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XH4 PC 6324 Farming 39km W Mount Barker. AO 1-01-55. Cl 26-08-74.
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Type CDS E31 26-03-57 to 31-12-58
Type CDS F31 1-03-68 to close
PERINGILLUP (a)
WH3 Farming 29km SSE Kalanning. RO 1-01-12. Cl 26-03-20.
No marking known
PERINGILLUP (b)
WH3 Farming 29km SSE Kalanning. RO 20-09-21. Cl 18-09-22.
No marking known
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PERTH
UF3 The capital of Western Australia situated on the Swan River 15km NE of Fremanlle. A second post office for the Swan River Colony was established at Perth with the appointment of James Purkis on 4 May 1830. Purkis had conducted a branch Post Office in London and was probably the only person in the new colony with post office experience. He resigned a year later and Tom Blakey, the Government Messcnger, was appointed on 26 June 1831. Blakey resigned on 17 February 1832. Charles Macfaull, operating from Fremantlc, apparently had an agcnt in Perth between March and November 1832 when he himself moved to Perth. Following Macfaull's resignation on 9 March 1840, Captain Edward Picking was appointed to the position which was upgraded to Postmaster General in June 1841.
Perth Post Office / General Post Office locations
4-05-30 The Commissariat? 26-06-31 The Government Offices
?-11-32 Macfaull's house, (towards the Causeway?) ?-??-32 Macfaull's house, St Gcorges Tce
12-03-40 Public Offices, St Georges Tce 7-03-53 Helmich's house in Murray St near Pier St 7-05-57 Public Offices, St Gcorges Tce 4-06-67 The Barracks, St Georges Tce 3-03-86 Public Offices, St Georges Tce
29-08-90 The new General Post Office, St Georges Tce 26-09-23 The new General Post Office, Forrest Place
Telegraphic communication between Perth and Fremanlle was established by private capital on 21 June 1869. The government became involved later and Perth Post Office effectively became a Post and Telegraph Office from 1 March 1871 when the government assumed responsibility for the lines and staffing. The whole undertaking was purchased by the Government on 1 January 1873. PO 4-05-30. P&TO 1-03-71.
TypePA PO la 23-04-33 to 18-05-33
Type PA PO Ib 21 -09-41 to 17-04-51
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PERTH, Post Office, General Post Office and Mail Exchange
Part 1. General Postal Work in the PO/GPO
The Pre-adhesive (PA) Period, to 1854 The Adhesive Period, from 1854 Obliterators: NG, VG, 15-, 9- and 12-, BL and others Circular Date Stamps Types 1 and 2 Duplexes: Types A, B, C, D, L 2, E, F Circular Date Stamps Types 3 and A to H
Central Mail Handling Facility. Non-postal State Government organisation
Part 2. Sectional Postal Work in the GPO
Air Mail Bulk Postage PAID AT
Non-postal PAID Called. See Letter Carriers Room Central Mail Exchange. See Mail Exchange City Delivery Centre City Section Counter Mail Delivery Dead Letter Office Foreign Mail Room. See Ship Mail Room Inquiry Division Letter Carriers Room Mail Branch Mail Receiving Room Money Order Office Parcel Post Parcel Post Courier Service Philatelic Sales Section Poste Restante Registration Branch Returned Letter [Mail] Office Sale Branch / Department Ship Mail Room Special Delivery Stamp Office Telegraph Section
Mail Exchange GPO / Central Mail Exchange
GeneralORS
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Air and Ship Section. See Ship and Air Section Customs Section Inland Section Parcel Post Section Registration Section Ship and Air Section Taxing Section Miscellaneous Handstamps. Private Box Section. Supervisor City Section. Opening Section.
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UF3PC 6000, 6001. The capital of Western Australia situated on the Swan River 15km NE of Fremantle. A second post office for the Swan River Colony was established at Perth with the appointment of James Purkis on 4 May 1830. Purkis had conducted a branch Post Office in London and was probably the only person in the new colony with post office experience. He resigned a year later and Tom Blakey, the Government Messenger, was appointed on 26 June 1831. Blakey resigned on 17 February 1832. Charles Macfaull, operating from Fremantle, apparently had an agent in Perth between March and November 1832 when he himself moved to Perth. Following Macfaull's resignation on 9 March 1840, Captain Edward Picking was appointed to the position which was upgraded to Postmaster General in June 1841.
Perth Post Omce I General Post Omce locations.
4-05-30 26-06-31
?-11-32
?-??-32 12-03-40
7-03-53
7-05-57 4-06-67 3-03-86
29-08-90
26-09-23
The Commissariat? The Government Offices. Macfaull's house, said to have been towards the Causeway. Macfaull's house, St Georges Terrace. Public Offices, St Georges Terrace. Helmich's house in Murray St near Pier SI. Public Offices, St Georges Terrace. The Barracks, St Georges Terrace. Public Offices, St Georges Terrace. The new General Post Office, St Georges Terrace. The new General Post Office, Forrest Place.
Telegraphic communication between Perth and Fremantle was established by private capital on 21 June 1869. The government became involved later and Perth Post General Post Office effectively became a Post and Telegraph Office from 1 March 1871 when the government assumed responsibility for the lines and staffing. The whole undertaking was purchased by the government on 1 January 1873. PO 4-05-30. P&TO 1-03-71.
Part 1
General Postal Work in the PO/GPO
The Pre-adhesive (PAl Period, to 1854
Type PA PO la 18-04-33 to 17-09-33
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This handstamp was paid for by Macfaull . It was engraved on wood and soon became unserviceable. Macfaull apparently declined to incur the expense of a replacement and the eight or so letters seen from the rest of his incumbency have no postal markings at all from Western Australia.
The creation of a Postmaster General's Department in 1841 engendered a set of handstamps which are thought to be the following four, probably made by George Stedman Watts. The Department apparently relied on the Letter Bill to indicate prepayment and postal use of the PAID mark has not been seen.
Type PA PO Ib 21-09-41 to 28-09-52
PAID
PERTH
Type PA Pd 1 No dates
UNPAJ!>_ 2/7/4,1 f-----.!'-pERTH
Type PA UPd 1 18-02-43 to 21-03-53
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PAID
Type PA SL 1 21-09-41 to ?-04-53
Robson Lowe's Encyclopaedia lists some handstamps which have not been confirmed. HS 13 and HS 32 may have been · used at Perth. Details of these are given above at page 1.
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The Adhesive Period, rrom 18!54
PAID .
Type Pd 1 ?-11-54 This is PA SL 1 altered by removal of Ship LeUer.
Type PO 1 19-09-54 to 23-09-58
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Type SDS 1 (double date) 30-08-54 to 15-03-59
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iB5c) J Type SDS 1 (single date) 7-09-59 to 15-11-75 Known in blue
Blue ink was in use at the GPO from 1860 until 1864-65. In March 1864 James Manoing Jr reported that the obHterations on stamps could be removed with water softened soap. Helmich immediately suggested that a superior ink be obtained from London. The ink on hand was apparently modified in some unspecified manoer but no observable difference has been recognised. The remaining stock of blue ink was used up over the next 12 months or so. (Black Swan, March 1978, 5).
