Difference between revisions of "Castle Forbes Bay"

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Location:

• situated on the Huon River, approx. 6km SW of Franklin

see Google Map for an enlargement

• Opened: 16-OCT-1879 · Closed: 30-APR-1992
• Mr. D. Smith was appointed the first postmaster

• Castle Forbes Bay post office in the late 1980s

Barred Numeral Postmark

Second Allocation

• Allocated BN211 in 1879

• Rated RR

If you have a 'tie' of BN211 with the Type 1 cds of a better strike of the BN211, please post an image here

Datestamps

Type 1

Often had '7' in 'code slot' (above date)throughout period of use for reason unknown

• Earliest recorded date: 25-JUL-1889 · Latest recorded date: 15-JAN-1940

• Unrated though pre-1900 impressions are rarely seen

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Type 5

• Earliest recorded date: 26-JAN-1940 · Latest recorded date: 27-JAN-1959

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Type 5(s)

Original dateline of the Type 5 datestamp replaced by another with smaller characters

• Earliest recorded date: 29-JUL-1960 · Latest recorded date: 18-SEP-1987 (Last Day of Use)

• Recorded in blue ink during 1970

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Type 5sT

Datestamp ordered during February 1961

• Earliest recorded date: 27-MAR-1961 · Latest recorded date: 25-MAR-1974 (Last Day of Use)

• Recorded in blue ink during 1970

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Type 8aT

'Code 1'

• Earliest recorded date: 18-SEP-1987 (First Day of Use) · Latest recorded date: 30-APR-1992 (Day of Closure)

Other Information

• Newspaper report of the opening of the post office and the appointment of a postmaster
  • • Link to the State Library of Tasmania for a larger image of this label

Links & References

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