Palana

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Location: 39° 46' 0" South, 147° 53' 0" East

• situated near the northern tip of Flinders Island

• closest locality to also have a Telephone Office is Killiecrankie

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• Opened: 18-SEP-1916 · Closed: 30-JUN-1974 (operated only as a Telephone Office)

Datestamps

Type 4

• Earliest recorded date: 07-DEC-1954 · Latest recorded date: ??-FEB-1961

• Rated RRRRR

The datestamp was ordered on the 31-DEC-1923 so it must have been used earlier than the ERD but an example is yet to be recorded. The reason for it's 'non appearance' until 1954 is unknown.

Seen in grey ink between 1959 and 1961.

Type 5s

• Earliest recorded date: 06-JUL-1966 · Latest recorded date: 14-SEP-1973

• Rated RRR

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

Manuscript Cancellations

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• Rated RR

Cancels made with pen and ink are known until 1954. At first with date only then from February 1949 with name and date.

Links & References

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

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