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-Type Ob VG 30-08-54 to 15-02-60 Known in red
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Type Ob NG-l 6-09-54 to 19-09-54
Type Ob 15-1 15-07-59 to 5-04-83 Known in blue Reissued to Daylerking 1884
=@J ~ . - -- --Type Ob 15-2 19-09-59 to 15-05-77 Known in blue
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Type Ob 15-3 15-12-59 to 17-02-83 Known in blue, red Reissued to Ashburton in 1884
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Type Ob 9-1 Circa 1870 to mid-1880s
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Type Ob 9-2 30-10-77 to 25-04-84
-~-=3= - -Type Ob 9-3 Circa 1876 late-1890s
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Type Ob 12-1 ?-??-75 to 17-04-95 Used on Children's Post Office Savings Bank Cards from August 1881, Registration Branch from 1894
=rg). ~ - -- --Type Ob 12-2 18-05-77 to 2-04-81 Used on Children's Post Office Savings Bank Cards from August 1881. Reissued to Kelmscott in 1884
[f3\~ w/.:--Type Ob 12-3 No dates, but circa 1878
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- -Type Ob 80/80 Supplied to the Foreigu Newspaper Office in London GPO on 20 February 1860. The reason for sending 80/80 to Western Australia is not known and neither is the intended or actual use in the colony . The only covers on record, from Perth (4-01-73) to England and Perth (7 October 1874) to Port Walcott suggest the Ship Mail Room. Usage on loose stamps runs to the early 1890s. (Black Swan, March 1980, 59) 4-01-73 to circa 1892 .
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Type BL-P 14-05-89 to ? Reissued to Greenbushes (on opening May 1891?) and known used there 1-12-93 to 18-02-99
Standard Dumb Obliterators with 9, 10, 11, 12 or 13 bars may be found on mail in association with Perth cds. It is often uncertain if these were struck in Perth and therefore they are noted but not listed here.
The date stamps and duplexes of the GPO pose particular problems of identification due to the number of individual instruments in use at anyone time . We list those with demonstrable differences and it would be unreasonable to assume that such were the only ones in use. It is known that hand stamps were ordered in pairs in the 1890s at least yet only one impression can be identified in a number of instances.
Users of this listing, therefore, should bear in mind that there were different date stamps in use producing impressions that cannot be separated in practice.
Caution is needed with Type 1 cds as they are similar to the cds portion of some duplexes. The lettering is generally smaller in Type 1 cds.
Measurements of the outer arcs are given as an aid to identification but such a test cannot be relied upon alone as the differences are small and may be obscured by over inking. There seem to have been three pairs appearing circa 1859, 1877 and 1882 respectively.
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First pair
Type CDS I-a Date 3.0mm high, strong dash between N and A Left arc 4.0mm, right arc 4.5mm
Two almost identical issued. One became worn by the mid-1870s whilst the other was still giving clear strikes in the early 1880s. 14-07-59 to 19-09-81 Known in blue
Second pair
Type CDS I-b Date 2.5mm high, weak dash between N and A Coarse impression, left arc 5 .0mm, right arc 4 .0mm 15-05-77 to 21-12-77
Type CDS l-c Date 2.5mm high, weak dash between N and A Fine impression, left arc 5.0mm, right arc 5.5mm 30-10-77 to 7-10-79
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Type CDS I-d Day month line set high Date 2.5mm high, weak dash between N and A Left arc 6.5mm, right arc 6.0mm Most strikes are poor but identifiable from date line 7-03-82 to 10-12-83
Type CDS l-e Day month line set normally Date 2 .5mm high, weak dash between N and A Left arc 5.0mm, right arc 4.5mm 5-04-83 to 24-04-88
See Parcels Section for another Type CDS 1 that was not used on general mail.
Type CDS 2a 15-07-87 to 25-11-95
Type CDS 2b 21-02-91 to 8-02-93 10:2,3
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Caution is needed in identifying the cds portion of duplexes. The lellering is generally larger than that in CDS Type 1.
The system of classifying the obliterator was devised by Mogens Juhl, see Philately jromAustralia, March 1974.
Type DxA-1 GPO 12.0 x 3 .5mm Circle 13 .5mm 15 bars 3+9+3 No bar on G, 0 is round 2-09-64 to ?-??-65 in blue
26-12-65 to 8-12-70 in black
Type DxA-2 GPO 12.0 x 3.0mm Circle 13.5mm. Note break at 4 o-clock 17 bars 3+11+3 No bar on G, 0 is oval 26-09-67 to 14-12-67 25-05-83 to 7-01-85
Type DxA-3 GPO 11.0 x 3.5mm Circle 14.0mm 17 bars 2+13+2 Bar on G, stop closer to 0 than P Note colon between N and A in cds 6-12-71 to 9-10-80
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Type DxA-4 GPO 10.0 x 4.0mm Circle 12.0mm 9 bars 2+5+2 24-04-69 to 19-07-69
'I~III rID,' .111
Also found on 2d Error of Colour circa 1879
89 IV. p....
Type DxA-5 GPO 6.5mm x 3.0mm Circle 10.5mm 13 bars 3+6+4 Stop after 0 17-08-87 to 24-10-89 Note ringed cds, 23mm In:3 ,8
Note that all Type DxB obliterators have 12 bars in 3+6+3 format
Type DxB-1 GPO 1O.0mm x 4.0mm Circle 12.5mm 10th bar thinned Stop after 0 and low 7-06-78 to 22-01-84
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Type DxB-2 GPO 9.5mm x 4.0mm Circle 12. Omm 3rd and 10th bars thinned Stop after 0 and level 5-02-85 to 9-06-89
Type DxB-3 GPO 9.0mm x 3.5mm Circle 12.0mm 3rd and 10th bars thinned Stop after 0 and level 6-04-88 to 27-08-89 In:l,3,4,5,6 Modified for use at Perth North West from 1894.
Type DxB-4 GPO 9.0mm x 4.0mm Circle 10.5mm 3rd and 10th bars thinned Top serif of G vertical, small nick in P 19-06-90 to 15-09-91
Type DxB-5 GPO 9.0mm x 4.0mm Circle 10.5mm Top serif of G slanting 2-04-90 to 28-12-92 In:l,2,3,4,5
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Type DxB-6 GPO 9.0mm x 3.5mm Circle 10.0mm Vertical cuts through bars 20-05-92 to 1-04-93 In:3,7,9
Type DxB-7 (Juhl B9 and B10) GPO 10.0mm x 4.0mm Circle 12.0mm Wide 0 15-01-92 to ?
Type DxB-8 GPO 9.0mm x 4.0mm Circle 10.5mm P has larger loop 15-07-93 to 30-04-94 In:1,2,4,5,7
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Type DxB-9 (Juhl B7) GPO 8.0mm x 4.0mm Circle 1O.0mm P has small fine loop Later strikes are coarse and over-inked (Juhl B11) 3-07-94 to 5-10-96 1n:1,2,4-7 Known in blue
Type DxB-10 GPO 11.0mm x 5.0mm Circle 13 .Omm Note ringed cds The obliterator may be found in various positions relative to the cds portion. On present evidence these fall into discrete groups measured as clockwise rotations from the horizontal.
