Dover

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OPENED : 6th - February - 1856 as Port Esperance

RENAMED : 1st - July - 1895

• Still in operation

Location:

Dover is located in the Huon Valley region approx 21 kms South of Geeveston

Post offices close to Dover were:

• Raminea 4.5 kms

• Strathblane 5.5 kms

• Glendevie 10.5 kms

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== BARRED NUMERAL POSTMARK ==

SECOND ALLOCATION

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Allocated BN: 71

• Known on pictorial

• Known as manuscript

== DATESTAMPS ==

TYPE 1a

• Earliest recorded date: 10th - June - 1883

• Latest recorded date: 21st - February - 1896

• Rated: RRR

• Port Esperance CDS used for sometime after name change to Dover

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TYPE 1(circle stops)

• Earliest recorded date: 15th - June - 1896

• Latest recorded date: 17th - April - 1922

• Rated 2 common (Hardinge) in pictorial period

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TYPE 4T

• Earliest recorded date: 8th - October - 1921

• Latest recorded date: 1st - February - 1932

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TYPE 4T(x)

• Earliest recorded date: 14th - March - 1932

• Latest recorded date: 2nd - May - 1932

• Rated: RRR

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TYPE M1a

• Earliest recorded date: 8th - June - 1932

• Latest recorded date: 10th - August - 1932

• Rated: RRRR

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TYPE 4

• Earliest recorded date: 22nd - August - 1932

• Latest recorded date: 15th - February - 1966

• Is type 4T with time removed

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TYPE 5s

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• Earliest recorded date: 12th - December - 1966

• Latest recorded date: 13th - February - 1978

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TYPE 7T

• Earliest recorded date: 13th - February - 1978

• Latest recorded date: 18th - September - 1987

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TYPE 8aT(I)

• Earliest recorded date: 17th - June - 1985

• Latest recorded date: 18th - September - 1987

• Code 1

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TYPE 8aT(ii)

• Earliest recorded date: 18th - September - 1987

• Latest recorded date: 13th - February - 1994

• Code 1 with smaller letters than 8aT(I)

• Blue ink 1992

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TYPE 8aT(ii)

• Earliest recorded date: 18th - September - 1987

• Latest recorded date: 13th - February - 1994

• Code 2

• Blue ink 1992

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TYPE R8a

• Earliest recorded date: 17th - August - 1994

• Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995

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== PAID CDS ==

TYPE R3a

• Earliest recorded date: 1928

• Latest recorded date: 1934

• Rated: RRRRR

• "Paid at Dover"

• May have been a steel or brass CDS

• Was undated so use is approximate dates

• Replaced a previous as yet unseen type in May 1921

• Black ink

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Other Information

• Photo taken of Dover Post Office in 2015

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Links & References

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