75' cancels have been reported

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Datestamps[edit]

Type 1 (Circle Stops)

  • Earliest recorded date: 9-AUG-1899 · Latest recorded date: 6-NOV-1922

Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here


To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings

To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page

Other Information[edit]


Links & References[edit]

To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings

To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page


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