Difference between revisions of "Pillinger"
From wiki new
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
''Click on the RH map for an enlargement'' | ''Click on the RH map for an enlargement'' | ||
| + | == 2nd Allocation Barred Numeral == | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''BN230''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>File:bn230 pillinger.jpg </gallery> | ||
| + | |||
| + | * BN230 is rated '''RR''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | * 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 == | == Datestamp == | ||
Revision as of 22:57, 5 June 2014
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
Click on the RH map for an enlargement
Contents
2nd Allocation Barred Numeral
BN230
- BN230 is rated RR
- 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
Report an earlier or later use of BN230 postmark here
Datestamp
- 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
Report an earlier or later use of the Type 2c datestamp here
Other Cancellations
- manuscript cancellations have been reported circa 1899 for reasons unknown
| To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings
To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page |
Other Information
- the population at the time of the 1901 Census was 637 persons
Links & References
Please contact the author of this page to report any errors and/or omissions or to provide better or 'missing' images, etc.
