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* Earliest recorded date: 4th - September - 1990 | * Earliest recorded date: 4th - September - 1990 | ||
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* CDS double circle with "Tas Aust 7310" at base with dash between "Tas" and "Aust" | * CDS double circle with "Tas Aust 7310" at base with dash between "Tas" and "Aust" | ||
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* Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995 | * Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995 | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:17, 24 July 2016
OPENED : 1st - July - 1873 as Formby
RENAMED : 1st - March - 1890 to Devonport West
RENAMED : 1st - May - 1929 to Devonport
Still in operation as an Australia Post Office
Location:
Devonport is located in the North West region approx. 50 kms East of Burnie
Post offices close to Devonport were:
- Devonport East 3 kms
- Don 4 kms
- Quioba 4 kms
- Spreyton 5 kms
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"Click on image above or see Google Maps for an enlargement"
== BARRED NUMERAL POSTMARK ==
SECOND ALLOCATION
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Allocated BN: 152
- Rated: R in Formby period
- Known on pictorial
== DATESTAMPS ==
- Earliest recorded date: 4th - June - 1879
- Latest recorded date: 31st - December - 1889
- Rated: R
- CDS "Formby"
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- Earliest recorded date: 2nd - May - 1890
- Latest recorded date: 2nd - February - 1914
- Rated: RRRRR in Commonwealth period (only 1 known copy)
- Rated: 1 (abundantly common) Hardinge in pictorial period
- CDS "West Devonport"
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- Earliest recorded date: 8th - June - 1896
- Latest recorded date: 15th - November - 1919
- Rated: R in Commonwealth period
- Rated: 6 (scarce) Hardinge in pictorial period
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- Earliest recorded date: 23rd - December - 1902
- Latest recorded date: 18th - July - 1913
- CDS "Devonport West"
- Rated: RRRRR in Commonwealth period (only one known copy)
- Rated: 1 (abundantly common) Hardinge in pictorial period
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- Earliest recorded date: 23rd - August - 1907
- Latest recorded date: 19th - November - 1918
- CDS "Devonport West"
- Purple ink 1914
- Blue ink 1915
- Rated: (abundantly common) Hardinge in pictorial period
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- Earliest recorded date: 4th - June - 1910
- Latest recorded date: 4th - August - 1927
- CDS "West D'port"
- Blue ink 1918
- Rated: (abundantly common) Hardinge in pictorial period
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- Earliest recorded date: 5th - August - 1918
- Latest recorded date: 7th - July - 1929
- CDS "Devonport West" formerly Type 3a
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- Earliest recorded date: 2nd - September - 1929
- Latest recorded date: 23rd - September - 1947
- CDS "West" removed to comply with name change to Devonport on the 1st - May - 1929
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- Earliest recorded date: 17th - December - 1920
- Latest recorded date: 21st - August - 1929
- CDS "Devonport West"
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- Earliest recorded date: 7th - September - 1929
- Latest recorded date: 20th - October - 1938
- CDS "West" removed to comply with name change to Devonport on the 1st - May - 1929
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- Earliest recorded date: 5th - May - 1922
- Latest recorded date: 5th - May - 1928
- Rated: RR
- CDS "Devonport West/Tasmania" in violet ink
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- Earliest recorded date: 24th - August - 1923
- Latest recorded date: 22nd - December - 1929
- CDS "Devonport West"
- Rated: RRR
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- Earliest recorded date: 24th - December - 1934
- Latest recorded date: 28th - October - 1946
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- Rated: RRRR
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- Earliest recorded date: 18th - April - 1928
- Latest recorded date: 11th - July - 1929
- CDS "Post Office/Devonport West"
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- Rated: RRR
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- Earliest recorded date: 11th - September - 1929
- Latest recorded date: 28th - December - 1933
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- Blue and violet ink
- Rated: R
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- Earliest recorded date: 29th - April - 1930
- Latest recorded date: 1st - May - 1962
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- Earliest recorded date: 27th - December - 1933
- Latest recorded date: 30th - November - 1965
- CDS large letters with oval "O" in "Devonport"
- Violet ink 1944-46
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- Earliest recorded date: 11th - May - 1936
- Latest recorded date: 6th - December - 1967
- CDS round "O" in "Devonport"
- Violet ink 1946
