Bismarck

Opened: 01-JAN-1882 · Re-named Collins Vale (Collinsvale): 01-JUL-1915 (see 'Other Information' below)

Location: 42° 50′ 34″ South, 147° 11′ 21″ East

• situated approx. 8kms WSW of Glenorchy

• the total population of Bismarck reported in the 1901 Census was 206 persons

• the closest post office to Bismarck was at Glenlusk

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• see Google Map for an enlargement

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• postcard view of the post office c.1910

Barred Numeral Postmark

Second Allocation Barred Numeral Type

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• Bismarck was allocated BN219

• Rated RR

• BN219 can be found cancelling Pictorial issues

Post an image of a 'tie' of the BN with the CDS postmark here

Datestamp

Type 1

Datestamp has 'dot stops'

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• Earliest recorded date: 08-AUG-1899 · Latest recorded date: 11-JUL-1915

• Rated R on Tasmanian stamps

• Rated RRR on Commonwealth issues

The datestamp was only used for a couple of weeks after the office changed names - see Collinsvale

Report an earlier or later use of the Type 1 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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• an extensive report in The Mercury from November 1914 regarding local opposition to the change of name to Collins Vale
  • a reference published in The Mercury on Saturday, January 30th 1915 to the change of name from Bismarck to Collins Vale
    • postcard c.1910 advertising the local boarding establishment 'Hilldrop' ... the building can still be seen today

Links & References

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

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