Difference between revisions of "George Town"

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	<center>''''''This listing is currently being prepared by''' [mailto:darylstamps@internode.on.net DMG'']'''</center>'''		<center>''''''This listing is currently being prepared by''' [mailto:darylstamps@internode.on.net DMG'']'''</center>'''
−	OPENED ''':'''	+	OPENED ''':''' 11th - December - 1822
	* Still in operation as an Australia Post Office		* Still in operation as an Australia Post Office
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−	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>File:</gallery>	+	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>File:32 1st.jpg</gallery>
		+
		+	Allocated BN: 32
−	Allocated BN:	+	* Rated: R
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−	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>File:</gallery>	+	<gallery widths=300px heights=200px>File:37.jpg
		+	file:Gt37p.jpeg
		+	file:Georgetown.jpg</gallery>
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	'''== DATESTAMPS =='''		'''== DATESTAMPS =='''
−	'''[[TYPE 1]]'''	+	'''[[Primitive]]'''
		+
		+
		+	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>File:First gtown postmark.jpeg</gallery>
		+
		+	* Earliest recorded date: 12th - September - 1823
−	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>File:</gallery>	+	* Latest recorded date: 29th - January - 1825
		+	* Rated: RRRRR
−	* Earliest recorded date:	+	* Black ink
−	* Latest recorded date:	+	* Only 2 known copies,name only
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−	'''[[TYPE 2 ]]'''	+	'''[[MPE]]'''
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−	* Earliest recorded date:	+	* Earliest recorded date: 18th - January - 1847
		+
		+	* Latest recorded date: 20th - July - 1863
−	* Latest recorded date:	+	* Sometimes seen as "Geo Town"
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−	'''[[TYPE 3]]'''	+	'''[[TYPE U1]]'''
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−	* Earliest recorded date:	+	* Earliest recorded date: 8th - July - 1867
		+
		+	* Latest recorded date: 6th - August - 1883
−	* Latest recorded date:	+	* Rated: RRR
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−	'''[[TYPE R1]]'''	+	'''[[TYPE 1]]'''
−	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:</gallery>	+	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Gtt1.jpeg</gallery>
		+
		+	* Earliest recorded date: 13th - November - 1884
−	* Earliest recorded date:	+	* Latest recorded date: 2nd - July - 1930
−	* Latest recorded date:	+	* Rarely used after 1926
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−	'''[[TYPE 4a ]]'''	+	'''[[TYPE 4]]'''
−	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:</gallery>	+	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Gtt4.jpeg</gallery>
−	* Earliest recorded date:	+	* Earliest recorded date: 24th - March - 1926
−	* Latest recorded date:	+	* Latest recorded date: 2nd - April - 1958
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−	* Earliest recorded date:	+	* Earliest recorded date: 4th - July - 1951
		+
		+	* Latest recorded date: 24th - July - 1957
		+
		+
		+	[http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=639 ''Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here'']
		+
		+
		+
		+	'''[[TYPE 5T]]'''
		+
		+
		+	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Gt5t.jpeg</gallery>
		+
		+
		+	* Earliest recorded date: 12th - December - 1954
		+
		+	* Latest recorded date: 15th - May - 1967
		+
		+
		+	[http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=639 ''Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here'']
		+
		+
		+
		+	'''[[TYPE 5s(I)]]'''
		+
		+
		+	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Georgetown t5 2.jpg</gallery>
		+
		+
		+	* Earliest recorded date: 15th - April - 1958
		+
		+	* Latest recorded date: 22nd - August - 1977
−	* Latest recorded date:	+	* Large narrow letters (replaced type 4)
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−	'''[[TYPE 5(s)]]'''	+	'''[[TYPE 5s(II)]]'''
		+
		+
		+	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Gt5sii.jpeg</gallery>
		+
		+
		+	* Earliest recorded date: 18th - February - 1963
		+
		+	* Latest recorded date: 12th - May - 1985
		+
		+	* Small letters
		+
		+
		+	[http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=639 ''Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here'']
		+
		+
		+	'''[[TYPE 5s(III)]]'''
−	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:</gallery>
