Selbourne

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Location: 41° 27' 0" South, 146° 53' 0" East

• Situated approx. 43km W of Launceston

• The closest post offices to Selbourne were at Black Sugar Loaf (Birralee) and Rosevale

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see Google Map for an enlargement

Opened: 01-NOV-1883 · Closed: 30-JUN-1937

Barred Numeral Postmark

Second Allocation

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• allocated barred numeral canceller '227'

• examples of this postmark are rated RRRR

Datestamps

Type 1

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• Earliest recorded date: 28-FEB-1896 · Latest recorded date: 07-MAR-1936

• Rated RR on Tasmanian stamps and Commonwealth issues

• Occasionally seen with 'day before month' dateline variation as well as alterations or additions to the dateline

Report an earlier or later use of the Type 1 datestamp here

Type 4a

• Earliest recorded date: 17-MAR-1936 · Latest recorded date: 20-MAY-1937

• Rated RRRRR - only three examples have been recorded

Report an earlier or later or another use of the Type 4a datestamp here

To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page

Other Information

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• notice in The Examiner regarding the departure of the postmistress in 1936

Links & References

To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page

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