More or less horizontal Rotated some 45 degrees Rotated some 300 degrees More or less horizontal Rotated some 225 degrees More or less vertical In:B,C
26-03-94 to 10-08-94 17-08-94 to ? 8-10-94 to ? 3-05-95 to 15-05-95
17-05-95 to ? 23-07-95 to 14-02-96
The cds portion is known used by itself in 1897 as a transit mark. See Type CDS 7 below
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Type DxC-1
-WEST
AUSTRALIA
-3rd and 4th bars are 5.0mm from ring of cds 5-11-70 to 18-09-73 1n:1A,1X
Type DxC-2
-WEST
AUSTRAliA
--3rd and 4th bars are 3.5mm from ring of cds 18-09-85 to 22-03-94 One of the Index symbols seems to be a figure four, so far seen only in a horizontal position . The one and the horizontal four are found normal and reversed as shown. 1n:1~, <1'1
Type DxL2-1 P is 6.0mm x 9.0mm Circle 12.5mm 12 bars at left, 13 at right Loop of P is small and 1.5mm from circle 4-06-92 to 7-06-93 1n:1,2,3,4
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Type DxL2-2 Pis 6.5mm x 9.0mm Circle 11.5mm 12 bars at left and right Loop of P is large and O.5mm from circle 8-11-93 to ?-??-95 1n:1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 Known in blue Do not confuse obliterator with that of Preston Duplex.
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There is no circle in the Obliterator in Type DxE. The duplexes were supplied in pairs and apparently intended for Despatch (D) and Receipt (R) work but this was not adhered to in practice. It is thought that DxE-l was mistakenly engraved with a P instead of an R.
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Type DxE-l GPO/P GPO 7.0mm x 4.0mm 13 bars 4+5+4 Cds close to obliterator Stops after G and P 8-06·96 to 11-12-96 In:l,2,3,5 ,6 Known in green and blue
Type DxE-2 GPO/D GPO 7.5mm x 3.5mm 12 bars 4+4+4 Cds 2mm from obliterator Stop after P only 22-06-96 to 4-12-97 In:2-8,10 Known in blue
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Type DxF-l GPO/D GPO 11.0mm x 4.0mm 13 bars 3+7+3 Upstroke of G leans right Loop of P is smaller, rounder 9-04-97 to 10-11-98 In:4-7,9,II,13,14,16,18,20 Known in blue, magenta and turquoise
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Type DxF-2 GPO/D GPO 11.5mm x 4.5mm 13 bars 3+7+3 Upstroke of G vertical Loop of P is larger, squarish 17-07-97 to 20-11-03 In:l,6-24
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Type DxF-3 GPO/R GPO 7.5mm x 2.5mm 9 bars 2+5+2 R 3.5mm 4.0mm 6-07-97 to 12-01-98 In:2,5,7 Known in blue, turquoise
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NO 20..1-- R -\ 01 )- -
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Type DxF-4 GPO/R GPO 7.0mm x 2.5mm 8 bars 2+4+2 R 5.0mm x 4.5mm 8-02-98 to 3-03-04 In:l,3-8,10,14,16,17,19,22
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Type DxF-5 R 7 bars 2+3+2 R 6.0mm x 7mm 27-02-99 to 26-03-99 In: 1,6,7,9,10,13,14-16,18,21
State 2, Damaged R 23-05-99 to 25-07-02 R
Juhl (1983, 94) records one poor strike of a DxE with R dated 16-03-03.
No strike available for illustration
Type DxE-3 R 12 bars 4+4+4 R 4.5mm x 5.0mm 16-03-03 to ?
For dedicated duplexes, Type DxG and DxH, see Letter Carriers Room and Ship Mail sections.
Type CDS 3b-a Narrow WA, no side ornaments No dates. The only known strike is on a local cover with a grey 2d CrCA stamp from the 189Os. The cds looks worn and the mark between W and P is probably due to wear rather than being an arc. Note the lop sided lettering which is also apparent in the following Type CDS 3b-b. It is known that a number of cds were requisitioned for as pairs and we list this cds here pending dated strikes.
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Type CDS 3b-b Narrow WA, no side ornaments 20-09-94 to ? In:5
Type CDS 3b-c Dots at sides 28-05-96 to 4-07-96 In:4,5
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Type CDS 3b-d
Do not confuse with DxE-1, or 2
5mm arcs, nothing between W and A 19-06-96 to 30-03-97 In:2,4
Type CDS 3b-e 4mm arcs, 2mm dash between W and A 4-11-97 to ? In:6 Known in blue
Type CDS 3b-f 8mm arc at left, 9mm arc at right. WA small, with dot 30-06-98 to 7-09-98 In: 13,14
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Type CDS 3b-g 6mm arc at left, 4mm arc at right. WA large, with dash 30-05-99 to 11-08-02 In:l, 7,15, 17, 18,20
Type CDS 3b-h 6mm arc at left, 4mm arc at right. W A large, with dot At least two, possibly three practically identical 14-04-00 to 23-07-04 1n:1,4,6-24
Type CDS 3b-i 2.5mm arcs, diameter 21mm, WA wide, with dot. Note wide gap between E and R 11-12-00 to 27-02-06 In:nil , 1 ,6,9, 10, 12, 14, 16-24,26
Type CDS 7 The date stamp part of Duplex DxB-10 used by itself 25-03-97 to 2-07-97 In:B
For Type CDS A25 inscribed GPO PERTH, see Parcel Post Section
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Type CDS A25T-a Upper lettering: 3mm, clear of ring, small loop on P Lower lettering: 2.5mm 17-03-04 to 31-10-04
Type CDS A25T-b Upper lettering: 3.5mm, close to ring, large loop on P Lower lettering: 2.75mm, wide U and final A 17-06-05 to 21-02-07
Type CDS A25T-c Upper lettering: 4.5mm, clear of ring, large loop on P Lower lettering: 3mm, narrow U and final A P and T of Perth damaged by mid-l9<17 Ring damaged by mid-1907. See A25T-d 7-06-07 to 23-09-50
Type CDS A25T-d Upper lettering: 4.5mm, clear of ring, small loop on P Lower lettering: 3mm, narrow U and final A T of Perth not damaged Ring damaged by 1909. See A25T-c 23-06-08 to 31-11-47
Type CDS A27T-e Note larger size and length of lower lettering 26-02-21 to 29-01-42
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Type COS C31T/31-b x = 16.0mm, arcs 7.0mm Upper lettering close spaced C31T large date 14-10-33 to 11-09-37 Time wheels removed and date reset centrally C31 small date 26-10-65 to 28-12-66
Type COS C31 T-c x = 15.5mm, arcs 9.0mm
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Type COS C31T-d x = 15.5mm, arcs 1O.Omm Large W with long left leg, tall narrow A Note top of E out of alignment with R 7-05-35 to 3-02-36
Type COS C31T/C31T/C31-e x = 14.0mm, arcs 11.0mm Loop on P is smaller than that on R C31T large date 9-07-35 to 25-02-49 C31T small date 19-09-62 to 18-12-64 Time wheels removed and date reset centrally C31 small date 31-12-65 to 1-08-68
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Type CDS C31T-g x ; 16.0mm, left arc 9.5mm, right arc 11.0mm Note shapes of P and R 29-03-39 to 13-03-47
Type CDS C30T-h x ; 15.0mm, left arc 11.0mm, right arc 10.0mm Large W with long left leg, tall narrow A Note top of E in alignment with R 14-10-43 to ?
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Type CDS C30T -4-d 8-02-37 to 7-08-40
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Type E: inscribed GPO PERTH, without number
At least 29 different Type E cds can be identified, however due to the generally poor quality of strikes available for study, it is likely that the total in use was considerably more than 29.
