Devonport Railway

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OPENED : 30th - May - 1885 as Formby Railway

RENAMED : 1st - March - 1890 to Devonport Railway.Control of its operation was given to the PMG office from the TGR on 1st - March - 1915

CLOSED: : 30th - June - 1961

Location:

Devonport Railway was located in the North West region approx 1.5 kms from the Devonport CBD.

Post offices close to Devonport Railway were:

• Devonport 2 kms

• Devonport West 2 kms

• Don 3 kms

• Devonport East 4.5 kms

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== DATESTAMPS ==

TYPE M2a

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• Earliest recorded date: 7th - November - 1926

• Latest recorded date: 20th - June - 1931 (image shown may be from PMG source with later date)

• Rated: RRR

• Known on Tas Govt railway issues and high value telegram usage stamps

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TYPE M2

• Earliest recorded date: 4th - September - 1934

• Latest recorded date: 6th - April - 1946

• Rated: RRR

• Late date known from PMG source

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TYPE R3a

• Earliest recorded date: 30th - June - 1952

• Latest recorded date: 30th - June - 1952

• Rated: RRRRR

• CDS reads "Devonport" only

• Only one known copy in purple ink

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Links & References

To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page

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