Turners Marsh

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OPENED : 22nd - December - 1873

CLOSED : 30th - June - 1890

REOPENED : 1st - July - 1890

CLOSED : 3rd - May - 1927

REOPENED : 12th - September - 1927

CLOSED : 30th - April - 1971

• The first Turners Marsh Office was renamed Karoola on the 1st July 1890 and a new Turners Marsh Office was opened which retained the original CDS from the first Post Office.

Location:

Turners Marsh is located in the East Tamar region approx 21 kms North East of Launceston

Post offices close to Turners Marsh were:

• Karoola 4 kms

• Lalla 5.5 kms

• Underwood 8 kms

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== BARRED NUMERAL POSTMARK ==

SECOND ALLOCATION

First Opening

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Allocated BN: 161

• Rated: RR

• Known on pictorial

Second Opening

Allocated BN: 311

• Rated: RRR

• Known on pictorial

== DATESTAMPS ==

TYPE 1a

First Opening

• Earliest recorded date: 22nd - June - 1889

• Latest recorded date: 22nd - June - 1889

• Only one copy known from this period of opening

• Rated: RRRRR

Second Opening

• Earliest recorded date: 15th - May - 1894

• Latest recorded date: 6th - April - 1927

Third Opening

• Earliest recorded date: 17th - December - 1927

• Latest recorded date: 16th - December - 1938

• Should possibly rate R in this period

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TYPE 5

• Earliest recorded date: 3rd - June - 1940

• Latest recorded date: 15th - September - 1959

• Rated: R

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TYPE 5s

• Earliest recorded date: 21st - May - 1960

• Latest recorded date: 3rd - April - 1971

• Rated: RR

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