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'''Location:''' 41° 14' 0" South, 144° 42' 0" East
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'''Location:'''
  
* situated 34.5km South of '''[[Marrawah]]'''
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* situated 34.5km South of '''[[Marrawah]]''' at 41° 14' 0" South, 144° 42' 0" East
  
 
* the closest post office to '''Temma''' was at '''[[Balfour]]'''
 
* the closest post office to '''Temma''' was at '''[[Balfour]]'''
  
* the little business was conducted at the post office during the last 10 years or so of operation  
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''see [http://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=Temma,+Tasmania&hl=en&ll=-41.153842,145.033264&spn=1.557237,3.56781&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=57.774,114.169922&z=9 Google Map] for an enlargement''
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''see [https://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=Temma,+Tasmania&hl=en&ll=-41.153842,145.033264&spn=1.557237,3.56781&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=57.774,114.169922&z=9 Google Map] for an enlargement''
  
  

Latest revision as of 00:16, 7 May 2014

___ this listing is currently being prepared by RE and any assistance with improving the accuracy and amount of information provided below is welcome___


OPENED: 24-MAY-1910 · CLOSED: 31-JUL-1960


Location:

  • situated 34.5km South of Marrawah at 41° 14' 0" South, 144° 42' 0" East
  • the closest post office to Temma was at Balfour
  • little business was conducted at the post office during the last 10 years or so of operation


see Google Map for an enlargement



Datestamps[edit]

Type 2a

  • Earliest recorded date: 22-JUN-1910 · Latest recorded date: 02-JAN-1959
  • Rated RR throughout it's long period of use
  • Datestamp was ordered on 20-MAY-1910
  • Complete strikes can be elusive
  • Reported in violet ink with 1950 dates

Report an earlier or later use of the Type 2a datestamp here


Type 5s

  • Earliest recorded date: 01-MAY-1959 · Latest recorded date: 09-JUN-1960
  • Rated RRRRR
  • Only 4 or 5 examples have been found

Report an earlier or later use of the Type 5s 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


Please contact [mailto: the author] of this page to report any errors and/or omissions or to provide better or 'missing' images, etc.