Beauty Point
OPENED : First period of opening as Ilfracombe 1st - June - 1873
CLOSED : 30th - September - 1883
OPENED : Second period of opening as Ilfracombe 1st - October - 1903
RENAMED : Beauty Point 2nd - April - 1904
- Still in operation as a LPO with current postcode of 7270
Location:
Beauty Point is located on the West Tamar 47 kms North of Launceston
Post offices close to Beauty Point were:
- Ilfraville 2 kms
- Sidmouth 10 kms
- Kelso 13 kms
- Greens Beach 19 kms
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Barred Numeral Postmark
Second Allocation
Allocated BN: 153
Rated: R
Datestamps
- 1st period of opening as Ilfracombe
- Earliest recorded date: 22nd - April - 1882
- Latest recorded date: 27th - June - 1882
- Rated RRRRR
- Only 2 copies known
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- 2nd period of opening as Ilfracombe with CDS from first opening being used
- Earliest recorded date: 2nd - March - 1904
- Latest recorded date: 5th - August - 1910
- Rated: R
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- Earliest recorded date: 27th - August - 1910
- Latest recorded date: 13th - May - 1949
- Rated: R in state period
- Name changed to Beauty Point 2nd - April - 1904 but Ilfracombe CDS continued in use for next few years
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- Earliest recorded date: 26th - August - 1949
- Latest recorded date: 7th - October - 1969
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- Earliest recorded date: 21st - October - 1969
- Latest recorded date: 26th - September - 1977
- Grey ink 1975-76
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- Earliest recorded date: 26th - September - 1977
- Latest recorded date: 18th - September - 1987
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- Earliest recorded date: 21st - September - 1987
- Latest recorded date: 2nd - January - 1994
- Old Post Office closed and Ilfraville renamed Beauty Point 1st - June - 1991
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- Earliest recorded date: 18th - April - 1994
- Latest recorded date: Still in use as of 1995
- Black ink
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Other Information
- Early Picture of Post Office circa 1920 approx.
- Beauty Point from the river circa 1900's
- Beauty Point Post Office and store circa 1980
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