Spring Hill

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Location:

  • situated 65km north of Hobart near Jericho




  • Opened: 01-OCT-1841 · Closed: 30-Jun-1929



Barred Numeral Postmarks

First Allocation BN55

  • Rating: Possibly just the single above example exists (see McNamee) so would be RRRRR

The BN55 obliterator was apparently lost shortly after the above cover was cancelled in March 1855 as cancellations were performed with a pen from May 1855.

Second Allocation BN85


  • Rated R

'85' is known in manuscript

Datestamps

Type 1a

A better example should replace this image

  • Earliest recorded date: 2-Apr-1880 · Latest recorded date: 13-Mar-1929
  • Rated RRR on Commonwealth issues
To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings

To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page

Other Cancellations and Postal Items


Other Information

Thomas Last was the postmaster in 1853.

Links & References

To the Index of Tasmanian Post Offices and Postal Markings

To the Tasmanian Datestamp Types main page


David McNamee's Exhibition including the first allocation BN55 can be found at

http://www.aape.org/exhibit_view_page.asp?intExhibitNumber=83&intCurrentPageNumber=51


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