Difference between revisions of "Beauty Point"

Revision as of 21:22, 25 June 2014

OPENED : First period of opening as Ilfracombe 1st - June - 1873

CLOSED : 30th - September - 1883

OPENED : Second period of opening as Ilfracombe 1st - October - 1903

RENAMED : Beauty Point 2nd - April - 1904

• Still in operation as a LPO with current postcode of 7270

Location:

Beauty Point is located on the West Tamar 47 kms North of Launceston

Post offices close to Beauty Point were:

• Ilfraville 2 kms

• Sidmouth 10 kms

• Kelso 13 kms

• Greens Beach 19 kms

• Beauty point map small.gif

• Beauty point map large.gif

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Barred Numeral Postmark

Second Allocation

Allocated BN: 153

Rated: R

Datestamps

TYPE 1a

• 1st period of opening as Ilfracombe

• Earliest recorded date: 22nd - April - 1882

• Latest recorded date: 27th - June - 1882

• Rated RRRRR

• Only 2 copies known

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TYPE 1a

• 2nd period of opening as Ilfracombe with CDS from first opening being used

• Earliest recorded date: 2nd - March - 1904

• Latest recorded date: 5th - August - 1910

• Rated: R

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TYPE 2

• Earliest recorded date: 27th - August - 1910

• Latest recorded date: 13th - May - 1949

• Rated: R in state period

• Name changed to Beauty Point 2nd - April - 1904 but Ilfracombe CDS continued in use for next few years

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TYPE 5

• Earliest recorded date: 26th - August - 1949

• Latest recorded date: 7th - October - 1969

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TYPE 5(s)

• Earliest recorded date: 21st - October - 1969

• Latest recorded date: 26th - September - 1977

• Grey ink 1975-76

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TYPE 7

• Earliest recorded date: 26th - September - 1977

• Latest recorded date: 18th - September - 1987

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TYPE 8

• Earliest recorded date: 21st - September - 1987

• Latest recorded date: 2nd - January - 1994

• Old Post Office closed and Ilfraville renamed Beauty Point 1st - June - 1991

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TYPE R8

• Earliest recorded date: 18th - April - 1994

• Latest recorded date: Still in use as of 1995

• Black ink

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Other Information

Early Picture of Post Office circa 1920 approx

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