Stonehenge

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Location: 42° 24' 0" South, 147° 38' 0" East

  • Formerly Dairy Farm; sometimes referred to as "Dairy Farm (Eastern Marshes)"


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  • Re-named Stonehenge: 01-AUG-1881 · Closed: 21-APR-1969
  • Operated as a Mail Receiving House until 01-NOV-1883 when it was upgraded to a post office
  • Operated as a Mail Receiving House only between 01-JAN-1915 until 30-JUN-1927 and then as a PO again until closure


Datestamps

Type 1

Solid stops

  • Earliest recorded date: 09-AUG-1886 · Latest recorded date: 04-SEP-1942
  • Rated RR on Tasmanian stamps · Rated R on Commonwealth stamps but only if it is a clear and complete impression (or nearly so)


Type 5

  • Earliest recorded date: 13-JUN-1943 · Latest recorded date: 18-JUN-1959
  • Rated RR
  • Reported in purple ink during 1948


Type 5(s)

Original Type 5 cds refitted with a new dateline featuring smaller characters

  • Earliest recorded date: 02-DEC-1960 · Latest recorded date: 21-APR-1969 (In use until closure)
  • Rated RR
  • 'Last Day Covers' exist


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