Editing Devonport

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OPENED ''':''' 1st - July - 1873 as [[Formby]]   

RENAMED ''':''' 1st - March - 1890 to [[Devonport West]]

RENAMED ''':''' 1st - May - 1929 to Devonport

Still in operation as an Australia Post Office  


'''Location:'''

[[Devonport]] is located in the North West region approx. 50 kms East of [[Burnie]]

Post offices close to [[Devonport]] were:
 
*[[Devonport East]] 3 kms

*[[Don]] 4 kms

*[[Quioba]] 4 kms

*[[Spreyton]] 5 kms


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'''== BARRED NUMERAL POSTMARK =='''


SECOND ALLOCATION


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Allocated BN: 152

* Rated: R in [[Formby]] period   

* Known on pictorial 



'''== DATESTAMPS =='''

'''[[TYPE 1]]'''


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* Earliest recorded date: 4th - June - 1879    

* Latest recorded date: 31st - December - 1889

* Rated: R

* CDS "Formby" 


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'''[[TYPE 1b (solid stops)]]'''


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* Earliest recorded date: 2nd - May - 1890  

* Latest recorded date: 2nd - February - 1914

* Rated: RRRRR in Commonwealth period (only 1 known copy)

* Rated: 1 (abundantly common) Hardinge in pictorial period 

* CDS "West Devonport"


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'''[[TYPE 1a]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 8th - June - 1896   

* Latest recorded date: 15th - November - 1919

* Rated: R in Commonwealth period

* Rated: 6 (scarce) Hardinge in pictorial period  


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'''[[TYPE 1]]'''


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* Earliest recorded date: 23rd - December - 1902    

* Latest recorded date: 18th - July - 1913

* CDS "Devonport West"

* Rated: RRRRR in Commonwealth period (only one known copy)

* Rated: 1 (abundantly common) Hardinge in pictorial period 


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'''[[TYPE 3(i)]]'''

 
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* Earliest recorded date: 23rd - August - 1907   

* Latest recorded date: 19th - November - 1918

* CDS "Devonport West"

* Purple ink 1914

* Blue ink 1915

* Rated: (abundantly common) Hardinge in pictorial period   


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'''[[TYPE 3(ii)]]'''

 
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* Earliest recorded date: 4th - June - 1910

* Latest recorded date: 4th - August - 1927

* CDS "West D'port"

* Blue ink 1918

* Rated: (abundantly common) Hardinge in pictorial period

   

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'''[[TYPE 2bT]]'''

 
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* Earliest recorded date: 5th - August - 1918   

* Latest recorded date:  7th - July - 1929

* CDS "Devonport West" formerly Type 3a  


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'''[[TYPE 2bT(x)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 2nd - September - 1929

* Latest recorded date: 23rd - September - 1947

* CDS "West" removed to comply with name change to [[Devonport]] on the 1st - May - 1929   


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'''[[TYPE 4T]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 17th - December - 1920   

* Latest recorded date: 21st - August - 1929 

* CDS "Devonport West"


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'''[[TYPE 4T(x)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 7th - September - 1929 

* Latest recorded date: 20th - October - 1938

* CDS "West" removed to comply with name change to [[Devonport]] on the 1st - May - 1929   

   


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'''[[TYPE R2a(i)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 5th - May - 1922

* Latest recorded date: 5th - May - 1928

* Rated: RR

* CDS "Devonport West/Tasmania" in violet ink 


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'''[[TYPE 4]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 24th - August - 1923  

* Latest recorded date: 22nd - December - 1929

* CDS "Devonport West"

* Rated: RRR  


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'''[[TYPE 4(x)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 24th - December - 1934  

* Latest recorded date: 28th - October - 1946

* CDS "West" removed

* Rated: RRRR  


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'''[[TYPE R2a(ii)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 18th - April - 1928  

* Latest recorded date: 11th - July - 1929

* CDS "Post Office/Devonport West"

* Violet ink

* Rated: RRR  


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'''[[TYPE R2a(ii)(x)]]'''


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* Earliest recorded date: 11th - September - 1929   

* Latest recorded date: 28th - December - 1933

* CDS "West" removed

* Blue and violet ink

* Rated: R 


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'''[[TYPE 4aT]]'''


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* Earliest recorded date: 29th - April - 1930  

* Latest recorded date: 1st - May - 1962 


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'''[[TYPE 4a(i)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 27th - December - 1933  

* Latest recorded date: 30th - November - 1965

* CDS large letters with oval "O" in "Devonport"

* Violet ink 1944-46   


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'''[[TYPE 4a(ii)]]'''


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* Earliest recorded date: 11th - May - 1936    

* Latest recorded date: 6th - December - 1967 

* CDS round "O" in "Devonport"

* Violet ink 1946


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'''[[TYPE 5(i)]]'''

 
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* Earliest recorded date: 15th - March - 1939   

* Latest recorded date: 24th - November - 1945

* Violet ink 1944-46

* Rated: RRR   


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'''[[TYPE 5(ii)]]'''

