Difference between revisions of "Balfour"
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'''Type 2a - reads 'Mt. Balfour'''' | '''Type 2a - reads 'Mt. Balfour'''' | ||
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* Earliest recorded date: '''7-MAR-1908''' · Latest recorded date: '''5-OCT-1910''' | * Earliest recorded date: '''7-MAR-1908''' · Latest recorded date: '''5-OCT-1910''' | ||
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[http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=639 ''Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here''] | [http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=639 ''Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here''] | ||
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* Earliest recorded date: 30-SEP-1911 · Latest recorded date: 1-DEC-1927 | * Earliest recorded date: 30-SEP-1911 · Latest recorded date: 1-DEC-1927 | ||
Latest revision as of 02:32, 25 May 2014
OPENED: 15-JUL-1910 · CLOSED: 31-DEC-1927
Location:
- approximately 50km SSW of Smithton at 41° 16' 0" South, 144° 55' 0" East
- closest post office was at Temma
- formerly known as Mount Balfour - re-named Balfour on 15-JUL-1910
see Google Map for an enlargement
Datestamps[edit]
Type 2a - reads 'Mt. Balfour'
- Earliest recorded date: 7-MAR-1908 · Latest recorded date: 5-OCT-1910
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Type 2a(x)(i) - 'Mt' partially removed
- Earliest recorded date: 14-OCT-1910 · Latest recorded date: 15-SEP-1911
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Type 2a(X)(ii) - 'Mt' fully removed
(ii).jpg)
- Earliest recorded date: 30-SEP-1911 · Latest recorded date: 1-DEC-1927
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Type R3
- Earliest recorded date: 11-JAN-1919 · Latest recorded date: 15-JAN-1919
- used while datestamp was being repaired; struck in blue ink with the 'year' added in indelible pencil
- rated RRRRR - only two examples known
Provisional Cancellations[edit]
- more than one provisional handstamp was used at this office during this 'Commonwealth Period', possibly as a relief canceller while repairs were being made to the datestamp.
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Other Information[edit]
Links & References[edit]
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