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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:


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== BARRED NUMERAL POSTMARK ==


SECOND ALLOCATION


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Allocated BN: 152

  • 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)


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  • 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)


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  • Earliest recorded date: 24th - December - 1934
  • Latest recorded date: 28th - October - 1946
  • CDS "West" removed
  • Rated: RRRR


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TYPE R2a(ii)


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  • Earliest recorded date: 18th - April - 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


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  • Earliest recorded date: 29th - April - 1930
  • Latest recorded date: 1st - May - 1962


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TYPE 4a(i)


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  • Earliest recorded date: 27th - December - 1933
  • 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)


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  • 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


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  • Earliest recorded date: 9th - March - 1970
  • Latest recorded date: 2nd - February - 1992


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TYPE 7a(i)


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  • Earliest recorded date: 4th - December - 1978
  • Latest recorded date: 1 - December - 1989
  • Code 1


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TYPE 7a(ii)



  • Earliest recorded date: 4th - December - 1978
  • Latest recorded date: 1 - December - 1989
  • Code 2


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TYPE 7a(iii)



  • Earliest recorded date: 4th - December - 1978
  • Latest recorded date: 1 - December - 1989
  • Code 3


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TYPE 7a(iv)



  • Earliest recorded date: 4th - December - 1978
  • Latest recorded date: 1 - December - 1989
  • Code 4


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TYPE 7a(v)



  • Earliest recorded date: 4th - December - 1978
  • Latest recorded date: 1 - December - 1989
  • Code 5


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TYPE 7a(vi)



  • Earliest recorded date: 4th - December - 1978
  • Latest recorded date: 1 - December - 1989
  • Code 6


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TYPE R6a(i)


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  • 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
  • Violet ink 1980-83
  • Black ink 1983-84


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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
  • CDS 29mm in diameter with smaller compact letters than R6a(i) and base reads "Tasmania Aust 7310"


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TYPE R6a(iv)



  • Earliest recorded date: 30th - May - 1985
  • Latest recorded date: 14th - May - 1987
  • CDS as R6a(i) with diameter of 36mm but expanded with use and base reads "Tasmania Aust 7310"


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TYPE R6a(v)


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  • Earliest recorded date: 19th - June - 1987
  • Latest recorded date: 7th - August - 1991
  • CDS has stars at sides with base reading " Tasmania Aust 7310"
  • Blue ink 1989


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TYPE R6a(vi)



  • Earliest recorded date: 26th - July - 1988
  • Latest recorded date: 6th - September - 1990
  • CDS as R6a(i) with smaller dateline than R6a(ii)
  • Blue ink 1989-90


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TYPE R6a(vii)



  • Earliest recorded date: 20th - February - 1990
  • Latest recorded date: 17th - June - 1991
  • CDS as R6a(i) with larger dateline than R6a(vi)


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TYPE R6(i) and R6 (ii)


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  • Earliest recorded date: 4th - September - 1990
  • Latest recorded date: 20th - October - 1991
  • CDS double circle with "Tas Aust 7310" at base with dash between "Tas" and "Aust"
  • Two identical CDS wearing at different rates


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TYPE R6(iii) and R6(iv)


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  • Earliest recorded date: 18th - July - 1991
  • Latest recorded date: 22nd - April - 1992
  • CDS with " Tas 7310" at base
  • Two identical CDS wearing at different rates and well worn by 1992


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TYPE R6(v) and R6(vi)


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  • Earliest recorded date: 20th - December - 1991
  • Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
  • Very similar to R6(i) and (ii)
  • Two identical CDS wearing at different rates


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TYPE R6aT(i)



  • Earliest recorded date: 11th - June - 1992
  • Latest recorded date: 29th - July - 1993
  • Time above dateline set at 12 noon


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TYPE R6aT(ii)


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  • Earliest recorded date: 8th - June - 1992
  • Latest recorded date: 12th - August - 1993
  • Time above dateline set at 6pm


