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<big>Opened: '''01-NOV-1883'''  ·  Closed: '''30-JUN-1937'''</big>
  
'''Location:''' 41° 27' 0" South, 146° 53' 0" East
 
  
* Situated approx. 43km W of '''[[Launceston]]'''
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'''Location: situated approx. 43km W of [[Launceston]] at 41° 27' 0" South, 146° 53' 0" East'''
  
* The closest post offices to '''Selbourne''' were at '''[[Black Sugar Loaf]]''' ('''[[Birralee]]''') and '''[[Rosevale]]'''
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* The closest post offices to '''Selbourne''' during it's period of operation were at '''[[Black Sugar Loaf]]''' ('''[[Birralee]]''') and '''[[Rosevale]]'''
  
  
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''see [http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Selbourne,+Tasmania&aq=0&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=45.660664,100.546875&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Selbourne+Tasmania&ll=-41.454049,146.874161&spn=0.30209,0.785522&z=11 Google Map] for an enlargement''
 
''see [http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Selbourne,+Tasmania&aq=0&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=45.660664,100.546875&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Selbourne+Tasmania&ll=-41.454049,146.874161&spn=0.30209,0.785522&z=11 Google Map] for an enlargement''
  
 
Opened: '''01-NOV-1883'''  ·  Closed: '''30-JUN-1937'''
 
  
 
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== Barred Numeral Postmark ==
 
== Barred Numeral Postmark ==
  
'''[[Second Allocation]]'''
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'''Second Allocation'''
  
<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>File:bn227 selbourne.jpg </gallery>  
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Allocated '''BN227'''
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* allocated barred numeral canceller ''''227''''
  
Rated:
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* examples of this postmark are rated '''RRRR'''
  
  
 
== Datestamps ==
 
== Datestamps ==
  
'''[[Type 1]]'''
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<big>'''Type 1'''</big>
  
 
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<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>File:selbourne type 1 (2).jpg
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'''[[Type 4a]]'''
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<big>'''Type 4a'''</big>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 23:44, 9 June 2014

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Opened: 01-NOV-1883 · Closed: 30-JUN-1937


Location: situated approx. 43km W of Launceston at 41° 27' 0" South, 146° 53' 0" East


see Google Map for an enlargement



Barred Numeral Postmark[edit]

Second Allocation

  • allocated barred numeral canceller '227'
  • examples of this postmark are rated RRRR


Datestamps[edit]

Type 1

  • Earliest recorded date: 28-FEB-1896 · Latest recorded date: 07-MAR-1936
  • Rated RR on Tasmanian stamps and Commonwealth issues
  • Occasionally seen with 'day before month' dateline variation as well as alterations or additions to the dateline

Report an earlier or later use of the Type 1 datestamp here


Type 4a

  • Earliest recorded date: 17-MAR-1936 · Latest recorded date: 20-MAY-1937
  • Rated RRRRR - only three examples have been recorded

Report an earlier or later or another use of the Type 4a datestamp here


To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings

To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page

Other Information[edit]

  • notice in The Examiner regarding the departure of the postmistress in 1936

Links & References[edit]

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.