Some of the cds were filled with small date wheels circa 1960 whilst others were never converted. Several are recorded as archival strikes anI y .
Identification is extremely complex and relies on combinations of as many as eight different measurements, with progressive breaks in the lettering and ring. It has been decided that, given the normally poor quality of strikes, and the complex identifying procedures necessary. a detailed illustration of each cds cannot be justified as there is just too much room for error. The two general types are illustrated.
Type CDS E were issued generally from 1938 but not to th~ GPO until circa 1945. The the early datestamps have large lellering and an oval 0 in GPO. A type with smaller lettering and a round 0 in GPO appeared in 1952.
Type CDS E30·a (typical example) Large leltering, oval 0 19 identified 17-10-45 to current
Type CDS E30-b (typical example) Small lettering, round 0 10 identified 25-05-51 to circa 1969
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Type F: Inscribed PERTH
Type CDS F31 Note short T in PERTH Some impressions show traces of an inscription below PERTH. Wording not known 18-05-73 to 25-07-83
Type F: Inscribed GPO PERTH
Type CDS F31-a x = 9.0mm Two identical issued 16-02-63 to 23-11-77
Type CDS F31-b x = 11.0mm
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Type CDS F3IT-a x = 10.0mm, left arc 5.5mm, righl arc 6.0mm Known as backslamp only 5-11-70 to 15-09-72
Type CDS F3IT-b x = 11.0mm, lefl arc 5.0mm, right arc 4.0mm Known as backstamp only 10-09-75 to ?
The Central Mail Exchange in Stirling Street opened in 1972, see the Mail Exchange below for details. It should be realised that many of Ihe following PERTH cds were in use at Stirling Street.
Type GR: G.P.O. PERTH, without numher
Type CDS G31R-a 18-12-87104-01-91
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Type GR: G.P.O. PERTH, with number
10 late 1980, 21 rubber handstamps with number were supplied to the GPO and distributed in the first instance to particular work areas.
Security Mail Delivery Money Order Counters Accounting Stamp Counlers Parcel Mail Acceptance Security Mail Acceptance Spares
1 to 4 5 to 7 8 9 to 15 and 18 16 17 19, 20 and 21
Many of these are found only as backslamps. Mosl numbers have been replaced, some several times. The sequential position of a replacement cds is indicated by Roman numerals. Thus Type CDS G32R-6-[IIIJ-bd is Ihe 3rd number 6 and Ihe 30lh {bd} Type GR 10 be recorded. Numbers 1 10 25 and 52 to 55 are lisled in numerical order. Replacement cds are listed thereafter by earliesl recorded dale.
Type CDS G34R-1-[IJ-a 3-02-81 10 12-02-81
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Type CDS G34R-2-[IJ-b 3-02-8110 11-02-81
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Type CDS G34R-3-[IJ-c 3-02-81 to 12-01-82
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Type COS G34R-7-[I]-g 1-12-80 to 9-04-85
Type COS G34R-8-[I]-b 3-02-81 to 24-01-84
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Type COS G34R-9-[I]-i 14-01-81 to 5-09-86
Type COS G34R-I0-[I]-j 3-02-81 to 4-01-91
Type COS G34R-ll-[I]-k 3-02-81 to 8-01-88
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Type COS G34R-12-[I]-1 3-02-81 to 15-06-88
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Type CDS G34R-16-[I]-p 3-02-81 to 13-05-85
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Type CDS G34R-17-[I]-q 8-12-80 to 28-03-84
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Type CDS G34R-19-[I]-s 3-02-81 to 12-01-84
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Type CDS G34R-21-[I]-u 23-02-83 to 8-09-86
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Type CDS G32R-22-[I]-v 23-02-83 to 3-02-84
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Type CDS G32R-23-[I]-w 23-02-83 to 13-11-86
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Type CDS G32R-25-[I]-y 23-02-83 to 26-04-88
Shortly after the first series 1-25 were supplied in 1980 a set of six numbers, 51 to 56, was allocated to the City Section. Number 51 was used for a machine date case. Numbers 52 to 55 appeared on the rubber date stamps hereunder. Number 56 was issued as a PAID steel cds, see Pd H33T-56, in the Bulk Postage Section below.
PERTH GPO 51 ~ - PI1 19 "PR 1985
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Type CDS G34R-54-[I]-ab 27-04-82 to 16-05-84
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\~~~Cl~ Type CDS G34R-55-[I]-ac 10-02-82 to 29-11-82 Known in red . Used in Returned Letter Office
See PAID section for Number 56
Type CDS G32R-15-[II]-ad 24-02-82 to 13-06-83
2 3 JUN 1987.
Type CDS G36R-53-[II]-ae 23-06-82 to 1-02-83
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Type CDS G32R-3-[II]-af 24-02-83 to 3-08-84
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Type CDS G33R-55-[IIJ-ah 22-04-83 to 8-11-84 Known in red. Used in Returned Letter Office
Type CDS G33R-53-[IIIJ-ai 24-05-83 to 5-05-87
Type CDS G33R-52-[IIJ-aj 30-05-83 to 29-06-84
Type CDS G32R-24-[IIJ-ak 23-01-84 to 17-08-88
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Type CDS G33R-52-[IIJ-al 2-08-84 to 28-12-84
Type CDS G31R-52-[IIIJ-am 12-06-85 to 19-08-86
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Type CDS G42R-55-[IIIJ-an Lower lettering is notional 26-02-86 to 14-04-86
Type CDS G32R-17-[IIJ-ao 18-06-86 to 19-04-88
Type CDS G32R-52-[IVJ-ap 28-09-86 to 17-05-88
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Type COS G31R-16-[II]-aq 8-10-861024-10-86
Type COS G31R-1-[II]-ar 31-03-87 10 4-01-91
Type COS G32R-16-[III]-as 13-04-87 10 4-01-91
Type COS G32R-19-[II]-al 27-07-8710 3-05-89
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Type COS G32R-7-[II]-au 12-08-88 10 4-01-91
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Type COS G32R-8-[II]-av 27-04-8910 4-01-91
Type COS G33R-52-[YJ-aw 7-09-891030-12-92
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Type COS G32R-2-[II]-ay 4-01-91 10 ?
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Type CDS G32R-25-[IlJ-bb 4-01-91 to ?
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Type CDS G31R-3-[IIlJ-bc 4-01-91 to ?
Type CDS G32R-6-[IIlJ-bd 4-01-91 to ?
Type CDS G32R-19-[IIlJ-be 4-01-91 to 15-04-91
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Type CDS G27RS-(16)-[IJ-a In use in the GPO Shop 22-04-93 to ?
Major changes took place at the GPO following extensive renovations in 1991-93. It is now called the GPO Shop and occupies the left side of the building only. Poste Restante, now computerised, and a general counter occupy most of the space and there is a shop counter. None of these seem to have any cds on hand but numbers other than those listed should exist.
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Type H, self-Inking cds
In late 1981 three self-inking cds of Japanese origin were put on trial GPO. The results were positive and more have been put into service with at least eight known to have been in use at the Mail Exchange alone. The ease with which new, and practically identical, faces are fitted has made it difficult to devise a satisfactory detailed c1assificatory system for this type. The following tentative listing is based on the diameter, (25, 27, 29, 36mm), the width of the H of PERTH irrespective of size, the space between T and 6 and the relation of lettering to the ring.