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- Earliest recorded date: 15th - March - 1939
- Latest recorded date: 24th - November - 1945
- Violet ink 1944-46
- Rated: RRR
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- Earliest recorded date: 18th - August - 1946
- Latest recorded date: 5th - October - 1966
- CDS oval "O" in "Devonport" with longer arcs and dash
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- Earliest recorded date: 30th - June - 1970
- Latest recorded date: 23rd - November - 1978
- Rated: R
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- Earliest recorded date: 12th - November - 1947
- Latest recorded date: 1st - September - 1964
- CDS round "O" in "Devonport" with longer arcs and dash
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- Earliest recorded date: 30th - June - 1970
- Latest recorded date: 2nd - January - 1979
- Rated: R
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- Earliest recorded date: 1st - December - 1945
- Latest recorded date: 14th - January - 1970
- CDS has horizontal lines at varying lengths in "e" of "Devonport"
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- Earliest recorded date: 19th - January - 1970
- Latest recorded date: 16th - February - 1970
- Rated: RRRR
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- Earliest recorded date: 29th - July - 1948
- Latest recorded date: 11th - December - 1969
- CDS with letters more widely spaced than 5Ti,noteably the first 3 letters of "Devonpor"t
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- Earliest recorded date: 7th - January - 1970
- Latest recorded date: 20th - February - 1970
- Rated: RR
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- Earliest recorded date: 10th - April - 1967
- Latest recorded date: 2nd - January - 1979
- CDS has round "O" and left arc 8mm in length
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- Earliest recorded date: 26th - April - 1966
- Latest recorded date: 2nd - January - 1979
- CDS has round "O" and left arc 7mm in length
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- Earliest recorded date: 11 - April - 1968
- Latest recorded date: 2nd - January - 1979
- CDS has round "O" and left arc 6mm in length
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- Earliest recorded date: 11th - April - 1968
- Latest recorded date: 1st - December - 1989
- CDS has oval "O" with very short arcs
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- Earliest recorded date: 9th - March - 1970
- Latest recorded date: 16th - May - 1990
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- Earliest recorded date: 9th - March - 1970
- Latest recorded date: 2nd - February - 1992
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- Earliest recorded date: 4th - December - 1978
- Latest recorded date: 1 - December - 1989
- Code 1
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- Earliest recorded date: 4th - December - 1978
- Latest recorded date: 1 - December - 1989
- Code 2
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- Earliest recorded date: 4th - December - 1978
- Latest recorded date: 1 - December - 1989
- Code 3
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- Earliest recorded date: 4th - December - 1978
- Latest recorded date: 1 - December - 1989
- Code 4
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- Earliest recorded date: 4th - December - 1978
- Latest recorded date: 1 - December - 1989
- Code 5
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- Earliest recorded date: 4th - December - 1978
- Latest recorded date: 1 - December - 1989
- Code 6
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- Earliest recorded date: 18th - July - 1980
- Latest recorded date: 27th - March - 1984
- CDS "Devonport/Tas-Aust-7310 with diameter of 32mm but spread over time
- Violet ink 1980-83
- Black ink 1983-84
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- Earliest recorded date: 26th - April - 1984
- Latest recorded date: 27th - December - 1984
- CDS with 31mm diameter wavy outer line and base reads "Tasmania Aust 7310"
- Rated: RR
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- Earliest recorded date: 16th - February - 1984
- Latest recorded date: 27th - April - 1984
- CDS 29mm in diameter with smaller compact letters than R6a(i) and base reads "Tasmania Aust 7310"
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- Earliest recorded date: 30th - May - 1985
- Latest recorded date: 14th - May - 1987
- CDS as R6a(i) with diameter of 36mm but expanded with use and base reads "Tasmania Aust 7310"
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- Earliest recorded date: 19th - June - 1987
- Latest recorded date: 7th - August - 1991
- CDS has stars at sides with base reading " Tasmania Aust 7310"
- Blue ink 1989
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- Earliest recorded date: 26th - July - 1988
- Latest recorded date: 6th - September - 1990
- CDS as R6a(i) with smaller dateline than R6a(ii)
- Blue ink 1989-90
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- Earliest recorded date: 20th - February - 1990