 
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* Earliest recorded date: 18th - August - 1946 

* Latest recorded date: 5th - October - 1966

* CDS oval "O" in "Devonport" with longer arcs and dash  


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'''[[TYPE 5(ii)(s)]]'''

 
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* Earliest recorded date: 30th - June - 1970  

* Latest recorded date: 23rd - November - 1978

* Rated: R  


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'''[[TYPE 5(iii)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 12th - November - 1947 

* Latest recorded date: 1st - September - 1964

* CDS round "O" in "Devonport" with longer arcs and dash  


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'''[[TYPE 5(iii)(s)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 30th - June - 1970   

* Latest recorded date: 2nd - January - 1979

* Rated: R  


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'''[[TYPE 5T(i)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 1st - December - 1945  

* Latest recorded date: 14th - January - 1970

* CDS has horizontal lines at varying lengths in "e" of "Devonport"   


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'''[[TYPE 5T(i)(s)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 19th - January - 1970

* Latest recorded date: 16th - February - 1970

* Rated: RRRR


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'''[[TYPE 5T(ii)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 29th - July - 1948  

* Latest recorded date: 11th - December - 1969

* CDS with letters more widely spaced than 5Ti,noteably the first 3 letters of "Devonpor"t  


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'''[[TYPE 5T(ii)(s)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 7th - January - 1970 

* Latest recorded date: 20th - February - 1970

* Rated: RR  


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'''[[TYPE 5s(i)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 10th - April - 1967  

* Latest recorded date: 2nd - January - 1979

* CDS has round "O" and left arc 8mm in length  


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'''[[TYPE 5s(ii)]]'''


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* Earliest recorded date: 26th - April - 1966   

* Latest recorded date: 2nd - January - 1979

* CDS has round "O" and left arc 7mm in length  
 


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'''[[TYPE 5s(iii)]]'''


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* Earliest recorded date: 11 - April - 1968   

* Latest recorded date: 2nd - January - 1979

* CDS has round "O" and left arc 6mm in length  
 


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'''[[TYPE 5s(iv)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 11th - April - 1968   

* Latest recorded date: 1st - December - 1989

* CDS has oval "O" with very short arcs  


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'''[[TYPE 6a]]'''


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* Earliest recorded date: 9th - March - 1970    

* Latest recorded date: 16th - May - 1990 


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'''[[TYPE 6aT]]'''

 
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* Earliest recorded date: 9th - March - 1970   

* Latest recorded date: 2nd - February - 1992   


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'''[[TYPE 7a(i)]]'''

 
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* Earliest recorded date: 4th - December - 1978

* Latest recorded date: 1 - December - 1989

* Code 1  


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'''[[TYPE 7a(ii)]]'''

 
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* Earliest recorded date: 4th - December - 1978

* Latest recorded date: 1 - December - 1989

* Code 2 


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'''[[TYPE 7a(iii)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 4th - December - 1978

* Latest recorded date: 1 - December - 1989

* Code 3    


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'''[[TYPE 7a(iv)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 4th - December - 1978

* Latest recorded date: 1 - December - 1989

* Code 4   


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'''[[TYPE 7a(v)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 4th - December - 1978

* Latest recorded date: 1 - December - 1989

* Code 5   


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'''[[TYPE 7a(vi)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 4th - December - 1978

* Latest recorded date: 1 - December - 1989

* Code 6  


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'''[[TYPE R6a(i)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 18th - July - 1980  

* Latest recorded date: 27th - March - 1984

* CDS "Devonport/Tas-Aust-7310 with diameter of 32mm but spread over time

* Violet ink 1980-83

* Black ink 1983-84  


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'''[[TYPE R6a(ii)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 26th - April - 1984  

* Latest recorded date: 27th - December - 1984

* CDS with 31mm diameter wavy outer line and base reads "Tasmania Aust 7310" 

* Rated: RR  

 
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'''[[TYPE R6a(iii)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 16th - February - 1984 

* Latest recorded date: 27th - April - 1984 

* CDS 29mm in diameter with smaller compact letters than R6a(i) and base reads "Tasmania Aust 7310"


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'''[[TYPE R6a(iv)]]'''


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* Earliest recorded date: 30th - May - 1985    

* Latest recorded date: 14th - May - 1987

* CDS as R6a(i) with diameter of 36mm but expanded with use and base reads "Tasmania Aust 7310"


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'''[[TYPE R6a(v)]]'''


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* Earliest recorded date: 19th - June - 1987   

* Latest recorded date: 7th - August - 1991

* CDS has stars at sides with base reading " Tasmania Aust 7310"

* Blue ink 1989


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'''[[TYPE R6a(vi)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 26th - July - 1988  

* Latest recorded date: 6th - September - 1990

* CDS as R6a(i) with smaller dateline than R6a(ii)

* Blue ink 1989-90  


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'''[[TYPE R6a(vii)]]'''


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* Earliest recorded date: 20th - February - 1990    