Type eDS H29R-a H wide, no stop after AUST T 6 wide, away from ring
, 8-U-81 to 14-10-84
Type eDS H27R-b H narrow T 6 narrow I close to ring 3-11-83 to 14-10-86
Type eDS H27R-c H narrow T 6 wide, close to ring 12-06-84 to 10-09-85
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Type eDS H29R-d Hwide T 6 wide, away from ring 6-03-86 to 22-11-91
Type eDS H25R-e H narrow T 6 wide, away from ring 31-08-88 to 24-05-91
Type eDS H29R-f Hwide T 6 narrow, well away from ring 27-05-91 to current
Type eDS H29R-g Hnarrow T 6 narrow, close to ring Several slightly different, see Black Swan, September 1992, 82, for detailed identification 9-06-91 to current
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Type COS H27R-i H narrow T 6 narrow, touching ring 7-09-93 to current
Type COS H27R-j H narrow T 6 wide, away from ring 21-12-93 to current
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Central Mail Handling Facility
The State Government has maintained a Central Mail Handling Facility from the early days of the Commonwealth to the present day. Basically the Post Office delivers bagged mail from the GPO / Mail Exchange to the central location where it is sorted for the various government departments around the City and delivered thereto by government courier. The system also operates in the opposite direction for outgoing mail.
Various dated hand stamps were used in processing this mail prior to 1940 and probably after the War as well. Correctly applied they should only be struck on the face of the cover or as a backstamp but very rarely may be found in error on a stamp. The inscriptions 'Corr-DespIN' and 'Corr-Desp-OUT' are known on steel date stamps. 'MESSENGER DELIVERY' is known, usually in green, as an RRS. Similarly the Lands Department and the Titles Office processed undelivered mail returned to them with large rubber hand stamps, reading 'UNCLAIMED' or 'RETURNED UNCLAIMED' in violet. These were often struck across the stamp. It should be stressed that all such markings are of a private nature and are in no way connected with the postal authorities.
Part 2 Sectional Postal Work in the GPO
AIr Mail
Carriage of mail by air in Western Australia commenced in 1921 and a special cachet in the form of a date stamp was used for the first air mail on 4 December 1921. Charles Houen has pointed out that there were at least two and probably three of these hybrid hand stamps. As markings they will be treated in a monograph tentatively titled 'Informative and Instructional Markings of Western Australia' to be published when PMI is concluded.
Cachet in the form of a date stamp, not found on stamps
4-12-21; 8-12-21; no date line in April 1922
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Air mail in Western Australia was handled by normal GPO procedures until a special Ship and Air Section was set up in the Mail Exchange Branch in the late 1950s. No special date stamps were in use in that time. The set of Type E cds issued to the GPO in 1945 probably included this cds inscribed PERTH AIR although no usage has been seen.
Type COS E31-AIR Archival strike
For hand stamps inscribed S&A or Air and Ship Section, sce Mail Exchange Section
Bulk Postage
Date stamps in this section are not normally found on postage stamps for obvious reasons.
See also the non-postal PAID handstamps below.
Type Pd RS Crude manufacture. Two similar, differing only in the size and shape of the loop of P, were used on newspapers and the Government Gazette. Circa 1904
Type Pd 3c Note two line date 2-05-04 to 4-07-06
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Type Pd X28 Two almost identical in use Black 30-10-08 to 18-07-34 Red 29-03-44 to ?
Type Pd C30-a Upper lettering RTH well spaced Known on a stamp, in black Black 18-03-35 to 5-04-41 Red 18-02-42 to 29-08-47
Type Pd C30-b Upper lettering RTH close spaced Known on a stamp, in black Black 3-03-35 to 31-01-39 Red 23-09-41 to ?
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Type Pd E31-a Small lettering, dash hetween T and H x = 6.5mm. T/A = 8.0mm 8-02-51 to 28-06-60
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Type Pd F31 Known on stamp in black 20-12-67 to 18-02-69
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Type Pd H31 Regular use July-Sept 1972 on stamps, in black 10-12-70 to 14-04-82
Type Pd H33T-56 ?-??-82 to 7-06-86
Type Pd L27-a At least three in use at Perth Mail Exchange Red 16-11-83 to 30-08-91 Black 1-09-91 to current
Type Pd L31-b Small leltering Red 16-02-88 to ?
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Type Pd L31-c Large leltering Red 21-08-90 to 30-08-91 Black 1-09-91 to 12-11-92
For cds inscribed" PERTH PARCELS CENTRE-PAID, see Parcel Post Section
For cds inscribed POSTAGE PAID G.P.O. PERTHR.S., see Registration Section
Circular and rectangular undated handstamps inscribed POSTAGE PAID PERTH or similar are thought to be of private origin.
Non-postal PAID
The cds listed here are thought to be for use on Postal Notes and in the Telegraph Department. Some have been seen on postage stamps.
Type Pd 5-a Dashes, small D Known on stamps 2-03-03 to ?-03-06
Type Pd 5-b Dots, large D 5-03-03 to ?
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Type Pd 5-c Dots, small D Note PERTH. W.A. On Telegram Form 20-04-05 to 24-11-06
Type Pd A25T Known on a telegram 1-08-06 to ?
Four handstamps in Australia Post Archives, Perth . Their function is not known and no strikes seen.
Handstamps inscribed OFFICIAL P AlD or similar are part of the Franking System and will be treated in a monograph tentatively titled 'lnformative and Instructional Markings of Western Australia' to be published when PM! is concluded.
Called
See Letter Carriers Room
Central Mail Exchange
See Mail Exchange page 649
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City Delivery Centre, GPO Perth Known as the City Section prior to 1980
t t FEB 1981
Type CDS G33R-a Tall narrow lettering. three identical issued One was regularly used in the Returned Letter (DLO) section of the GPO and is found a backstamp in red 2-09-80 to 18-03-81
Type CDS G31R-CDCl-b
24 AFR 1988
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Narrow lettering. This cds 'grew' to about 38 x44mm 15-10-86 to 28-06-88
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Type CDS G3IR-CDCZ-c Narrow lettering 13-10-86 to 12-06-90
Type CDS G32R-CDCl-d Lower inscription large 20-09-88 to 14-02-89
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Type CDS G31R.CDC(jJ.e 14·02·8910 19·11·92
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Type CDS G32R.CDC~·f 19·04·891020·12·89
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Type CDS G32R·CDS@]·g 1·05·8910 11·09·89
Type CDS G31R.CDCffi·h 20· 12·90 10 ?
Type CDS G32R.CDCQ].i Nole shadow box around 3 29·06·89 10 18·06·90
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Type CDS G35R.CDC!II'i 6·02·92 10 currenl
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Type CDS [email protected] 10·06·92 10 currenl
OVERSEER POSTMAN
1 1 F F Q lS81 CITY DELIVERY CENTRE
PERTH WA 60IXl
Type RRS 2 11 ·02·81 10 ? In violel
The Cily Delivery Cenlre moved 10 Pier Slreel in lale 1993,
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In the early 1950s the GPO was reorganised . The Letter Carriers Room was replaced by a new division called the City Section which combined the functions of the Letter Carriers Room with a Taxing Section handling unpaid, underpaid and other items of taxed mail. Many of these eds can be found as backstamps on taxed mail.
