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Revision as of 06:40, 25 July 2014
OPENED (as Longley): 3-DEC-1888 · CLOSED (for the second and final time): 31-DEC-1992
- When Leslie was renamed Longley on 3-DEC-1888, the original Longley was renamed Lower Longley. Lower Longley closed on 23-SEP-1898 and reopened 1-JUN-1901.
Location:
- situated 24km south of Hobart near 42° 58' 0" South, 147° 12' 0" East
- nearby post offices have included Longley, Sandfly and Grove. The closest current postal services are located at Grove and Margate.
see Google Map for an enlargement
Barred Numeral Postmark
Second Allocation BN210
BN210 was allocated to Longley in 1879. Longley was renamed Longley Lower in 1888. Probably destroyed by fire 31-DEC-1897.
Rated: RRR
Datestamps
- Earliest recorded date: 22-OCT-1892 · Latest recorded date: 22-OCT-1892
- Rated RRRRR
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Type 1 * removed
- Earliest recorded date: 8-JUL-1901 · Latest recorded date: 1-JUN-1936
- Rated R in both the State and Commonwealth periods
- This CDS was the original Lower Longley type1b with the * removed
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- Earliest recorded date: 2-JUL-1936 · Latest recorded date: 7-JUL-1969
- Inverted dateline 1953
- Example above appears to read 38-OCT but the first digit is actually and inverted 2
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Type 4a(s)
- Earliest recorded date: 19-AUG-1969 · Latest recorded date: 23-SEP-1987
- Found in grey in 1971
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- Earliest recorded date: 23-SEP-1987 · Latest recorded date: 31-DEC-1992
- Code 1
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To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings
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Other Information
- Picture of Post Office taken circa 1976
- Lower Longley po 1976.jpg
Links & References
To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings
To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page |
Please contact the author of this page to report any errors and/or omissions or to provide better or 'missing' images, etc.