Alberton

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Opened: 16-OCT-1883 · Closed: 31-NOV-1968

Location: 41° 16' 0" South, 147° 47' 0" East

• situated approx. 7kms SE of Ringarooma

• the closest post office to Alberton was at Legunia (1912-1968)

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Barred Numeral Postmark

Second Allocation

• Allocated BN57

• This handstamp is actually a reissue of the First Allocation BN57

• This number had been allocated previously to Macquarie River (until 1876)

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Datestamps

Type 1 Dot Stops

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• Earliest recorded date: 06-JUL-1889 · Latest recorded date: 11-JUL-1925

• Hardinge rated 2 (Common) in pictorial period

• Rated R on Commonwealth stamp issues (i.e. post-1912)

• Worn towards end of use and manuscript dates are often seen

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Type 4

• Earliest recorded date: 12-NOV-1925 · Latest recorded date: 10-DEC-1957

• Rated R

• Datestamp ordered 19 Jun 1925

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Type 5s

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• Earliest recorded date: 24-JUN-1958 · Latest recorded date: 29-JUL-1968

• Rated R

• Most impressions of this datestamp are very light and clear examples should be considered to be rated RR

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