Castle Forbes Bay
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Location:
- situated on the Huon River, approx. 6km SW of Franklin
see Google Map for an enlargement
- Opened: 16-OCT-1879 · Closed: 30-APR-1992
- Mr. D. Smith was appointed the first postmaster
- Castle Forbes Bay post office in the late 1980s
Barred Numeral Postmark
Second Allocation
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- Allocated BN211 in 1879
- Rated RR
Datestamps
Often had '7' in 'code slot' (above date)throughout period of use for reason unknown
- Earliest recorded date: 25-JUL-1889 · Latest recorded date: 15-JAN-1940
- Unrated though pre-1900 impressions are rarely seen
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- Earliest recorded date: 26-JAN-1940 · Latest recorded date: 27-JAN-1959
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Original dateline of the Type 5 datestamp replaced by another with smaller characters
- Earliest recorded date: 29-JUL-1960 · Latest recorded date: 18-SEP-1987 (Last Day of Use)
- Recorded in blue ink during 1970
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Datestamp ordered during February 1961
- Earliest recorded date: 27-MAR-1961 · Latest recorded date: 25-MAR-1974 (Last Day of Use)
- Recorded in blue ink during 1970
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'Code 1'
- Earliest recorded date: 18-SEP-1987 (First Day of Use) · Latest recorded date: 30-APR-1992 (Day of Closure)
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Other Information
- Newspaper report of the opening of the post office and the appointment of a postmaster
- Link to the State Library of Tasmania for a larger image of this label
Links & References
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