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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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== BARRED NUMERAL POSTMARK ==

FIRST ALLOCATION

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SECOND ALLOCATION

Allocated BN: 37

• Known on pictorial

== DATESTAMPS ==

Primitive

• 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

• Earliest recorded date: 13th - November - 1884

• Latest recorded date: 2nd - July - 1930

• Rarely used after 1926

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TYPE 4

• Earliest recorded date: 24th - March - 1926

• Latest recorded date: 24th - March - 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

• Earliest recorded date: 12th - December - 1954

• Latest recorded date: 15th - May - 1967

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TYPE 5s(I)

• Earliest recorded date: 15th - April - 1958

• Latest recorded date: 22nd - August - 1977

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TYPE 5s(II)

• Earliest recorded date: 18th - February - 1963

• Latest recorded date: 12th - May - 1985

• Small letters

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TYPE 5s(III)

• Earliest recorded date: 19th - May - 1967

• Latest recorded date: 12th - May - 1985

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TYPE 6a

• Earliest recorded date: 20th - January - 1970

• Latest recorded date: 12th - November - 1987

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TYPE 7T

• Earliest recorded date: 18th - August - 1977

• Latest recorded date: 25th - September - 1984

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