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Revision as of 01:41, 14 February 2015
OPENED : 6th - February - 1856 as Port Esperance
RENAMED : 1st - July - 1895
- Still in operation
Location:
Dover is located in the Huon Valley region approx 21 kms South of Geeveston
Post offices close to Dover were:
- Raminea 4.5 kms
- Strathblane 5.5 kms
- Glendevie 10.5 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: 71
- Known on pictorial
- Known as manuscript
== DATESTAMPS ==
- Earliest recorded date: 10th - June - 1883
- Latest recorded date: 21st - February - 1896
- Rated: RRR
- Port Esperance CDS used for sometime after name change to Dover
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- Earliest recorded date: 15th - June - 1896
- Latest recorded date: 17th - April - 1922
- Rated 2 common (Hardinge) in pictorial period
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- Earliest recorded date: 8th - October - 1921
- Latest recorded date: 1st - February - 1932
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- Earliest recorded date: 14th - March - 1932
- Latest recorded date: 2nd - May - 1932
- Rated: RRR
- Date line has many gaps and inverted letters
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- Earliest recorded date: 8th - June - 1932
- Latest recorded date: 10th - August - 1932
- Rated: RRRR
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- Earliest recorded date: 22nd - August - 1932
- Latest recorded date: 15th - February - 1966
- Is type 4T with time removed
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- Earliest recorded date: 12th - December - 1966
- Latest recorded date: 13th - February - 1978
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- Earliest recorded date: 13th - February - 1978
- Latest recorded date: 18th - September - 1987
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- Earliest recorded date: 17th - June - 1985
- Latest recorded date: 18th - September - 1987
- Code 1
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- Earliest recorded date: 18th - September - 1987
- Latest recorded date: 13th - February - 1994
- Code 1 with smaller letters than 8aT(I)
- Blue ink 1992
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- Earliest recorded date: 18th - September - 1987
- Latest recorded date: 13th - February - 1994
- Code 2
- Blue ink 1992
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- Earliest recorded date: 17th - August - 1994
- Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
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== PAID CDS ==
- Earliest recorded date: 1928
- Latest recorded date: 1934
- Rated: RRRRR
- "Paid at Dover"
- May have been a steel or brass CDS
- Was undated so use is approximate dates
- Replaced a previous as yet unseen type in May 1921
- Black ink
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Other Information
- Photo taken of Dover Post Office in 2015
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Links & References
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