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		+	* Latest recorded date: 1st - September - 1964
−	* Latest recorded date:	+	* CDS round "O" in "Devonport" with longer arcs and dash
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−	* Earliest recorded date:	+	* Earliest recorded date: 30th - June - 1970
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		+	* Latest recorded date: 2nd - January - 1979
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−	* Latest recorded date:	+	* Latest recorded date: 14th - January - 1970
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		+	* CDS has horizontal lines at varying lengths in "e" of "Devonport"
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−	* Earliest recorded date:	+	* Earliest recorded date: 19th - January - 1970
−	* Latest recorded date:	+	* Latest recorded date: 16th - February - 1970
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		+	* Rated: RRRR
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−	* Earliest recorded date:	+	* Earliest recorded date: 29th - July - 1948
−	* Latest recorded date:	+	* Latest recorded date: 11th - December - 1969
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		+	* CDS with letters more widely spaced than 5Ti,noteably the first 3 letters of "Devonpor"t
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−	* Latest recorded date:	+	* Latest recorded date: 20th - February - 1970
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		+	* Rated: RR
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−	* Latest recorded date:	+	* Latest recorded date: 2nd - January - 1979
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		+	* CDS has round "O" and left arc 8mm in length
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−	* Earliest recorded date:	+	* Earliest recorded date: 26th - April - 1966
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		+	* Latest recorded date: 2nd - January - 1979
−	* Latest recorded date:	+	* CDS has round "O" and left arc 7mm in length
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		+	* CDS has round "O" and left arc 6mm in length
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−	* Earliest recorded date:	+	* Earliest recorded date: 11th - April - 1968
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		+	* Latest recorded date: 1st - December - 1989
−	* Latest recorded date:	+	* CDS has oval "O" with very short arcs
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−	* Earliest recorded date:	+	* Earliest recorded date: 18th - July - 1980
−	* Latest recorded date:	+	* Latest recorded date: 27th - March - 1984
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		+	* CDS "Devonport/Tas-Aust_7310 with diameter of 32mm but spread over time
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		+	* Violet ink 1980-83
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		+	* Black ink 1983-84
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−	* Earliest recorded date:	+	* Earliest recorded date: 26th - April - 1984
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		+	* Latest recorded date: 27th - December - 1984
−	* Latest recorded date:	+	* CDS with 31mm diameter wavy outer line and base reads "Tasmania Aust 7310"
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		+	* Rated: RR
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−	* Earliest recorded date:	+	* Earliest recorded date: 16th - February - 1984
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		+	* Latest recorded date: 27th - April - 1984
−	* Latest recorded date:	+	* CDS 29mm in diameter with smaller compact letters than R6ai and base reads "Tasmania Aust 7310"

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'This listing is currently being prepared by DMG

OPENED : 1st - July - 1873 as Formby

RENAMED : 1st - March - 1890 to Devonport West

RENAMED : 1st - May - 1929 to Devonport

Still in operation as an Australia Post Office

Location:

Devonport is located in the North West region approx. 50 kms East of Burnie

Post offices close to Devonport were:

• Devonport East 3 kms

• Don 4 kms

• Quioba 4 kms

• Spreyton 5 kms

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== BARRED NUMERAL POSTMARK ==

SECOND ALLOCATION

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Allocated BN: 152

• Rated: R in Formby period

• Known on pictorial

== DATESTAMPS ==

TYPE 1

• Earliest recorded date: 4th - June - 1879

• Latest recorded date: 31st - December - 1889

• Rated: R

• CDS "Formby"

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TYPE 1b (solid stops)

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• Earliest recorded date: 2nd - May - 1890

• Latest recorded date: 2nd - February - 1914

• Rated: RRRRR in Commonwealth period (only 1 known copy)

• Rated: 1 (abundantly common) Hardinge in pictorial period

• CDS "West Devonport"

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TYPE 1a

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• Earliest recorded date: 8th - June - 1896

