Stonehenge

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Location: 42° 24' 0" South, 147° 38' 0" East

• situated approx. 23km SE of Oatlands

• Formerly Dairy Farm; sometimes referred to as "Dairy Farm (Eastern Marshes)"

• the closest post offices to Stonehenge were at Whitefoord and Woodsdale

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• Re-named Stonehenge: 01-AUG-1881 · Closed: 21-APR-1969

• Operated as a Mail Receiving House until 01-NOV-1883 when it was upgraded to a post office

• Operated as a Mail Receiving House only between 01-JAN-1915 until 30-JUN-1927 and then as a PO again until closure

Datestamps

Type 1

Solid stops

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• Earliest recorded date: 09-AUG-1886 · Latest recorded date: 04-SEP-1942

• Rated RR on Tasmanian stamps · Rated R on Commonwealth stamps but only if it is a clear and complete impression (or nearly so)

Type 5

• Earliest recorded date: 13-JUN-1943 · Latest recorded date: 18-JUN-1959

• Rated RR

• Reported in purple ink during 1948

Type 5(s)

Original Type 5 cds refitted with a new dateline featuring smaller characters

• Stonehenge type 5(s).jpg

• Earliest recorded date: 02-DEC-1960 · Latest recorded date: 21-APR-1969 (In use until closure)

• Rated RR

• 'Last Day Covers' exist

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Links & References

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