Franklin

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OPENED : 31st - August 1848 as Huon

RENAMED : 8th - December - 1853 to Franklin Huon

RENAMED : 23rd - February - 1878 to Franklin

  • Still in operation


Location:

Franklin is located in the Huon Valley region approx 7 kms South of Huonville

Post offices close to Franklin were:



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== BARRED NUMERAL POSTMARK ==


FIRST ALLOCATION



Allocated BN: 36

  • Rated: RRRR
  • Known in manuscript


SECOND ALLOCATION



Allocated BN: 43

  • Known on pictorial


== DATESTAMPS ==

MPE



  • Earliest recorded date: 4th - February - 1860
  • Latest recorded date: 4th - February - 1860


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TYPE U1



  • Earliest recorded date: 30th - September - 1867
  • Latest recorded date: 6th - August - 1877
  • Rated: RR


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TYPE 1(solid stops)



  • Earliest recorded date: 13th - November - 1882
  • Latest recorded date: 25th - October - 1921
  • Blue ink 1910
  • Hardinge rated 1(very common)in pictorial period


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TYPE R3



  • Earliest recorded date: 1914
  • Latest recorded date: 1914
  • Violet Ink
  • Only one copy known and date is an approximate
  • Rated: RRRRR


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TYPE 2bT



  • Earliest recorded date: 24th - December - 1914
  • Latest recorded date: 25th - June - 1938
  • Formerly type 3
  • Green ink 1916
  • Blue ink 1916-17,1922 and 1928


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TYPE 4



  • Earliest recorded date: 28th - February - 1924
  • Latest recorded date: 22nd - May - 1962


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TYPE 4(s)



  • Earliest recorded date: 21st - November - 1962
  • Latest recorded date: 16th - September - 1965
  • Used on registered mail
  • Rated: RRRR


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TYPE 5



  • Earliest recorded date: 28th - August - 1938
  • Latest recorded date: 9th - January - 1961
  • Replaced 2bT CDS


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TYPE 5(s)



  • Earliest recorded date: 21st - November - 1962
  • Latest recorded date: 24 - July - 1970


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TYPE 5sT



  • Earliest recorded date: 1st - August - 1960
  • Latest recorded date: 8th - February - 1978


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TYPE 5s



  • Earliest recorded date: 29th - September - 1966
  • Latest recorded date: 1st - March - 1993
  • Replaced 4(s) CDS


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TYPE 7T



  • Earliest recorded date: 9th - February - 1978
  • Latest recorded date: 11th - June - 1984
  • Relief 11 CDS used from 13th June 1984 to 10th December 1984


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TYPE 7(l)T



  • Earliest recorded date: 16th - December - 1984
  • Latest recorded date: 2nd - August - 1988


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TYPE 7(m)T



  • Earliest recorded date: 6th - September - 1988
  • Latest recorded date: In use 1995
  • First letter in year small and was replaced by rubber CDS in 1995


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== PAID CDS ==


TYPE R1c



  • Earliest recorded date: 6th - June - 1914
  • Latest recorded date: 15th - December - 1922
  • CDS Postage Paid/Franklin
  • Rated: RRRR
  • Blue ink 1913
  • Black ink 1920-22


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TYPE R2b



  • Earliest recorded date: 3rd - April - 1923
  • Latest recorded date: 7th - May - 1924
  • CDS Postage Paid at Franklin/Tas with stars at sides
  • Rated: RRRRR
  • Black Ink


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TYPE 4R



  • Earliest recorded date: 25th - December - 1929
  • Latest recorded date: 17th - August - 1938
  • CDS Paid at Franklin in black ink
  • Rated: RRRRR


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TYPE 4(s)



  • Earliest recorded date: 10th - January - 1963
  • Latest recorded date: 20th - December - 1965
  • CDS Paid at Franklin in red ink
  • Rated: RRRR


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TYPE 5s



  • Earliest recorded date: 30th - January - 1968
  • Latest recorded date: 22nd - January - 1971
  • CDS Paid at Franklin in red ink
  • Rated RRRR


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Other Information

  • Image of Franklin Post Office taken 2014



Links & References

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