		+	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Georgetown 5s iii.jpeg</gallery>
		+
		+
		+	* Earliest recorded date: 19th - May - 1967
−	* Earliest recorded date:	+	* Latest recorded date: 12th - May - 1985
−	* Latest recorded date:	+	* Large wide letters (replaced type 5T)
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−	'''[[TYPE 5s]]'''	+	'''[[TYPE 6a]]'''
−	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:</gallery>	+	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Gt6a.jpeg</gallery>
−	* Earliest recorded date:	+	* Earliest recorded date: 20th - January - 1970
−	* Latest recorded date:	+	* Latest recorded date: 12th - November - 1987
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	'''[[TYPE 7T]]'''		'''[[TYPE 7T]]'''
		+
		+
		+	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Gt7t.jpeg</gallery>
		+
		+
		+	* Earliest recorded date: 18th - August - 1977
		+
		+	* Latest recorded date: 25th - September - 1984
		+
		+	* Relief No 8 used 28th September 1984 until 14th December 1984 while dateline changeover occurred
		+
		+
		+	[http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=639 ''Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here'']
		+
		+
		+
		+	'''[[TYPE 7(l)T]]'''
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−	* Earliest recorded date:	+	* Earliest recorded date: 28th - December - 1984
		+
		+	* Latest recorded date: 30th - March - 1986
		+
		+
		+	[http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=639 ''Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here'']
		+
		+
		+
		+	'''[[TYPE 7(m)(I)T]]'''
		+
		+
		+	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Gtown.jpg</gallery>
		+
		+
		+	* Earliest recorded date: 17th - April - 1986
		+
		+	* Latest recorded date: 6th - December - 1987
−	* Latest recorded date:	+	* First number in day large
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−	'''[[TYPE 8]]'''	+	'''[[TYPE 7(m)(II)T]]'''
		+
		+	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:</gallery>
		+
		+	* Earliest recorded date: 10th - March - 1988
		+
		+	* Latest recorded date: 20th - December - 1993
		+
		+	* Time in large figures
		+
		+
		+	[http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=639 ''Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here'']
		+
		+
		+
		+	'''[[TYPE 7a]]'''
		+
		+
	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:</gallery>		<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:</gallery>
−	* Earliest recorded date:	+	* Earliest recorded date: 22nd - May - 1985
		+
		+	* Latest recorded date: 6th - January - 1988
		+
		+	* Rated: RR
		+
		+	* No slash between Tas and postcode
−	* Latest recorded date:	+	* Code 1
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−	'''[[TYPE 8T]]'''	+	'''[[TYPE 8a]]'''
		+
		+
		+	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:</gallery>
		+
		+
		+	* Earliest recorded date: 22nd - October - 1985
		+
		+	* Latest recorded date: 6th - January - 1988
		+
		+	* Rated: R
		+
		+	* Code 2
		+
		+
		+	[http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=639 ''Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here'']
		+
		+
		+
		+	'''[[TYPE R7(I)]]'''
		+
		+
		+	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Gtown r7.jpeg</gallery>
		+
		+
		+	* Earliest recorded date: 8th - September - 1988
		+
		+	* Latest recorded date: 14th - January - 1991
		+
		+	* Rated: R
		+
		+	* Code 1 with stars at sides
		+
		+	* Violet ink 1988 , Blue ink 1989-91
		+
		+
		+	[http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=639 ''Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here'']
		+
		+
		+
		+	'''[[TYPE R7(II)]]'''
		+
		+
		+	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:George town r8 code2.jpeg</gallery>
		+
		+
		+	* Earliest recorded date: 22nd - September - 1988
		+
		+	* Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
		+
		+	* Code 2 with stars at sides
		+
		+	* Violet ink 1988-89 , Blue ink 1990
		+
		+
		+	[http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=639 ''Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here'']
		+
		+
		+
		+	'''[[TYPE R7(III)]]'''
		+
		+
		+	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Georgetown r7 iii.jpeg</gallery>
		+
		+
		+	* Earliest recorded date: 31st - January - 1991
		+
		+	* Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
		+
		+	* Code 1 with much larger letters than type R7(I),37mm in diameter with dashes at side
		+
		+
