Devonport

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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:

• Devonport East 3 kms

• Don 4 kms

• Quioba 4 kms

• Spreyton 5 kms

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== BARRED NUMERAL POSTMARK ==

SECOND ALLOCATION

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Allocated BN: 152

• Rated: R in Formby period

• 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

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• 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)

• 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

• 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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