Takone
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OPENED: 1-MAY-1915 · CLOSED: 31-MAR-1972
Location:
- situated approx. 21kms SSW of Wynyard at 41° 11' 0" South, 145° 38' 0" East
see Google Map for an enlargement
Datestamps and Postal Markings[edit]
Manuscript
- only a single example has been recorded (above) but this cancellation indicates that Type 4a cds was issued in 1929 and not earlier as previously thought
Report an earlier or later manuscript cancel here
Type 4a
- earliest recorded date: 10-OCT-1929· Latest recorded date: 6-MAR-1972
- recorded in blue with 1929 dates
Report an earlier or later use of the Type 4a datestamp here
To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings
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Other Information[edit]
- gold was discovered at Takone in the early 1930s. The report from The Mercury (above - 'click' on image to enlarge) was published on 6-JAN-1932
Links & References[edit]
To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings
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