Lady's Bay

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OPENED : 1st - February - 1891 as Lady's Bay

RENAMED : 1st - July - 1895 to Lady Bay

CLOSED : 5th - October - 1946

Location:

Lady's Bay is located in the lower Huon Valley region approx 42 kms South of Geeveston

Post offices close to Lady's Bay were:

• Southport 3 kms

• Ida Bay 8 kms

• Hastings 9 kms

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== BARRED NUMERAL POSTMARK ==

SECOND ALLOCATION

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Allocated BN: 160

• Known on pictorial

• Rated: R

• Numeral reallocated previously Lilydale

== DATESTAMPS ==

TYPE 1

• Earliest recorded date: 20th - July - 1898

• Latest recorded date: 26th - June - 1910

• Despite office name change in 1895 the CDS remained as Lady's Bay until mid August 1910

• Hardinge rated 11 (RR) in pictorial period

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Type 1(x)

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• Earliest recorded date: 14th - November - 1910

• Latest recorded date: 22nd - December - 1938

• "S" removed from CDS

• Hardinge rated 16 (RRRR-) in pictorial period

• Rated RR in Commonwealth period

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TYPE 5

• Earliest recorded date: 28th - August - 1939

• Latest recorded date: 18th - December - 1945

• Rated: RRRRR

• Only 4 copies known

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