* Latest recorded date: 17th - June - 1991

* CDS as R6a(i) with larger dateline than R6a(vi)


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'''[[TYPE R6(i) and R6 (ii)]]'''

 
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* Earliest recorded date: 4th - September - 1990  

* Latest recorded date: 20th - October - 1991

* CDS double circle with "Tas Aust 7310" at base with dash between "Tas" and "Aust"

* Two identical CDS wearing at different rates   


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'''[[TYPE R6(iii) and R6(iv)]]'''

 
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* Earliest recorded date: 18th - July - 1991 

* Latest recorded date: 22nd - April - 1992

* CDS with " Tas 7310" at base

* Two identical CDS wearing at different rates and well worn by 1992  


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'''[[TYPE R6(v) and R6(vi)]]'''

 
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* Earliest recorded date: 20th - December - 1991   

* Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995

* Very similar to R6(i) and (ii) 

* Two identical CDS wearing at different rates 


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'''[[TYPE R6aT(i)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 11th - June - 1992

* Latest recorded date: 29th - July - 1993 

* Time above dateline set at 12 noon 


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'''[[TYPE R6aT(ii)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 8th - June - 1992  

* Latest recorded date: 12th - August - 1993

* Time above dateline set at 6pm 


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'''[[TYPE R6aT(iii)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 16th - November - 1993  

* Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995

* Time above dateline set at 7am  


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'''[[TYPE R8T(i)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 28th - October - 1993

* Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995

* CDS has "Tas 7310" at base with 6pm time above dateline


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'''== GENERAL DUTIES =='''


'''[[TYPE R2]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 2nd - April - 1966  

* Latest recorded date: 12th - November - 1976

* CDS double ring "General Duties"

* Violet ink 

* Rated: RRR


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'''[[TYPE R7]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 7th - February - 1990  

* Latest recorded date: 30th - May - 1992  

* CDS "General Duties"

* Blue ink 1990

* Black ink 1991-92 

 
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'''== PARCEL ROLLER =='''


'''[[TYPE 6]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 1st - May - 1975  

* Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995

* Rated: R 


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'''== PRIORITY PAID =='''

'''[[CIRCLE]]'''


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* Earliest recorded date: 1st - May - 1975    

* Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995

* Blue ink

* Rated: R


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'''== PAID CDS =='''


'''[[TYPE 2]]'''


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* Earliest recorded date: Undated  

* Latest recorded date: Undated

* CDS "Postage Paid/At/Devonport West" with cross stops and no dateline. "At" located in middle of CDS

* Rated: RRRRR


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'''[[TYPE 1c]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 14th - April - 1910  

* Latest recorded date: 17th - March - 1911

* CDS "Postage Paid/Devonport West Tas" in a 30mm diameter circle

* 1d rate

* Rated: RRRRR   


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'''[[TYPE 2b]]'''


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* Earliest recorded date: 19th - November - 1915   

* Latest recorded date: 15th - July - 1929

* CDS "Paid at/Devonport West" 

* Various rates

* Rated: RRR


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'''[[TYPE 2b(x)]]'''

 
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* Earliest recorded date: 2nd - July - 1931  

* Latest recorded date: 7th - January - 1954

* CDS has " West" removed

* Various rates

* Rated: RRR   


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'''[[TYPE 5R]]'''

 
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* Earliest recorded date: 9th - May - 1956

* Latest recorded date: 17th - December - 1963

* CDS "Paid at Devonport"

* Black ink 1956-57

* Red ink 1957-63

* Rated: RR  


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'''[[TYPE 5(s)]]'''

 
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* Earliest recorded date: 1st - February - 1967  

* Latest recorded date: 14th - February - 1979

* CDS "Paid at Devonport" in red ink

* Rated: R  


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'''[[TYPE 7bT]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 27th - February - 1979

* Latest recorded date: 10th - December - 1989

* Red ink  


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'''[[TYPE 7b(m)T]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 23rd - January - 1990   

* Latest recorded date: 1st - March - 1992

* First letter in year large

* Red ink 1990-91

* Black ink 1991-92   


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'''[[TYPE R6]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 2nd - July - 1992 

* Latest recorded date: still in use 1995

* Black ink   


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'''== TELEGRAPH CDS =='''


'''[[TYPE 4]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 1st - August - 1926

* Latest recorded date: 21st - March - 1929

* CDS "Telegraph Office/Devonport West"

* Rated: RRRR


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'''[[TYPE 4(x)]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 18th - February - 1930  

* Latest recorded date: 15th - May - 1934

* CDS has "West" removed

* Rated: RR 


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'''== MONEY ORDERS =='''

'''[[TYPE R7]]'''
 

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* Earliest recorded date: 2nd - December - 1982  

* Latest recorded date: 11th - November - 1991 

* CDS "Money Order Teller/Devonport Tas 7310"

* Blue ink with violet ink in 1987

* Rated: R 

 
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== Other Information ==

* Image of Devonport Post Office from 1978
* Image of Central Devonport early 1900's


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== Links & References ==


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