		+	[http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=639 ''Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here'']
		+
		+
		+
		+	'''[[TYPE R6]]'''
		+
		+
		+	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:George Town R6.jpg</gallery>
		+
		+
		+	* Earliest recorded date: 16th - October - 1991
		+
		+	* Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
		+
		+
		+	[http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=639 ''Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here'']
		+
		+
		+
		+	'''[[TYPE R8(I)]]'''
		+
		+
		+	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:</gallery>
		+
		+
		+	* Earliest recorded date: 10th - November - 1993
		+
		+	* Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
		+
		+
		+	[http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=639 ''Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here'']
		+
		+
		+	'''[[TYPE R8(II)]]'''
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−	* Earliest recorded date:	+	* Earliest recorded date: 23rd - June 1994
−	* Latest recorded date:	+	* Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
		+
		+	* Smaller diameter than R8(I)
	[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'']
		+
		+	'''== MONEY ORDER CDS =='''
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−	* Earliest recorded date:	+	* Earliest recorded date: 22nd - September - 1988
		+
		+	* Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
		+
		+	* Rated RR
−	* Latest recorded date:	+	* Stars at sides
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	'''== PAID CDS =='''		'''== PAID CDS =='''
−	'''[[TYPE 5s ]]'''	+
		+	'''[[TYPE 5sR ]]'''
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−	* Earliest recorded date:	+	* Earliest recorded date: 28th - October - 1960
		+
		+	* Latest recorded date: 14th - May - 1965
		+
		+	* Rated: RR
−	* Latest recorded date:	+	* "Paid at George Town" in red ink with 5d rate
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−	'''[[TYPE 8T]]'''	+	'''[[TYPE 5s]]'''
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−	* Earliest recorded date:	+	* Earliest recorded date: 25th - November - 1966
		+
		+	* Latest recorded date: 3rd - April - 1978
		+
		+	* Rate removed from dateline which is now centred
		+
		+	* Red ink
		+
		+
		+	[http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=639 ''Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here'']
		+
		+
		+
		+	'''[[TYPE 5sT]]'''
		+
		+
		+	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Gtpd5st.jpeg</gallery>
		+
		+
		+	* Earliest recorded date: 10th - October - 1979
−	* Latest recorded date:	+	* Latest recorded date: 17th - September - 1984
		+
		+	* Time added to dateline
		+
		+	* Red ink
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		+
		+	'''[[TYPE 8c]]'''
		+
		+
		+	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Georgetown paid 8.jpg</gallery>
		+
		+
		+	* Earliest recorded date: 2nd - July - 1985
		+
		+	* Latest recorded date: 8th - January - 1987
		+
		+	* Red ink
		+
		+
		+	[http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=639 ''Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here'']
		+
		+
		+
		+	'''[[TYPE 8c(m)]]'''
		+
		+
		+	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Georgetown paid 8m.jpg</gallery>
		+
		+
		+	* Earliest recorded date: 2nd - February - 1990
		+
		+	* Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
		+
		+	* Month small
		+
		+	* Red Ink 1990-91 , Black 1991 onwards
		+
		+
		+
		+	[http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=639 ''Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here'']
	{| style="color:brown; " cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"		{| style="color:brown; " cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"
	| To the '''[[Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings ]]'''		| To the '''[[Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings ]]'''
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	== Other Information ==		== Other Information ==
		+
		+
		+	* George Town Post Office circa 1900-10
		+
		+	* George Town Post Office circa 1930's
		+
		+	* George Town Post Office 1978
		+
		+	* Aerial view of George Town early 1970's
−	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px></gallery>	+	<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Pic georgetown post office.jpg
		+	file: Georgetown po.jpg
		+	file:Georgetown2.jpg
		+	file:AERIAL GTOWN.jpg</gallery>

