Penguin

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Location: 41° 7' 0" South, 146° 4' 0" East

  • situated 12kms west of Ulverstone.
  • named after the colonies of Little Penguin found nearby.


see Google Map for an enlargement


Opened: 1-Jun-1868

Opened in 1868 as Penguin Creek and datestamps carried that name until 1900.


Barred Numeral Postmark


BN123 was initially used at Sulphur Creek from 1-Jan-1867 before being transferred to Penguin Creek (just 5 km east) when that post office opened on 1-Jun-1868

Datestamps

Unframed Penguin Creek


  • Earliest recorded date: 17-Jul-1876· Latest recorded date: 8-Jan-1886
  • Rated RR

Report an earlier or later use of the Unframed datestamp here


Type 1 Penguin Creek

The Type 1 postmark used from 1886 read Penguin Creek. This postmark was altered in 1900 with CREEK being removed to leave a lopsided postmark which was not replaced until 1910.

  • Earliest recorded date: 27-Feb-1886· Latest recorded date: 7-Dec-1899

Report an earlier or later use of the Type1 Penguin Creek datestamp here


Type 1 Penguin


  • Earliest recorded date: 2-Jan-1900· Latest recorded date: 31-Oct-1910


Report an earlier or later use of the lopsided Type1 Penguin datestamp here


Type 2b

  • Earliest recorded date: 2-Nov-1910· Latest recorded date: 18-Dec-1953
  • Found in blue in 1912 and 1915-16

Report an earlier or later use of the Type2b datestamp here



To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings

To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page


Other Postal Markings

Other Information

  • 1868 - Notice of transfer of post office from Sulphur Creek to Penguib Creek with Mr Henry Bennett as the postmaster.
  • 1-Jan-1895 Miss M W Cadle, to be postmistress at Penguin, vice Miss E S Rockwell.

Links & References

To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings

To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page


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