Kelso

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OPENED : 1st - November - 1900

CLOSED : 31st - May - 1909

REOPENED ': 10th - November - 1911

CLOSED : 18th - December - 1973

Location:

Kelso is located on the West Tamar approx. 53 kms North of Launceston

Post offices close to Kelso were:

• Greens Beach 5 kms

• Beauty Point 13 kms

• Beaconsfield 21 kms

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Crown Seal

• Earliest recorded date: 1900 approx (1st Opening)

• Latest recorded date: 1904 approx (1st Opening)

• Earliest recorded date: 1913 approx (2nd Opening)

• Latest recorded date: 1914 approx (2nd Opening)

• Crown seal was used until arrival of cds during first opening and until manuscript cancellation used in 1915 during 2nd opening of office.

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Manuscript

• Earliest recorded date: 1915

• Latest recorded date: 1915

• Only one copy known in pen and ink

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Datestamps

TYPE 1 cross stops

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• Earliest recorded date: 1st - March - 1904

• Latest recorded date: 12th - May - 1909

• Rated : R

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TYPE 2b

• Earliest recorded date: 30th - September - 1915

• Latest recorded date: 9th - April - 1958

• Grey ink 1954

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TYPE 5s

• Earliest recorded date: 3rd - May - 1958

• Latest recorded date: 4 - December - 1973

• Rated: R

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