- Latest recorded date: 17th - June - 1991
- CDS as R6a(i) with larger dateline than R6a(vi)
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- Earliest recorded date: 4th - September - 1990
- Latest recorded date: 20th - October - 1991
- CDS double circle with "Tas Aust 7310" at base with dash between "Tas" and "Aust"
- Two identical CDS wearing at different rates
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- Earliest recorded date: 18th - July - 1991
- Latest recorded date: 22nd - April - 1992
- CDS with " Tas 7310" at base
- Two identical CDS wearing at different rates and well worn by 1992
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- Earliest recorded date: 20th - December - 1991
- Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
- Very similar to R6(i) and (ii)
- Two identical CDS wearing at different rates
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- Earliest recorded date: 11th - June - 1992
- Latest recorded date: 29th - July - 1993
- Time above dateline set at 12 noon
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- Earliest recorded date: 8th - June - 1992
- Latest recorded date: 12th - August - 1993
- Time above dateline set at 6pm
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- Earliest recorded date: 16th - November - 1993
- Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
- Time above dateline set at 7am
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- Earliest recorded date: 28th - October - 1993
- Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
- CDS has "Tas 7310" at base with 6pm time above dateline
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== GENERAL DUTIES ==
- Earliest recorded date: 2nd - April - 1966
- Latest recorded date: 12th - November - 1976
- CDS double ring "General Duties"
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- Rated: RRR
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- Earliest recorded date: 7th - February - 1990
- Latest recorded date: 30th - May - 1992
- CDS "General Duties"
- Blue ink 1990
- Black ink 1991-92
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== PARCEL ROLLER ==
- Earliest recorded date: 1st - May - 1975
- Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
- Rated: R
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== PRIORITY PAID ==
- Earliest recorded date: 1st - May - 1975
- Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
- Blue ink
- Rated: R
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== PAID CDS ==
- Earliest recorded date: Undated
- Latest recorded date: Undated
- CDS "Postage Paid/At/Devonport West" with cross stops and no dateline. "At" located in middle of CDS
- Rated: RRRRR
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- Earliest recorded date: 14th - April - 1910
- Latest recorded date: 17th - March - 1911
- CDS "Postage Paid/Devonport West Tas" in a 30mm diameter circle
- 1d rate
- Rated: RRRRR
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- Earliest recorded date: 19th - November - 1915
- Latest recorded date: 15th - July - 1929
- CDS "Paid at/Devonport West"
- Various rates
- Rated: RRR
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- Earliest recorded date: 2nd - July - 1931
- Latest recorded date: 7th - January - 1954
- CDS has " West" removed
- Various rates
- Rated: RRR
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- Earliest recorded date: 9th - May - 1956
- Latest recorded date: 17th - December - 1963
- CDS "Paid at Devonport"
- Black ink 1956-57
- Red ink 1957-63
- Rated: RR
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- Earliest recorded date: 1st - February - 1967
- Latest recorded date: 14th - February - 1979
- CDS "Paid at Devonport" in red ink
- Rated: R
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- Earliest recorded date: 27th - February - 1979
- Latest recorded date: 10th - December - 1989
- Red ink
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- Earliest recorded date: 23rd - January - 1990
- Latest recorded date: 1st - March - 1992
- First letter in year large
- Red ink 1990-91
- Black ink 1991-92
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- Earliest recorded date: 2nd - July - 1992
- Latest recorded date: still in use 1995
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== TELEGRAPH CDS ==
- Earliest recorded date: 1st - August - 1926
- Latest recorded date: 21st - March - 1929
- CDS "Telegraph Office/Devonport West"
- Rated: RRRR
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- Earliest recorded date: 18th - February - 1930
- Latest recorded date: 15th - May - 1934
- CDS has "West" removed
- Rated: RR
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== MONEY ORDERS ==
- Earliest recorded date: 2nd - December - 1982
- Latest recorded date: 11th - November - 1991
- CDS "Money Order Teller/Devonport Tas 7310"
- Blue ink with violet ink in 1987
- Rated: R
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Other Information[edit]
- Image of Devonport Post Office from 1978
- Image of Central Devonport early 1900's
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