Don

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OPENED : 12th - May - 1856

CLOSED : Still in operation circa 1995


Location:

Don is located in the North West region approx kms West of Devonport

Post offices close to Don were:



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== PRE 1861 ==

MPE/MANUSCRIPT



  • Earliest recorded date: 6th - February - 1857
  • Latest recorded date: 26th - February - 1875
  • Seen as "Don" or "Don River" as manuscript postal endorsement and on stamps


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== BARRED NUMERAL POSTMARK ==


SECOND ALLOCATION



Allocated BN: 26

  • Known on pictorial


== DATESTAMPS ==

TYPE U2



  • Earliest recorded date: 18th - September - 1877
  • Latest recorded date: 2nd - February - 1884
  • Rated: R


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TYPE 1



  • Earliest recorded date: 10th - September - 1885
  • Latest recorded date: 10th - June - 1936
  • Rated: 1 (abundantly common) by Hardinge in pictorial period
  • Grey ink 1916-17


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TYPE 4a



  • Earliest recorded date: 17th - June - 1936
  • Latest recorded date: 22nd - July - 1965


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TYPE 4a(s)



  • Earliest recorded date: 18th - October - 1965
  • Latest recorded date: 30th - June - 1978


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TYPE 7



  • Earliest recorded date: 1st - July - 1978
  • Latest recorded date: 7th - September - 1988


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TYPE 7(m)(i)



  • Earliest recorded date: 11th - January - 1989
  • Latest recorded date: 13th - October - 1989
  • CDS has first letter in day large


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TYPE 7(m)(ii)



  • Earliest recorded date: 13th - February - 1990
  • Latest recorded date: 10th - September - 1991
  • CDS has first figure in year large


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TYPE 7l



  • Earliest recorded date: 2nd - October - 1992
  • Latest recorded date: 8th - March - 1993


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TYPE 7(m)(iii)



  • Earliest recorded date: 2nd - August - 1993
  • Latest recorded date: 2nd - August - 1993
  • Rated: RRR
  • Incomplete dateline on known copy,more must exist


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TYPE R8



  • Earliest recorded date: 8th - October - 1993
  • Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995


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Other Information

  • Don Post Ofiice 1978



Links & References

To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings

To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page


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