Difference between revisions of "George Town"
| (16 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 34: | Line 34: | ||
| − | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>File:</gallery> | + | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>File:32 1st.jpg</gallery> |
| Line 45: | Line 45: | ||
| − | <gallery widths= | + | <gallery widths=300px heights=200px>File:37.jpg |
| + | file:Gt37p.jpeg | ||
| + | file:Georgetown.jpg</gallery> | ||
| Line 114: | Line 116: | ||
| − | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:</gallery> | + | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Gtt1.jpeg</gallery> |
| Line 131: | Line 133: | ||
| − | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:</gallery> | + | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Gtt4.jpeg</gallery> |
* Earliest recorded date: 24th - March - 1926 | * Earliest recorded date: 24th - March - 1926 | ||
| − | * Latest recorded date: | + | * Latest recorded date: 2nd - April - 1958 |
| Line 161: | Line 163: | ||
| − | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:</gallery> | + | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Gt5t.jpeg</gallery> |
| Line 176: | Line 178: | ||
| − | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:</gallery> | + | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Georgetown t5 2.jpg</gallery> |
| Line 193: | Line 195: | ||
| − | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:</gallery> | + | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Gt5sii.jpeg</gallery> |
| Line 210: | Line 212: | ||
| − | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:</gallery> | + | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Georgetown 5s iii.jpeg</gallery> |
| Line 227: | Line 229: | ||
| − | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:</gallery> | + | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Gt6a.jpeg</gallery> |
| Line 242: | Line 244: | ||
| − | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:</gallery> | + | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Gt7t.jpeg</gallery> |
| Line 348: | Line 350: | ||
| − | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:</gallery> | + | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Gtown r7.jpeg</gallery> |
| Line 369: | Line 371: | ||
| − | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:</gallery> | + | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:George town r8 code2.jpeg</gallery> |
| Line 388: | Line 390: | ||
| − | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:</gallery> | + | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Georgetown r7 iii.jpeg</gallery> |
| Line 405: | Line 407: | ||
| − | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:</gallery> | + | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:George Town R6.jpg</gallery> |
| − | * Earliest recorded date: | + | * Earliest recorded date: 16th - October - 1991 |
* Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995 | * Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995 | ||
| Line 515: | Line 517: | ||
| − | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:</gallery> | + | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Gtpd5st.jpeg</gallery> |
| Line 534: | Line 536: | ||
| − | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:</gallery> | + | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Georgetown paid 8.jpg</gallery> |
| Line 551: | Line 553: | ||
| − | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:</gallery> | + | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:Georgetown paid 8m.jpg</gallery> |
Latest revision as of 05:53, 25 April 2015
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
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
"Click on image above or see Google Maps for an enlargement"
== BARRED NUMERAL POSTMARK ==
FIRST ALLOCATION
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Allocated BN: 32
- Rated: R
SECOND ALLOCATION
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Allocated BN: 37
- Known on pictorial
== DATESTAMPS ==
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
- Earliest recorded date: 12th - September - 1823
- Latest recorded date: 29th - January - 1825
- Rated: RRRRR
- Black ink
- Only 2 known copies,name only
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
- Earliest recorded date: 18th - January - 1847
- Latest recorded date: 20th - July - 1863
- Sometimes seen as "Geo Town"
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
- Earliest recorded date: 8th - July - 1867
- Latest recorded date: 6th - August - 1883
- Rated: RRR
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
- Earliest recorded date: 13th - November - 1884
- Latest recorded date: 2nd - July - 1930
- Rarely used after 1926
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
- Earliest recorded date: 24th - March - 1926
- Latest recorded date: 2nd - April - 1958
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
- Earliest recorded date: 4th - July - 1951
- Latest recorded date: 24th - July - 1957
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
- Earliest recorded date: 12th - December - 1954
- Latest recorded date: 15th - May - 1967
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
- Earliest recorded date: 15th - April - 1958
- Latest recorded date: 22nd - August - 1977
- Large narrow letters (replaced type 4)
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
- Earliest recorded date: 18th - February - 1963
- Latest recorded date: 12th - May - 1985
- Small letters
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
- Earliest recorded date: 19th - May - 1967
- Latest recorded date: 12th - May - 1985
- Large wide letters (replaced type 5T)
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
- Earliest recorded date: 20th - January - 1970
- Latest recorded date: 12th - November - 1987
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
- 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
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
- Earliest recorded date: 28th - December - 1984
- Latest recorded date: 30th - March - 1986
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
- Earliest recorded date: 17th - April - 1986
- Latest recorded date: 6th - December - 1987
- First number in day large
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
- Earliest recorded date: 10th - March - 1988
- Latest recorded date: 20th - December - 1993
- Time in large figures
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
- Earliest recorded date: 22nd - May - 1985
- Latest recorded date: 6th - January - 1988
- Rated: RR
- No slash between Tas and postcode
- Code 1
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
- Earliest recorded date: 22nd - October - 1985
- Latest recorded date: 6th - January - 1988
- Rated: R
- Code 2
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
- 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
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
- 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
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
- 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
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
- Earliest recorded date: 16th - October - 1991
- Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
- Earliest recorded date: 10th - November - 1993
- Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
- Earliest recorded date: 23rd - June 1994
- Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
- Smaller diameter than R8(I)
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
== MONEY ORDER CDS ==
- Earliest recorded date: 22nd - September - 1988
- Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
- Rated RR
- Stars at sides
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
== PAID CDS ==
- Earliest recorded date: 28th - October - 1960
- Latest recorded date: 14th - May - 1965
- Rated: RR
- "Paid at George Town" in red ink with 5d rate
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
- Earliest recorded date: 25th - November - 1966
- Latest recorded date: 3rd - April - 1978
- Rate removed from dateline which is now centred
- Red ink
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
- Earliest recorded date: 10th - October - 1979
- Latest recorded date: 17th - September - 1984
- Time added to dateline
- Red ink
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
- Earliest recorded date: 2nd - July - 1985
- Latest recorded date: 8th - January - 1987
- Red ink
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
- Earliest recorded date: 2nd - February - 1990
- Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
- Month small
- Red Ink 1990-91 , Black 1991 onwards
Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here
| 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
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
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
