George Town

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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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Allocated BN: 32

• Rated: R

SECOND ALLOCATION

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Allocated BN: 37

• Known on pictorial

== DATESTAMPS ==

Primitive

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• 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

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• Earliest recorded date: 13th - November - 1884

• Latest recorded date: 2nd - July - 1930

• Rarely used after 1926

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TYPE 4

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• Earliest recorded date: 24th - March - 1926

• Latest recorded date: 2nd - April - 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

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• Earliest recorded date: 12th - December - 1954

• Latest recorded date: 15th - May - 1967

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TYPE 5s(I)

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• Earliest recorded date: 15th - April - 1958

• Latest recorded date: 22nd - August - 1977

• Large narrow letters (replaced type 4)

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TYPE 5s(II)

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• 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

• Large wide letters (replaced type 5T)

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TYPE 6a

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• Earliest recorded date: 20th - January - 1970

• Latest recorded date: 12th - November - 1987

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TYPE 7T

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• Earliest recorded date: 18th - August - 1977

• Latest recorded date: 25th - September - 1984

• Relief No 8 used 28th September 1984 until 14th December 1984 while dateline changeover occurred

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TYPE 7(l)T

• Earliest recorded date: 28th - December - 1984

• Latest recorded date: 30th - March - 1986

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TYPE 7(m)(I)T

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• Earliest recorded date: 17th - April - 1986

• Latest recorded date: 6th - December - 1987

• First number in day large

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TYPE 7(m)(II)T

• Earliest recorded date: 10th - March - 1988

• Latest recorded date: 20th - December - 1993

• Time in large figures

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TYPE 7a

• Earliest recorded date: 22nd - May - 1985

• Latest recorded date: 6th - January - 1988

• Rated: RR

• No slash between Tas and postcode

• Code 1

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TYPE 8a

• Earliest recorded date: 22nd - October - 1985

• Latest recorded date: 6th - January - 1988

• Rated: R

• Code 2

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TYPE R7(I)

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• Earliest recorded date: 8th - September - 1988

• Latest recorded date: 14th - January - 1991

• Rated: R

• Code 1 with stars at sides

• Violet ink 1988 , Blue ink 1989-91

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TYPE R7(II)

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• Earliest recorded date: 22nd - September - 1988

• Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995

• Code 2 with stars at sides

• Violet ink 1988-89 , Blue ink 1990

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TYPE R7(III)

• Earliest recorded date: 31st - January - 1991

• Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995

• Code 1 with much larger letters than type R7(I),37mm in diameter with dashes at side

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TYPE R6

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• Earliest recorded date: 16th - October - 1991

• Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995

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TYPE R8(I)

• Earliest recorded date: 10th - November - 1993

• Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995

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TYPE R8(II)

• Earliest recorded date: 23rd - June 1994

• Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995

• Smaller diameter than R8(I)

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== MONEY ORDER CDS ==

TYPE R6

• Earliest recorded date: 22nd - September - 1988

• Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995

• Rated RR

• Stars at sides

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== PAID CDS ==

TYPE 5sR

• Earliest recorded date: 28th - October - 1960

• Latest recorded date: 14th - May - 1965

• Rated: RR

• "Paid at George Town" in red ink with 5d rate

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TYPE 5s

• Earliest recorded date: 25th - November - 1966

• Latest recorded date: 3rd - April - 1978

• Rate removed from dateline which is now centred

• Red ink

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TYPE 5sT

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• Earliest recorded date: 10th - October - 1979

• Latest recorded date: 17th - September - 1984

• Time added to dateline

• Red ink

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TYPE 8c

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• Earliest recorded date: 2nd - July - 1985

• Latest recorded date: 8th - January - 1987

• Red ink

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TYPE 8c(m)

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• Earliest recorded date: 2nd - February - 1990

• Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995

• Month small

• Red Ink 1990-91 , Black 1991 onwards

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Other Information

• George Town Post Office circa 1900-10

• George Town Post Office circa 1930's

• George Town Post Office 1978

• Aerial view of George Town early 1970's

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