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Back to thread topic, a few more I'm having difficulty identifying: (1) MELBOURNE CT? (AIR) - never seen either a Melbourne CT or an AIR cancel one before.  (2) WADGH?  (3) --RROMINE  BTW I'll soon be listing a very large collection of NSW datestamps on ebay. If by any chance you're after a particular one, do send me a message. I may have the one you're after. |
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(1) is probably Melbourne C.1. (i.e. Central One). This sort of designation was used before we moved to 4 digit post codes. I lived in Brighton S.5.
(2) could be Wauchope NSW
(3) is probably Narromine NSW |
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| Edited by 22crows - 07/15/2011 03:02 am |
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Thanks, 22crows! I desperately need help with this one: it seems to say '(L?)ETHA(M?),' but there is apparently no place in NSW with a name like this. Any suggestions?  |
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| Edited by jimjamtwo - 07/17/2011 05:18 am |
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ARDLETHAN NSW
If you found its previous name,
probably you would have a valuable pmk.
Warri Post Office opened on 1 October 1907 and was renamed Ardlethan in 1908. |
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| Edited by rod222 - 07/17/2011 05:28 am |
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Search tip for future.......
Download the Australian Postcode *.pdf
Use the search function to search part names
eg : I typed in "ETHAN" then repeadedly hit F3
until a suitable name surfaced.
Hope that helps
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I was wondering how you did it!
I very nearly tried that strategy, but for some reason I assumed that it was the name of a place whose post office had closed. |
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Well, now you'll get them all :) if not, you'll know they <are> closed (or renamed) PO's. Good Luck. |
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Ardlethan was an old tin mining town. There used to be an Ardlethan Tin listed on the stock exchange, but long gone to the corporate graveyard, I think. |
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The Australia Post pdf is excellent - I only wish SAPO - the South African Post Office - presented its post office list in a similar fashion. However, it only has a scroll down menu, which is helpful to a certain extent but doesn't allow searching. For those interested in SA postmarks, you can find the SAPO menu here: http://www.sapo.co.za/CustomerSupport.aspx?ID=4 |
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Here's a few more Oz cancels that are causing me a headache at the moment, each for a different reason. Any help decoding them would be greatly appreciated! 1. BANXHOL???  2. ---UMBEE  3. MURWILLIMBAH with an extra letter or two at the start?  4. P O. something 78????  5. TI (odd space) broken E?  |
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| Edited by jimjamtwo - 07/21/2011 5:31 pm |
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1= BRANXHOLME","VIC",,"HAMILTON DELIVERY
2="BURRUMBEET","VIC",,"WENDOUREE DC
3=south (STH) murwullimbah |
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| Edited by rod222 - 07/21/2011 5:45 pm |
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Thanks for the assistance, rod222!
However, I have no idea what your references to HAMILTON DELIVERY and WENDOUREE DC mean!
Also, the PPA Post Office List says South Murwillumbah closed in 1902, so #3 would have to be something else. |
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| Edited by jimjamtwo - 07/22/2011 04:46 am |
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It can only be North then (NTH)
Sorry the extras are where current mail is sent from, postal central.
Just disregard.
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