Alberton
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Opened: 16-OCT-1883 · Closed: 31-NOV-1968
Location: 41° 16' 0" South, 147° 47' 0" East
- situated approx. 7kms SE of Ringarooma
- the closest post office to Alberton was at Legunia (1912-1968)
see Google Map for an enlargement
Barred Numeral Postmark
Second Allocation
- Allocated BN57
- This handstamp is actually a reissue of the First Allocation BN57
- This number had been allocated previously to Macquarie River (until 1876)
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Datestamps
Type 1 Dot Stops
- Earliest recorded date: 06-JUL-1889 · Latest recorded date: 11-JUL-1925
- Hardinge rated 2 (Common) in pictorial period
- Rated R on Commonwealth stamp issues (i.e. post-1912)
- Worn towards end of use and manuscript dates are often seen
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- Earliest recorded date: 12-NOV-1925 · Latest recorded date: 10-DEC-1957
- Rated R
- Datestamp ordered 19 Jun 1925
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- Earliest recorded date: 24-JUN-1958 · Latest recorded date: 29-JUL-1968
- Rated R
- Most impressions of this datestamp are very light and clear examples should be considered to be rated RR
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