Long Island

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OPENED: 1888-89 · CLOSED: 30-SEP-1912

Location:

• situated 1km to the north west of Cape Barren Island

• the nearest post office has been that at Cape Barren Island

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Barred Numeral Postmark

Second Allocation BN79

Allocated BN79 in 1891 and this is thought to be a second type. BN79 had previously been allocated to Shipwright's Point (where it is thought to have been lost or destroyed).

Rated: RRRRR

Datestamps

Type 1

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• Earliest recorded date: 20-JUN-1901 · Latest recorded date: 30-JUN-1903

• Rated RRR

• Year appears as 93 during 1903

• Almost certainly an altered canceller as first letters are very cramped.

• Downgraded to a RH from a PO in 1903 and CDS were either withdrawn or used between then and closure in 1912

Report an earlier or later use of the Type datestamp here

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Links & References

• Askeland, R, 2005, Early Postal History of Tasmania's Islands, The Courier No 40 December2005

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