• Latest recorded date: 15th - November - 1919

• Rated: R in Commonwealth period

• Rated: 6 (scarce) Hardinge in pictorial period

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TYPE 1

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• Earliest recorded date: 23rd - December - 1902

• Latest recorded date: 18th - July - 1913

• CDS "Devonport West"

• Rated: RRRRR in Commonwealth period (only one known copy)

• Rated: 1 (abundantly common) Hardinge in pictorial period

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TYPE 3(i)

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• Earliest recorded date: 23rd - August - 1907

• Latest recorded date: 19th - November - 1918

• CDS "Devonport West"

• Purple ink 1914

• Blue ink 1915

• Rated: (abundantly common) Hardinge in pictorial period

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TYPE 3(ii)

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• Earliest recorded date: 4th - June - 1910

• Latest recorded date: 4th - August - 1927

• CDS "West D'port"

• Blue ink 1918

• Rated: (abundantly common) Hardinge in pictorial period

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TYPE 2bT

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• Earliest recorded date: 5th - August - 1918

• Latest recorded date: 7th - July - 1929

• CDS "Devonport West" formerly Type 3a

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TYPE 2bT(x)

• Earliest recorded date: 2nd - September - 1929

• Latest recorded date: 23rd - September - 1947

• CDS "West" removed to comply with name change to [[Devonport}} on the 1st - May - 1929

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TYPE 4T

• Earliest recorded date: 17th - December - 1920

• Latest recorded date: 21st - August - 1929

• CDS "Devonport West"

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TYPE 4T(x)

• Earliest recorded date: 7th - September - 1929

• Latest recorded date: 20th - October - 1938

• CDS "West" removed to comply with name change to Devonport on the 1st - May - 1929

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TYPE R2a(i)

• Earliest recorded date: 5th - May - 1922

• Latest recorded date: 5th - May - 1928

• Rated: RR

• CDS "Devonport West/Tasmania" in violet ink

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TYPE 4

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• Earliest recorded date: 24th - August - 1923

• Latest recorded date: 22nd - December - 1929

• CDS "Devonport West"

• Rated: RRR

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TYPE 4(x)

• Earliest recorded date: 25th - March - 1938

• Latest recorded date: 28th - October - 1946

• CDS "West" removed

• Rated: RRRR

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TYPE R2a(ii)

• Earliest recorded date: 11th - July - 1928

• Latest recorded date: 11th - July - 1929

• CDS "Post Office/Devonport West"

• Violet ink

• Rated: RRR

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TYPE R2a(ii)(x)

• Earliest recorded date: 11th - September - 1929

• Latest recorded date: 28th - December - 1933

• CDS "West" removed

• Blue and violet ink

• Rated: R

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TYPE 4aT

• Earliest recorded date: 29th - April - 1930

• Latest recorded date: 1st - May - 1962

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TYPE 4a(i)

• Earliest recorded date: 13th - January - 1934

• Latest recorded date: 30th - November - 1965

• CDS large letters with oval "O" in "Devonport"

• Violet ink 1944-46

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TYPE 4a(ii)

• Earliest recorded date: 11th - May - 1936

• Latest recorded date: 6th - December - 1967

• CDS round "O" in "Devonport"

• Violet ink 1946

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TYPE 5(i)

• Earliest recorded date: 15th - March - 1939

• Latest recorded date: 24th - November - 1945

• Violet ink 1944-46

• Rated: RRR

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TYPE 5(ii)

• Earliest recorded date: 18th - August - 1946

• Latest recorded date: 5th - October - 1966

• CDS oval "O" in "Devonport" with longer arcs and dash

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TYPE 5(ii)(s)

• Earliest recorded date: 30th - June - 1970

• Latest recorded date: 23rd - November - 1978

• Rated: R

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TYPE 5(iii)

• Earliest recorded date: 12th - November - 1947

• Latest recorded date: 1st - September - 1964

• CDS round "O" in "Devonport" with longer arcs and dash

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TYPE 5(iii)(s)

