Exeter

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OPENED : 1st - April - 1871

CLOSED : 31st - December - 1894

REOPENED : 1st - February - 1895

Office was renamed Tatana on the 6th November 1911

Office name changed back to Exeter on the 1st June 1968

Location:

Exeter is located on the West Tamar approx. 23 kms North of Launceston

Post offices close to Exeter were:

• Lanena 2 kms

• Blackwall 2 kms

• Loira 5 kms

• Gravelly Beach 5 kms

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Barred Numeral Postmark

2nd Allocation BN145

• Rated: RRR

Datestamps

TYPE 1

1st Period of Opening

• Earliest recorded date: 18th - October - 1887

• Latest recorded date: 23rd - September - 1893

• Rated: RRRRR

• Only 2 copies known

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TYPE 1

2nd Period of Opening

• Earliest recorded date: 16th - August - 1896

• Latest recorded date: 10th - January - 1912

• Renamed Tatana 6th - November - 1911 but old cds used for a few months

• Blue Ink 1908 - Grey Ink 1909

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TYPE 3

• Earliest recorded date: 10th - February - 1912

• Latest recorded date: 25th - April - 1939

• Rated R in state period

• Manuscript cancels known in this period

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TYPE R3a

• Earliest recorded date: 1915

• Latest recorded date: 3rd - January - 1923

• Can have manuscript date and use is in early January on known examples

• Rated: RRRRR

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TYPE 5

• Earliest recorded date: 13th - April - 1939

• Latest recorded date: 31st - May - 1968

• Late date is last day of use before renaming of office to Exeter on 1st June 1968

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TYPE 6

• Earliest recorded date: 1st - June - 1968

• Latest recorded date: 18th - September - 1987

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TYPE 8

• Earliest recorded date: 21st - September - 1987

• Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995

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TYPE R6

• Earliest recorded date:27th - September - 1989

• Latest recorded date: ?? - February - 1994

• Usually violet ink - Blue ink in 1992

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TYPE R8

• Earliest recorded date: 5th - April - 1994

• Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995

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