Editing Pillinger

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'''Opened: 1 JUN 1899  ·   Closed: 18 APR 1924 '''

'''Location: situated at Kelly Basin on Macquarie Harbour at 42° 21′ 0″ South, 145° 34′ 0″ East''' 

* opened as '''[[Kelly's Basin]]''' in 1898 and renamed '''Pillinger''' on 1 JUN 1899. The Kelly's Basin datestamp remained in use until late in 1910

* the closest post offices to Pillinger during it's period of operation were at '''[[Darwin]]''' and '''[[Crotty]]'''


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== 2nd Allocation Barred Numeral Postmark ==

'''BN230'''

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* BN230 is rated '''RR''' and was previously used at [[Upper Cascade River]], [[Norfolk Plains East]], [[Pateena]] and then finally at [[Kelly's Basin]]

* although it cannot be 'tied' to the Pillinger cds it has been 'tied' to the Kelly's Basin datestamp after the PO was re-named

[http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=639 ''Report an earlier or later use of BN230 postmark here'']

== Datestamp ==

'''[[Type 2c]]'''

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* Earliest recorded date: '''12 OCT 1910''' · Latest recorded date: '''8 OCT 1922'''

* Rated '''RR''' prior to 1913 with examples on Commonwealth Period stamps rated '''RRR'''

[http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=638 ''Report an earlier or later use of the Type 2c datestamp here'']


== Other Cancellations ==

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* manuscript cancellations have been reported circa 1899 for reasons unknown

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== Other Information ==


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* the population at the time of the 1901 Census was 637 persons


== Links & References ==


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