Teepookana
The post office operated for three periods
- 08-JAN-1895 to 24-OCT-1896 · Mrs. M. Perkins was the first appointed postmistress
- 15-JUN-1899 to 31-OCT-1899
- 01-JAN-1902 to 11-FEB-1903 (as a Mail Receiving House only)
Location: 42° 11' 00" South, 145° 27' 00" East
- On the lower reaches of the King River, approx. 9kms ESE of Strahan and 16km SW of Queenstown
View of railway siding and port at Teepookana c.1900.
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Barred Numeral Postmarks
Second Allocation
BN353 was allocated to the office during the first period of operation
Rated RRR
BN367 was allocated to the office during the second period of operation
Rated RRRR
Datestamps
Type 1(i)
Town name spaced as TEE POO KANA and with circle stops · used during the first and second periods of operation
Earliest recorded date: 15-JUL-1896 · Latest recorded date (first period); 15-JUL-1896
Rated RRRRR this period (only one example has been recorded)
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Earliest recorded date (second period): 16-JUL-1899 · Latest recorded date: 06-OCT-1899
Rated RRRRR this period
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Type 1(ii)
Town name as one word; no stops or arcs. Used during the third period of operation
Earliest recorded date: 15-FEB-1902 · Latest recorded date: 07-SEP-1902
Rated RRRR (RRRRR by Hardinge)
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Other Information
Tasmanian Government Gazette notice re the opening of the Teepookana post & money order office in the The Mercury, 22-JAN-1895
Links
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