Type COS E30T-a x = 11.0mm A hammer type of hand stamp Large date 8-02-54 to 10-05-68 Small date 23-08-72 to 14-04-76 Withdrawn 14-07-76
Type CDS E3lT-b x = 8.0mm 14-06-55 to 11-07-62 Withdrawn 11-07-62
Type CDS Ea3lT 7-07-61 to 17-04-64 Known in violet
Type COS F3lT 5-08-65 to 14-04-76
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Type COS G30T Two identical issued one of which was modified to a non-time eds with tbe date line reset as illustrated 26-01-70 to 24-02-78
In 1980 the City Section was renamed City Delivery Centre
Counter Mail Delivery
In 1980 the Poste Restante Section was renamed Counter Mail Delivery
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Type COS L34R At least two identical supplied 28-03-80 to 23-11-81
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Dead Letter Omce See also Relurned Letler [Mail] Office
Type COS 3 15-03-93 10 14-02-94 Known in purple
Type COS 5-a PERTH W A Ring culs. Slrikes seen for July 1898 suggesl a second cds bullhis awails confirmalion. See LCR 5-e, PP 5 5-05-97 10 25-04-02
Type COS 5-b PERTH 22-01-001031-12·03 Known in red
Type COS 5-c PERTH Black 22-07-05 10 5-08-07 Rod 17·07-091013-08-10 Violel 19-07-1210 ? Red 22·07-121017-08-12
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Type COS L29-a Black 14-08-121030-05-17 Red 21-02-22 10 18-06-23 Black 24-11-24 10 20-05-31 VioleI5-03-3810 2-10-39
Type COS L30-b Large dale 5-11-40 to 1-??-6O Small dale 4-01-661030-12-75
Type COS F30-0LO-a Archival slrike
Type COS F31-b Archival strike
Type COS 031 Red 30-06-70 10 20-08-76
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Type ORS 2-a Nole INSPECTOR 16-11-9710 16-12-97 The posilion of Cashier and Inspector of Dead Letlers is lisled for Ihe firsl and only lime in PMGAR 1896.
Type ORS 2-b Nole INSPECTOR removed Purple 23-04-98 10 10-05-00 Green 11-02-01 10 31-10-02 Blue 31-12-03 10 9-05-05 Purple 8-09-05 10 23-04-08
Type ORS 3-a Blue 25-09-05 10 21-12-06 'Purple 26-10-06 Red 17-09-091028-09-09 Purple 21-11-10 Violel 1-05-1110 1-12-11 Purple 5-12-11
Type ORS 3-b Nole differenl scalloping .1 righl Purple 4-12-08
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Type ORS 3-c 11-11-13 10 ?
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Type ORS I-a Violel 2-09-46 to 31-08-48
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Type ORS 2-a Red 20-08-81 to 1-07-82
D. L. O. Perth
11 JUL)909 N.i3.~<OA
Type RRS 5-a Violet 13-11-08 to 14-11-09
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Type RRS 5-b Violet 23-09-12 to 12-01-20 Red 29-06-15
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Foreign Mail Room See Ship Mail Room
Inquiry Division
This was eSlablished on 1 July 1896 wilh Ihe lask of Iracing missing ilems of mail. Handslamps may be found on AR forms cancelling Ihe slamp.
Type RRS 5 INSPECTION BRANCH, INQUIRY DIVISION.
dale G.P.O. PERTH, W.A. 6-11-011027-11-01
Type ORS 3 INQUIRY OFFICE 8-07-0410 ?
Letter Carners Room
There was a Town Delivery in Perth as early as July 1832 and Ihere was normally alleasl one Leller Carrier on Ihe GPO slaff from Ihal lime. By 1870 Ihere were Iwo, a lhird posilion was crealed in 1882 and a fourth in 1886. These men did Ihe sorting. AI peak limes Ihey were assisled by Ihe Clerical, Money Order and Savings Bank slaff. When Charles Gahan became PMG in 1887 he reorganised the administration and created four new posilions litled Mail Room Assislanl and added Iwo Letter Carriers making six in all.
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By July 1896 Ihere were 19 Poslal Assistanls and 43 Leller Carriers and a new position of Inspector of Leller Carriers was crealed wilh C.J .Crouch as Ihe firsl appoinlment. There was a major reorganisalion in 1897 with the creation of two new job categories, namely Sorter of which Ihere were 21, and Stamper of which Ihere were Iwo. AI lhis lime Ihere were also 21 Leller Carriers and they moved into a new room of their own. (PMGAR, 1897, 11) The Leller Carriers Room markings dale from lhis lime. The duplex handstamp DxG was probably oblained for Ihe Slampers.
Type DxG (JuhI 01) GPO 10.0mm x 4.5mm 9 bars 2+5+2 12-05-98 10 25-03-02 In:l,3,5,6, 7 ,12
Type DxPO (JuhI L) PO 7.0mm x 5.0mm 12 bars 3+6+3 5-11-02 10 30-11-03 In:l,5-13
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Type DxHT (JuhI HI) WAS.0mm 12 bars 4+4+4
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Type CDS 5-a C.R well spaced, 0 of GPO narrow 5-10-98 to 25-01-01 10:1,5,7
Type CDS 5-b C.R close, 0 of GPO wide, no stop after 0 27-04-00 to 11-07-03 10:1-13
Type CDS 5-c Larger lettering ?-01-02 to ?-08-03 In:1-13
Type CDS 5-d No cuts in ring, compare CDS 5-e 8-08-03 to 13-10-10 1o:nil,1-9,l1,13
Type CDS 5-e 8 evenly spaced cuts in ring, see DLO 5-a and PP 5 29-10-03 to 23-09-09 1o:nil,1-9,ll-13
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Type CDS L29T 20-09-10 to 25-11-48 Generally on taxed mail only from late 1920s
When a Letter Carrier was unable to deliver an item he brought it back to the GPO where it might be struck with the iuformative mark UNKNOWN ON .... WALK or an equivalent. A procedure was in place at various times whereby, at the next opportunity, the item was 'called' to see if any of the other Letter Carriers recognised the addressee. If so another attempt to deliver would be made. When this procedure was exhausted, undeliverablemail was processed through the Dead Letter Office. Special dated hand stamps were used to indicate that the item had been 'called'. There is no ready explanation for the gap between 1925 and 1950.
CALLE 0
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L.C.R
Type RRS 2-a Timewheels at right Purple 2-03-14 to 23-06-15 Black 21-10-14 to 19-08-20 Purple 14-12-21 to 27-08-26
CALLED -7-AM140C25
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Type RRS 2-b Timewheels at left Black 14-10-25 to ?
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Type CDS M30T 12-03-51 to 13-03-62
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Mail Branch
An administrative section of the GPO which used a number of handstamps none of which have been found on stamps. A typical -inscription is shown.
Type RRS 3 7-06-13 to ?
Mall Exchange
For handstamps and datestamps including the words 'Mail Exchange' see page 649
Mail Receiving Room
In 1896 'There were 39,640 Inland Mails, contained in 52,885 bags, received during the year. In this [mail receiving] room the whole of the mails were opened, letters date-stamped and divided for the various room to which they pertain, viz., the Perth, Inland and Transmission Rooms.' (PMGAR, 1896, 11).
The Mail Receiving Room was described in the 1899 Royal Commission, Recommendation 9.
