Ramsgate
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OPENED: 1-JUL-1895 · CLOSED: 1-NOV-1922
Location: 43° 35′ 0″ South, 146° 52′ 0″ East (N.B. these are the co-ordinates for Cockle Creek)
- Ramsgate was situated approx. 33km SSW of Dover. Nearby post offices were at Catamaran and Leprena during the period of operation
- opened as Recherche Bay 11-MAY-1857 · renamed Ramsgate from 1-JUL-1895
- a Recherche Bay datestamp should exist but is yet to be recorded
- facilities were transferred to Catamaran on 1-NOV-1922 however the datestamp remained in use for a few days after that for reasons unknown
see Google Map for an enlargement - Ramsgate was in the vicinity of where the road crosses Cockle Creek.
Barred Numeral Postmark
Second Allocation
- BN75 originally allocated to Recherche Bay was used at Ramsgate although it's application to the mail may have been abandoned much earlier than usual for this postmark type
- rarity rating is RRR
- manuscript '75' cancels have been reported
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Datestamps
Type 1 (Circle Stops)
- Earliest recorded date: 9-AUG-1899 · Latest recorded date: 6-NOV-1922
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