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Revision as of 17:45, 13 August 2014

'This listing is currently being prepared by DMG


OPENED : 1st - April - 1871

CLOSED : 31st - December - 1894

REOPENED : 1st - February - 1895

Office was renamed Tatana on the 6th November 1911

Office name changed back to Exeter on the 1st June 1968


Location:

Exeter is located on the West Tamar approx. 23 kms North of Launceston

Post offices close to Exeter were:



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Barred Numeral Postmark

2ND ALLOCATION

  • Allocated BN: 145


  • Rated: RRR


Datestamps

TYPE 1

1st Period of Opening



  • Earliest recorded date: 18th - October - 1887
  • Latest recorded date: 23rd - September - 1893
  • Rated: RRRRR
  • Only 2 copies known



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TYPE 1

2nd Period of Opening



  • Earliest recorded date: 16th - August - 1896
  • Latest recorded date: 10th - January - 1912
  • Renamed Tatana 6th - November - 1911 but old cds used for a few months
  • Blue Ink 1908 - Grey Ink 1909



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TYPE 3



  • Earliest recorded date: 10th - February - 1912
  • Latest recorded date: 25th - April - 1939
  • Rated R in state period
  • Manuscript cancels known in this period



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TYPE R3a



  • Earliest recorded date: 1915
  • Latest recorded date: 3rd - January - 1923
  • Can have manuscript date and use is in early January on known examples
  • Rated: RRRRR



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TYPE 5



  • Earliest recorded date: 13th - April - 1939
  • Latest recorded date: 31st - May - 1968
  • Late date is last day of use before renaming of office to Exeter on 1st June 1968



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TYPE 6



  • Earliest recorded date: 1st - June - 1968
  • Latest recorded date: 18th - September - 1987



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TYPE 8



  • Earliest recorded date: 21st - September - 1987
  • Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995



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TYPE R6



  • Earliest recorded date:27th - September - 1989
  • Latest recorded date: ?? - February - 1994
  • Usually violet ink - Blue ink in 1992



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TYPE R8



  • Earliest recorded date: 5th - April - 1994
  • Latest recorded date: Still in use 1995




To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings

To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page


Other Information

  • Exeter Post Office taken circa 1980.The Post Office was moved to this location in 1975
  • Image taken in 2014 of location of the second Exeter post Office which is now the Exeter tourist information centre. The Post Office was opened at this location in 1920 moving from the previous location at Everest Road.




Links & References

To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings

To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page


Please contact [mailto: the author] of this page to report any errors and/or omissions or to provide better or 'missing' images, etc.