• Earliest recorded date: 30th - June - 1970

• Latest recorded date: 2nd - January - 1979

• Rated: R

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TYPE 5T(i)

• Earliest recorded date: 1st - December - 1945

• Latest recorded date: 14th - January - 1970

• CDS has horizontal lines at varying lengths in "e" of "Devonport"

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TYPE 5T(i)(s)

• Earliest recorded date: 19th - January - 1970

• Latest recorded date: 16th - February - 1970

• Rated: RRRR

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TYPE 5T(ii)

• Earliest recorded date: 29th - July - 1948

• Latest recorded date: 11th - December - 1969

• CDS with letters more widely spaced than 5Ti,noteably the first 3 letters of "Devonpor"t

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TYPE 5T(ii)(s)

• Earliest recorded date: 7th - January - 1970

• Latest recorded date: 20th - February - 1970

• Rated: RR

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TYPE 5s(i)

• Earliest recorded date: 10th - April - 1967

• Latest recorded date: 2nd - January - 1979

• CDS has round "O" and left arc 8mm in length

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TYPE 5s(ii)

• Earliest recorded date: 26th - April - 1966

• Latest recorded date: 2nd - January - 1979

• CDS has round "O" and left arc 7mm in length

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TYPE 5s(iii)

• Earliest recorded date: 11 - April - 1968

• Latest recorded date: 2nd - January - 1979

• CDS has round "O" and left arc 6mm in length

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TYPE 5s(iv)

• Earliest recorded date: 11th - April - 1968

• Latest recorded date: 1st - December - 1989

• CDS has oval "O" with very short arcs

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TYPE 6a

• Earliest recorded date: 9th - March - 1970

• Latest recorded date: 16th - May - 1990

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TYPE 6aT

• Earliest recorded date: 9th - March - 1970

• Latest recorded date: 2nd - February - 1992

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TYPE 7a(i)

• Earliest recorded date: 4th - December - 1978

• Latest recorded date: 1 - December - 1978

• Code 1

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TYPE 7a(ii)

• Earliest recorded date: 4th - December - 1978

• Latest recorded date: 1 - December - 1978

• Code 2

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TYPE 7a(iii)

• Earliest recorded date: 4th - December - 1978

• Latest recorded date: 1 - December - 1978

• Code 3

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TYPE 7a(iv)

• Earliest recorded date: 4th - December - 1978

• Latest recorded date: 1 - December - 1978

• Code 4

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TYPE 7a(v)

• Earliest recorded date: 4th - December - 1978

• Latest recorded date: 1 - December - 1978

• Code 5

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TYPE 7a(vi)

• Earliest recorded date: 4th - December - 1978

• Latest recorded date: 1 - December - 1978

• Code 6

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TYPE R6a(i)

• Earliest recorded date: 18th - July - 1980

• Latest recorded date: 27th - March - 1984

• CDS "Devonport/Tas-Aust_7310 with diameter of 32mm but spread over time

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TYPE R6a(ii)

• Earliest recorded date: 26th - April - 1984

• Latest recorded date: 27th - December - 1984

• CDS with 31mm diameter wavy outer line and base reads "Tasmania Aust 7310"

• Rated: RR

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TYPE R6a(iii)

• Earliest recorded date: 16th - February - 1984

• Latest recorded date: 27th - April - 1984

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TYPE R6a(vii)

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TYPE R6(i) and R6 (ii)

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TYPE R8T(i)

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== GENERAL DUTIES ==

TYPE R2

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TYPE R7

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== PARCEL ROLLER ==

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== PRIORITY PAID ==

CIRCLE

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== PAID CDS ==

TYPE 2

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TYPE 1c

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TYPE 5R

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TYPE 7bT

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TYPE 7b(m)T

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TYPE R6

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== TELEGRAPH CDS ==

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== MONEY ORDERS ==

TYPE R7

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Other Information

Links & References

To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page

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