'The Mail Receiving Room is in the iron shed. Here the mail bags are opened and the letters conveyed thence to the Letter Carriers Room. The mode of conveyance is primitive; open baskets being used. The iron building is very cold in the winter and oppressively hot in the summer so that the officers are generally working under the most disadvantageous conditions .. . '. Postal markings are not known before 1904.
Type CDS 5-a 19-06-04 to 27-07-06 In:nil, 1-5,7-10,20
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Type CDS A25T 18-06-06 to 19-01-15
Type CDS L25T-a x = 16.0mm 14-04-14 to 10-09-16
Type CDS L25T-b x = 15.0mm 7-04-17 to 9-10-18
M,R.~. 23.AP 21-8-- AM
Type CDS L3lT-c x = 12.5mm, y = 13.5mm
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Type CDS L30T-d x = 16.0mm, y = 11.5mm
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Type CDS L30T-e x = 14.0mm, y = 10.5mm
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Central R = 6.0mm, timewheels at left 6·07-32 to 8-12-51
Type CDS E30T 15-09-51 to 19-11-69
Money Order Office
Money Order exchange with the United Kingdom was introduced on 1 February 1863 and within the colony on 1 July 1876. The Money Order Office.is first mentioned in 1891 when G.Grundy and W.P.Horgan are listed as Clerks. The Type 5 cds probably dates from this period but being used on the Money Order itself, no strikes of 'that nature are known. 1n 1895, J .J .Lloyd took up the new position of Chief Clerk of the Money Order Branch and in the following year was appointed Manager Money Order and Parcel Post.
Type CDS 5 On stamps 2-04-12 to 14-11-12
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The following cds are known from archival strikes only
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CDS Type L
From circa 1959-60, the Money Order Office counter in the GPO accepted and processed mail and used dedicated date stamps. A number are found only a backstamps.
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Type COS Ea31-1-a 1-07-66 to 24-05-78
Type COS Ea31-2-b 9-04-64 to 23-02-77
Type COS Ea31-3-c 2-06-65 to 11-07-80
Type COS Ea31-4-d 27-11-61 to 14-04-76
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Type COS Ea31-5-e 31-10-74 to 24-04-79
Type COS Ea31-6-f 11-07-64 to 28-07-84
Type COS Ea31-7-g 20-03-62 to 14-04-76
Type COS Ea31 -8-h 10-10-74 to 14-04-76
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Type CDS Ea31-1O-j 14-04-76 to 30-08-79
Type CDS Ea31-11-k 14-04-76 to 16-03-77
Type CDS Ea31-12-l 17-06-66 to 10-11-80
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The Money Order Section now uses undedieated standard, Type G rubber cds which are interchanged with other sections in the GPO.
PERTH.
Type ORS 2 On official correspondence 30-06-42 to ?
Type ORS 1 Archival strike
PAID [AT]
See Bulk Postage
Parcel Post
Parcel Post exchange with the United Kingdom and a host of other countries was established in February 1887. It was quickly extended to more countries including Little Popo and Novi Bazar! The system was extended to Victoria in 1888, to South Australia in 1889 and subsquently to the other Australian colonies and New Zealand.
Type HR-a Late 1880s only, see below for other examples
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Type CDS 1 Note close spaced arcs and small lettering Probably supplied late 1880s but no dates in this period, see below.
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An intra-State service commenced on 10 March 1903 and dedicated hand stamps are known thereafter. Inland Parcel Post labels [P.O.142.] were issued. They bear a
. rectangle marked 'Stamps to be affixed here'. This resulted in the cds in use in the Parcel Section being struck on stamps rather than the parcel and therefore becoming much more available.
Type CDS 5 Probably two identical. There is some evidence of ring cuts, see LCR 5-e and DLO 5-a. Deterioration of the ring(s) and over-inking makes identification difficult. 26-05-03 to 25-06-07
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Type CDS CDS 1 Note close spaced arcs and small lettering 20-09-06 to 25-03-16
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Type CDS 3b Only seen with ring in very worn state 16-02-09 to 3-06-09
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Type A25-a Ring wore rapidly 28-08-10 to 14-10-36
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Type A25-b Note GPO PERTH. Seems to have been used exclusively in the Parcels Section. The ring wore very rapidly causing the lettering to wear. Impressions are generally on higher value stamps and are usually illegible. 27-05-15 to 1-06-82
Type L-a Note 29mm ring, see L-b 15-09-10 to 28-07-33
Strikes of an inscription very similar to L-a but without the ring are found . It is not clear whether they come from one or more instruments. For the present it is assumed that only one is involved and that it was
. intended to be frameless to distinguish it from the ringed version, L-a. Normal strikes of L-b therefore, show no frame. (State 1). Some strikes show portion of a frame which seems to be the shape illustrated. Such portions, when present, may be complete (State 2) or interrupted (State 3) . Later strikes show thicker lettering (State 4), This classification will be revised if better strikes can be found.
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State 1 State 2
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State 3 State 4
Type L-b 5-08-11 to 17-09-31
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Type L29-d Originally inscribed P .R, see Poste Restante 28-02-30 to 17-04-78
Type C29-a No dot after A, right arc often appears as two dots At least two and possibly three almost identical in use 27-03-30 to 20-10-43
Type C29-b Dot after A, long right arc, long cross bar on T of POST 16-03-38 to 5-05-48
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Type CDS E31 Three almost identical in use Date conversion at different times Large date 16-07-55 to 24-08-67 Small date 20-04-65 to 12-04-76 One in use at Brewer Street Parcels Annex, 12-04-76
Type CDS F31 9-04-76 to ? In use at Brewer Street Parcels Annex
Type ORS 2 Apparently used in Parcel Post Section only Red 23-01-99 to ?
Type ORS 3 25-01-01 to ?
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Type ORS 5 7-??-02 to 7-??-05 Known in blue
Type ORS 1-a Large lettering 14-07-71 to 7
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Type ORS 1-b Small lettering 9-08-72 to 7
Type COS M36-a 20-05-87 to 5-08-88 1n violet
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PARCEL CENTRE
Type COS M36-b Lettering seriffed 16-07-84 to 19-12-90 Known in violet
PERTH
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Type COS M35-c Lettering sans seriffed 20-05-90 to 19-12-90 1n violet
Type COS M35-d Note date line alignment 19-12-90 to 7 1n violet
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Type COS M35-e Note date line alignment 20-12-90 to 2-05-91 1n violet
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Type CDS H33R 18-07-85 to 20-12-90 In red
All business was transferred from Carr St Depot to the new State Parcels Centre in Welshpool on 1-09-91
Parcel Post, Handcut Markings
At least four hand cut markings inscribed P or pp and made from wood or cork are known on higher value postage stamps from the 1902-1906 period. The office (or offices?) of application is not known and they are listed here on the presumption that it was Perth Parcels. Strikes are typically poor quality and it is likely that there were more in use than the four shown.
Type HC-a Single P in reverse, possibly the left P of HC-b
Type HC-b Double P in reverse
Type HC-c Double P normal
Type HC-d Double P in cog wheel and underlined
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Parcel Post, Hand Rollers
The use of hand rollers is restricted to large packets and parcels which are difficull to postmark with a normal date stamp. One (HR-a, see above) was tried at the GPO in the late 1880s but was apparently unsatisfactory and had very limited use. Hand rollers were brought into use again when an Inland Parcel Post was established in 1903. The order in which they are shown is tentative as some did not incorporate a date and full strikes are not found on stamps alone.