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TYPE R6aT(iii)



  • Earliest recorded date: 16th - November - 1993
  • Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
  • Time above dateline set at 7am


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TYPE R8T(i)



  • Earliest recorded date: 28th - October - 1993
  • Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
  • CDS has "Tas 7310" at base with 6pm time above dateline


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== GENERAL DUTIES ==


TYPE R2



  • Earliest recorded date: 2nd - April - 1966
  • Latest recorded date: 12th - November - 1976
  • CDS double ring "General Duties"
  • Violet ink
  • Rated: RRR


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TYPE R7



  • Earliest recorded date: 7th - February - 1990
  • Latest recorded date: 30th - May - 1992
  • CDS "General Duties"
  • Blue ink 1990
  • Black ink 1991-92


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== PARCEL ROLLER ==


TYPE 6



  • Earliest recorded date: 1st - May - 1975
  • Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
  • Rated: R


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== PRIORITY PAID ==

CIRCLE



  • Earliest recorded date: 1st - May - 1975
  • Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995
  • Blue ink
  • Rated: R


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== PAID CDS ==


TYPE 2



  • Earliest recorded date: Undated
  • Latest recorded date: Undated
  • CDS "Postage Paid/At/Devonport West" with cross stops and no dateline. "At" located in middle of CDS
  • Rated: RRRRR


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TYPE 1c



  • Earliest recorded date: 14th - April - 1910
  • Latest recorded date: 17th - March - 1911
  • CDS "Postage Paid/Devonport West Tas" in a 30mm diameter circle
  • 1d rate
  • Rated: RRRRR


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TYPE 2b


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  • Earliest recorded date: 19th - November - 1915
  • Latest recorded date: 15th - July - 1929
  • CDS "Paid at/Devonport West"
  • Various rates
  • Rated: RRR


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TYPE 2b(x)


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  • Earliest recorded date: 2nd - July - 1931
  • Latest recorded date: 7th - January - 1954
  • CDS has " West" removed
  • Various rates
  • Rated: RRR


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TYPE 5R



  • Earliest recorded date: 9th - May - 1956
  • Latest recorded date: 17th - December - 1963
  • CDS "Paid at Devonport"
  • Black ink 1956-57
  • Red ink 1957-63
  • Rated: RR


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TYPE 5(s)


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  • Earliest recorded date: 1st - February - 1967
  • Latest recorded date: 14th - February - 1979
  • CDS "Paid at Devonport" in red ink
  • Rated: R


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TYPE 7bT


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  • Earliest recorded date: 27th - February - 1979
  • Latest recorded date: 10th - December - 1989
  • Red ink


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TYPE 7b(m)T



  • Earliest recorded date: 23rd - January - 1990
  • Latest recorded date: 1st - March - 1992
  • First letter in year large
  • Red ink 1990-91
  • Black ink 1991-92


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TYPE R6



  • Earliest recorded date: 2nd - July - 1992
  • Latest recorded date: still in use 1995
  • Black ink


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== TELEGRAPH CDS ==


TYPE 4



  • Earliest recorded date: 1st - August - 1926
  • Latest recorded date: 21st - March - 1929
  • CDS "Telegraph Office/Devonport West"
  • Rated: RRRR


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TYPE 4(x)



  • Earliest recorded date: 18th - February - 1930
  • Latest recorded date: 15th - May - 1934
  • CDS has "West" removed
  • Rated: RR


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== MONEY ORDERS ==

TYPE R7



  • Earliest recorded date: 2nd - December - 1982
  • Latest recorded date: 11th - November - 1991
  • CDS "Money Order Teller/Devonport Tas 7310"
  • Blue ink with violet ink in 1987
  • Rated: R


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Other Information

  • Image of Devonport Post Office from 1978
  • Image of Central Devonport early 1900's


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Links & References

To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings

To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page


Please contact [mailto: the author] of this page to report any errors and/or omissions or to provide better or 'missing' strikes

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