Editing Pipers River

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OPENED ''':''' 6th - April - 1865 as [[Piper's River]]   

RENAMED ''':''' 1st - August - 1880 to Pipers River Upper

RENAMED ''':''' 28th - October - 1887 back to [[Piper's River]]

* Still in operation as a LPO  


'''Location:'''

[[Piper's River]] is located in the East Tamar region approx  kms East of [[George Town]]

Post offices close to [[]] were:
 
*[[Back Creek]]   kms

*[[Pipers Brook]] 11 kms

*[[Weymouth]] 13 kms

*[[Lefroy]]   kms


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'''== BARRED NUMERAL POSTMARK =='''


SECOND ALLOCATION


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Allocated BN:   

* Known on pictorial 



'''== DATESTAMPS =='''

'''[[TYPE 1a]]'''


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* Earliest recorded date: 30th - January - 1899   

* Latest recorded date: 12th - December - 1924


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'''[[TYPE 4]]'''


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* Earliest recorded date: 17th - November - 1925  

* Latest recorded date: 19th - January - 1963

* Red/Violet ink 1926-27 


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'''[[TYPE 5s]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 22nd - January - 1963   

* Latest recorded date: 1st - November - 1989

* Proof strikes from PMG store known 22nd November 1962  


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'''[[TYPE 5(m)]]'''


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* Earliest recorded date: 15th - January - 1990    

* Latest recorded date: 9th - February - 1990 

* Rated: RRR

* First letter in year large


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'''[[TYPE 5s]]'''

 
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* Earliest recorded date: 2nd - March - 1990   

* Latest recorded date: 17th - April - 1992

* Small date line restored to CDS   


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'''[[TYPE R8]]'''

 
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* Earliest recorded date: 25th - November - 1992 

* Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995  


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