---

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OPENED : 11th - December - 1822

• Still in operation as an Australia Post Office

Location:

George Town is located in the East Tamar region approx 52 kms North of Launceston

Post offices close to George Town were:

• Bell Bay 5 kms

• Low Head 6 kms

• Beechford 17 kms

• Lefroy 17 kms

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"Click on image above or see Google Maps for an enlargement"

== BARRED NUMERAL POSTMARK ==

FIRST ALLOCATION

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Allocated BN: 32

• Rated: R

SECOND ALLOCATION

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Allocated BN: 37

• Known on pictorial

== DATESTAMPS ==

Primitive

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• Earliest recorded date: 12th - September - 1823

• Latest recorded date: 29th - January - 1825

• Rated: RRRRR

• Black ink

• Only 2 known copies,name only

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MPE

• Earliest recorded date: 18th - January - 1847

• Latest recorded date: 20th - July - 1863

• Sometimes seen as "Geo Town"

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TYPE U1

• Earliest recorded date: 8th - July - 1867

• Latest recorded date: 6th - August - 1883

• Rated: RRR

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TYPE 1

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• Earliest recorded date: 13th - November - 1884

• Latest recorded date: 2nd - July - 1930

• Rarely used after 1926

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TYPE 4

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• Earliest recorded date: 24th - March - 1926

• Latest recorded date: 2nd - April - 1958

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TYPE 5

• Earliest recorded date: 4th - July - 1951

• Latest recorded date: 24th - July - 1957

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TYPE 5T

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• Earliest recorded date: 12th - December - 1954

• Latest recorded date: 15th - May - 1967

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TYPE 5s(I)

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• Earliest recorded date: 15th - April - 1958

• Latest recorded date: 22nd - August - 1977

• Large narrow letters (replaced type 4)

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TYPE 5s(II)

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• Earliest recorded date: 18th - February - 1963

• Latest recorded date: 12th - May - 1985

• Small letters

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TYPE 5s(III)

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• Earliest recorded date: 19th - May - 1967

• Latest recorded date: 12th - May - 1985

• Large wide letters (replaced type 5T)

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TYPE 6a

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• Earliest recorded date: 20th - January - 1970

• Latest recorded date: 12th - November - 1987

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TYPE 7T

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• Earliest recorded date: 18th - August - 1977

• Latest recorded date: 25th - September - 1984

• Relief No 8 used 28th September 1984 until 14th December 1984 while dateline changeover occurred

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TYPE 7(l)T

• Earliest recorded date: 28th - December - 1984

• Latest recorded date: 30th - March - 1986

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TYPE 7(m)(I)T

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• Earliest recorded date: 17th - April - 1986

• Latest recorded date: 6th - December - 1987

• First number in day large

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TYPE 7(m)(II)T

• Earliest recorded date: 10th - March - 1988

• Latest recorded date: 20th - December - 1993

• Time in large figures

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TYPE 7a

• Earliest recorded date: 22nd - May - 1985

• Latest recorded date: 6th - January - 1988

• Rated: RR

• No slash between Tas and postcode

• Code 1

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TYPE 8a

• Earliest recorded date: 22nd - October - 1985

• Latest recorded date: 6th - January - 1988

• Rated: R

• Code 2

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TYPE R7(I)

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• Earliest recorded date: 8th - September - 1988

• Latest recorded date: 14th - January - 1991

• Rated: R

• Code 1 with stars at sides

• Violet ink 1988 , Blue ink 1989-91

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TYPE R7(II)

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• Earliest recorded date: 22nd - September - 1988

• Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995

• Code 2 with stars at sides

• Violet ink 1988-89 , Blue ink 1990

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TYPE R7(III)

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• Earliest recorded date: 31st - January - 1991

• Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995

• Code 1 with much larger letters than type R7(I),37mm in diameter with dashes at side

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TYPE R6

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• Earliest recorded date: 16th - October - 1991

• Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995

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TYPE R8(I)

• Earliest recorded date: 10th - November - 1993

• Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995

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TYPE R8(II)

• Earliest recorded date: 23rd - June 1994

• Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995

• Smaller diameter than R8(I)

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== MONEY ORDER CDS ==

TYPE R6

• Earliest recorded date: 22nd - September - 1988

• Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995

• Rated RR

• Stars at sides

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== PAID CDS ==

TYPE 5sR

• Earliest recorded date: 28th - October - 1960

• Latest recorded date: 14th - May - 1965

• Rated: RR

• "Paid at George Town" in red ink with 5d rate

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TYPE 5s

• Earliest recorded date: 25th - November - 1966

• Latest recorded date: 3rd - April - 1978

• Rate removed from dateline which is now centred

• Red ink

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TYPE 5sT

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• Earliest recorded date: 10th - October - 1979

• Latest recorded date: 17th - September - 1984

• Time added to dateline

• Red ink

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TYPE 8c

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• Earliest recorded date: 2nd - July - 1985

• Latest recorded date: 8th - January - 1987

• Red ink

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TYPE 8c(m)

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• Earliest recorded date: 2nd - February - 1990

• Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995

• Month small

• Red Ink 1990-91 , Black 1991 onwards

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To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page

Other Information[edit]

• George Town Post Office circa 1900-10

• George Town Post Office circa 1930's

• George Town Post Office 1978

• Aerial view of George Town early 1970's

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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' strikes