Editing Ramsgate

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'''OPENED: 1-JUL-1895 ·  CLOSED: 1-NOV-1922'''


'''Location: 43° 35′ 0″ South, 146° 52′ 0″ East''' (N.B. these are the co-ordinates for Cockle Creek)

* Ramsgate was situated approx. 33km SSW of Dover. Nearby post offices were at '''[[Catamaran]]''' and '''[[Leprena]]''' during the period of operation

* opened as '''[[Recherche Bay]]''' 11-MAY-1857 · renamed '''Ramsgate''' from 1-JUL-1895

* a Recherche Bay datestamp should exist but is yet to be recorded

* facilities were transferred to '''[[Catamaran]]''' on 1-NOV-1922 however the datestamp remained in use for a few days after that for reasons unknown


<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:ramsgate location map small.jpg</gallery>

''see [https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Cockle+Creek+Rd/@-43.5810913,146.8897929,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0xaa6c0e9e00c28065:0x5fdf6db3819e95de Google Map] for an enlargement - Ramsgate was in the vicinity of where the road crosses Cockle Creek.''



== Barred Numeral Postmark ==

'''Second Allocation '''

<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>File:bn75 ramsgate.jpg</gallery>

* BN75 originally allocated to Recherche Bay was used at Ramsgate although it's application to the mail may have been abandoned much earlier than usual for this postmark type

* rarity rating is '''RRR'''

* manuscript '75' cancels have been reported
[http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=637&p=2608#p2608 ''You can provide a better image of this barred numeral postmark here'']


== Datestamps ==

'''Type 1 (Circle Stops)'''

<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>File:ramsgate type 1.jpg
file:Ramsgate on cw.jpg </gallery> 

* Earliest recorded date: '''9-AUG-1899''' · Latest recorded date: '''6-NOV-1922'''

[http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=639 ''Report an earlier or later use of the Type  datestamp here'']


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== Other Information ==

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