Bronte Park

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Location: 42° 09' 8" South,146° 50' 6" East

• in the Central Highlands situated approx. 18kms NNE of Tarraleah

• the closest location to Bronte Park to have a post office was at Bronte (Opened 1912 · Closed 1960)

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see Google Map for an enlargement

Opened: 01-JUL-1948 · Closed: 18-DEC-1979

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Bronte Park store and post office in 1972

Datestamps

Type 5(i)

• Earliest recorded date: 04-OCT-1948 · Latest recorded date: 27-OCT-1959

• Examples in red or violet ink with 1950 dates have been reported

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Type 5(ii)

Longer arcs than Type 5(i), 'stop' after 'AUST.'

• Earliest recorded date: 16-SEP-1950 · Latest recorded date: 24-SEP-1969

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Type 5(ii)(s)

Original dateline of Type 5(ii) replaced by one with smaller size of type

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• Earliest recorded date: 15-OCT-1969 · Latest recorded date: 18-DEC-1979 (Closing Date - 'Last Day' covers exist)

Report an earlier use of the Type 5(ii)(s) datestamp here

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

Other Cancellations and Postal Items

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• oval Postmaster Bronte Park datestamp used to cancel franking on a telegram form in 1951

Other Information

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• report in The Mercury regarding an upgrading of the office

Links & References

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

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