Lemont

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Location: 42° 18' 0" South, 147° 37' 0" East

  • closest localities to Lemont to have a post office were Andover and Pawtella
  • formerly known as Lamont which operated as a Receiving House from 1882 until 1888


see Google Map for an enlargement


  • Opened: 17-JUN-1918 · Closed: 29-MAY-1946 (note discrepancy with date in newspaper clipping below)


Free Bag to 28-MAY-1924 then Telephone Office until 01-APR-1937 and then an Agency


Datestamps

Type 5

The majority of impressions of this datestamp are of fine quality


  • Earliest recorded date: 17-JUL-1937· Latest recorded date: 20-JUN-1945
  • Rated RRR

The datestamp was issued upon upgrading from a TO on 01-APR-1937; Telephone Office returns were processed at Oatlands prior to this date.


To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings

To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page


Other Information

  • Notice of closure published in The Mercury on 12-FEB-46


Links & References

To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings

To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page


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