Lilydale

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OPENED : 1st - December - 1873 as Upper Pipers River

RENAMED : 27th - October - 1887 as Lilydale

Still in operation as a LPO


Location:

Lilydale is located in the East Tamar region approx 25 kms North East of Launceston

Post offices close to Lilydale were:



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== BARRED NUMERAL POSTMARK ==


SECOND ALLOCATION



Allocated BN: 160 until 1889 to Upper Pipers River

  • Rated: RR



Allocated BN: 300 to Lilydale

  • Known on pictorial


== DATESTAMPS ==

TYPE 1a



  • Earliest recorded date: 10th - September - 1881
  • Latest recorded date: 8th - November - 1881
  • Rated: RRRRR
  • Only two copies known



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TYPE 1



  • Earliest recorded date: 4th - July - 1889
  • Latest recorded date: 4th - January - 1934
  • Purple ink 1913 , Blue ink 1917-20


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TYPE 4a



  • Earliest recorded date: 31st - January - 1934
  • Latest recorded date: 31st - March - 1958


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TYPE 5s



  • Earliest recorded date: 23rd - April - 1958
  • Latest recorded date: 3rd - October - 1977


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TYPE 7



  • Earliest recorded date: 4th - October - 1977
  • Latest recorded date: 8th - September - 1986
  • Grey ink 1979


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TYPE 7m



  • Earliest recorded date: 26th - September - 1986
  • Latest recorded date: 19th - September - 1987
  • First figure in day is large


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TYPE 8



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


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Other Information

  • Lilydale Post Office early 1900's
  • Lilydale township circa 1910
  • Lilydale township circa 1900
  • Lilydale Station Road circa 1910




Links & References

To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings

To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page


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