Beauty Point

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OPENED : First period of opening as Ilfracombe 1st - June - 1873

CLOSED : 30th - September - 1883

OPENED : Second period of opening as Ilfracombe 1st - October - 1903

RENAMED : Beauty Point 2nd - April - 1904

  • Still in operation as a LPO with current postcode of 7270


Location:

Beauty Point is located on the West Tamar 47 kms North of Launceston

Post offices close to Beauty Point were:


"Click on either image above or see Google Maps for an enlargement"


Barred Numeral Postmark

Second Allocation



Allocated BN: 153

Rated: R


Datestamps

TYPE 1a



  • Earliest recorded date: 22nd - April - 1882
  • Latest recorded date: 27th - June - 1882
  • Rated RRRRR
  • Only 2 copies known


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TYPE 1a

  • 2nd period of opening as Ilfracombe with CDS from first opening being used



  • Earliest recorded date: 2nd - March - 1904
  • Latest recorded date: 5th - August - 1910
  • Hardinge rated 5 (Scarce) in pictorial period


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TYPE 2



  • Earliest recorded date: 27th - August - 1910
  • Latest recorded date: 13th - May - 1949
  • Hardinge rated 8 (R) in pictorial period


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TYPE 5



  • Earliest recorded date: 26th - August - 1949
  • Latest recorded date: 7th - October - 1969


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TYPE 5(s)



  • Earliest recorded date: 21st - October - 1969
  • Latest recorded date: 26th - September - 1977
  • Grey ink 1975-76


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TYPE 7



  • Earliest recorded date: 26th - September - 1977
  • Latest recorded date: 18th - September - 1987


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TYPE 8



  • Earliest recorded date: 21st - September - 1987
  • Latest recorded date: 2nd - January - 1994


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TYPE R8



  • Earliest recorded date: 18th - April - 1994
  • Latest recorded date: Still in use as of 1995
  • Black ink


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To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings

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Other Information

  • Early Picture of Post Office circa 1920 approx.
  • Beauty Point from the river circa 1900's
  • Beauty Point Post Office and store circa 1980
  • Beauty Point crown seal




Links & References

To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings

To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page


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