The Perth General Post Office was officially opened on 26 September 1923 after around nine years of protracted construction, at a total cost of £400,000. 1953 A Philatelic Section was opened in April 1953. The section provided counter service for philatelists and handled mail orders within Western Australia. The section…
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Australia Philately: 1966 Decimal Definitive Series
Details Date of Issue: 14 February 1966 Withdrawn Date: 30 June 1978 (4c) Withdrawn Date (philatelic sales): 30 June 1979 (4c) 14 November 1972 (5c, 40c, 50c) Invalid Date: Designer: Betty Temple-Watts Eileen Mayo Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Plates: Paper: Wiggins Teape off-white – chalk coated…
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La Trobe Street, Melbourne, post office. Exact location unknown. 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1983
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Ulverstone post office, when opened on 30 May 1857, was known as Leven Post Office and renamed as Ulverstone Post Office in 1881. 1971 1972 References Wikipedia: Ulverstone, Tasmania – Wikipedia
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Hornsby Post Office opened on the corner of Coronation Street and Peats Ferry Road (now the Pacific Highway) in 1911. The original building was demolished in May 1989 and a new one opened in 1990. 1970 Hornsby became a first day of issue postmarker office on 11 February 1970. 1978…
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Australia Philately: Footscray (3011)
The new Footscray post office was opened in 1965. 1970 1972 1974 1975 1976 1977
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The Hawthorn post and telegrah office was located on the corner of Burwood Road and Kent Street, occupying the building since 1908. 1973 1974 References Hawthorn Post Office. Date: [1917-1930]. ID: IE532305.
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1969 1969 International Association of Ports & Harbours Sixth Biennial Conference 1970 1970 Third Asian And Australasian Congress of Anesthesiology 1970 Papal Visit 1971 1971 28th International Congress of Orientalists 1971 Fifth Commonwealth Education Conference 1971 Fifth Congress International Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 1971 Moomba Festival 1971 62nd Rotary International…
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Clarence Street post office, Sydney. 1958 A First Day of Issue postmarker was introduced on 5 November 1958. 1967 1970 1971 1973 1975 1978 Clarence Street became a Limited Philatelic Sales Centre in 1978.
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