Abbotsham

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Location: 41° 13' 0" South, 146° 11' 0" East

• situated 7.5kms south of Ulverstone

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see Google map for an enlargement

Post Office Opened: 05-JAN-1889 · Closed: 19-NOV-1966

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Postcard image of the post office c.1905 .... annotated "Smallest in the Commonwealth" !! (Simco Collection)

Barred Numeral Postmark

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• Allocated Barred Numeral Canceller '293' in 1889

• Rated R

This Second Allocation barred numeral postmark can be found cancelling Pictorial issues

Datestamps

Type 1b

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• Earliest recorded date: 14-FEB-1897 · Latest recorded date: 14-JUN-1937

• Hardinge rated 3 (uncommon)

Datestamp manufactured around or soon after office opening date. Cancels in blue ink from 1909 reported

Type 5

• Earliest recorded date: 14-JUN-1937 · Latest recorded date: 01-NOV-1966

Datestamp manufactured during May 1937.

Links & References

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