Note that the length shown in the illustrations is not necessarily the length of a complete impressions.
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Type HR-c Circa 1903
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Type HR-e It is possible there were two identical rollers in use as a part strike is known showing the date line inverted to this illustration. Circa 1913
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Type HR-g Known W.A.1, 2 or 3 Circa 1936-38
Known PERTH 3 or 6 Circa 1953-55
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Type HR-h Known G.P.O. 1 or 2 Circa 1954-59
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Type HR-j Known W.A. 1 with time and date 2 with time and dale Circa 1966-73
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Parcel Post Courier Service
Numerous markings are found in connection with the Courier, Express and other such Australia Post services. Strikes of the various handstamps are found in black, violel or red. A full Iisling is oUlside Ihe scope of lhis work. The following illustrations are representative.
POSTAGE PAID
AUSTRALIA
Circa 1987
Circa 1987
Philatelic Sales Section
The Philalelic Sales Section had ils own dale slamps which were used 10 cancel mail on requesl when use of a firsl day of issue poslmark could nol be used. Pictorial and FDI markings are nol Irealed in lhis work.
Type CDS L31 (PWM 65) Two identical in use 17-05-7110 7-05-77
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14JUN 1979 PfR1l1
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Type ORS 1 Small lettering Circa 1976-80 In red
Type ORS 7 Large lettering Circa 1980-84 Found on slamps in black
Poste Restante
This section handled mail addressed to the GPO 10 await collection by Ihe addressee. In the early days, such mail was put into Ihe 'Pigeon Holes' but usage of these diminished with Ihe inlroduction of Yale Lock Boxes at the GPO in 1890. The lerm ilself came inlo use in 1896 when Ihe amount of such mail al the GPO increased greatly due 10 the gold rushes. In Ihat year' ... 642,216 letters [were 1 sorted into Ihe Private Letter Boxes al Ihe General Post Office, 222,171 letters [were 1 received addressed 10 Ihe Poste Restante and sorted there for delivery ... There are al all times from 8,000 10 10,000 letter awaiting delivery at the Poste Restante ... towards Ihe end of Ihe year, two additional windows were added to Ihe Poste Restante, which considerably facililated Ihe work of delivery .. .'. (PMGAR, 1896, 11). Due 10 Ihe nalure of the procedure, Poste Restante markings are normally found as receival markings, applied when Ihe article was received into the section. Postage stamps bearing Poste Reslanle markings are from mail posted directly inlo the seclion 10 awail collection. A significant proportion of Postage Due stamps are found with Poste Restante markings.
Posle Restanle dale stamps may be found on properly addressed items which seemingly had nolhing 10 do with the Poste Reslante Section. This may reflect the employment of staff from other sections as sorters at peak times.
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Type CDS 5-a 17-03-99 to 11-02-01 In:3.6.8
Type CDS 5-b 5-09-01 to 30-09-05 In:nil .5.7.8.9-11
Type CDS D27 21-04-10 to 20-12-79
Type CDS L29 28-10-13 to 5-05-15 See Parcel Post Section for later use modified to PP
Type ORS 3 4-03-08 to ?
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Type ORS 2 23-06-42 to ?
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Type ORS 1-a There seem to have been at least four similar in use but strikes are normally very faint and unsuitable for illustration . 24-09-52 to 27-02-74 Known in blue, violet
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Type ORS 1-b Note stars ?-??-67 to 31-07-68
Type CDS 3b 8-08-95 to 22-01-01
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Type CDS D27 13-03-14 to 16-02-21
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Registration in Western Australia became available in 1847 and the first dedicated date stamp appeared some forty years later in 1888. Tbe move to tbe new GPO building in 1890 allowed tbe Registration Section to bave its own counter and mail band ling facilities. A Registration Clerk was appointed in 1891 wben Western Australia joined tbe UPU.
Type aDS 3-a Large lettering, particularly W A 20-06-88 to 24-10-95
Type aDS 3-b Small lettering 4-05-95 to 12-02-24
Type CDS A29-a Note devices at sides 8-02-25 to 19-02-32
Type CDS A29-b 8-04-26 to ?-08-59
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Type CDS A25T 4-11-07 to 20-04-65
Type CDS D27-a x = 3.5mm. Impressions to tbe 1920s show a dot between D and P T in REGISTERED sbort leg from 1909 PER damaged later 18-11-09 to 1-02-68
Type CDS D27-b x = 4.Smm. No dot between D and P T in REGISTERED short leg from 1912 TE and P damaged later 23-12-09 to 21-02-67
Type CDS D27-c x = S. Omm. Dot between D and P T in REGISTERED short leg from 1913 Two almost identical in use one of which did not have the dot at LEFT between upper and lower inscriptions. This test is not reliable witb poorer strikes but the pair can be separated on the basis of ring breaks and lettering damage 13-01-10 to 19-05-64
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Type COS C30-RS1-a
10-01-4410 27-09-49
Type COS C30-RS2-b
20-12-40 to 14-06-46
Type COS C30-RS3-c 9-03-52 to 12-07-52
Type COS E30-RS3-a 12-07-48 to 20-10-55
Type COS E30-RS4-b 11-07-48 to?
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Type COS E30-RS5-c 24-01-53 to 23-05-64
Type COS E31-d Two identical issued 8-09-50 to 21-01-52
Type COS E31-e 23-09-53 to 14-01-64
Type COS E31 T -RS6-a 14-07-54 to 23-05-72
Type COS E31T-RS7-b 21-08-54 to 21-04-64 u
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Type COS F31-a Short arcs Two identical issued 19·06-73 to 27-01-76
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Type COS F31-b Long arcs Three identical issued 29-06-67 to 14-05-79
Type COS F31-RS1-c 20-09-65 to 30-12-75
Type COS F31-RS2-d 27-08-65 to 14-04-76
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Rubber Stamps, Oval and Rectangular
Normally found only as transit markings. usually on the reverse of the cover, rarely on the front. They are found in six distinct colours. There are several instances of colour periods overlapping which probably indicates more than one identical handstamp in use.
Black Purple and violet. Mainly office of origin Blue and green. Mainly at transit markings Red. Only on DLO mail
Different date formats indicate a different handstamp even though the face is identical from the same matrix.
Usage ceased around 1907 with the introduction of COS Type A25T
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ORS inscribed PERTH W.A.
Type ORS 2-a Black 6-08-94 to ? Purple 10-04-95 to 31-03-97
Type ORS 3-a 2 figure year Purple 16-12-96 to 24-08-00
Type ORS 2-b Purple 15-11-97 to 10-10-07
Type ORS 3-b 4 figure year Purple 7-02-02 to 7-01-07 Black 10-06-05 to ?
Type ORS 3-c 4 figure year, day before month Red 18-12-02 to 10-10-06 Purple 29-08-06 to ?
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Type ORS 3-d 4 figure year, month before day Purple 27-02-06 to 29-11-06 Green 29-06-06
Type ORS 3-e 2 figure year Green 18-01-07 to 18-12-07 Red 26-09-07 to ?
Type ORS 2-c At least two identical in use, strikes in blue and in green are known with same date, 20-04-07 Blue 10-04-07 to 20-07-07 Green 6-04-07 to 18-09-07 Purple 28-11-07 to ?
Type ORS 2-d Purple 4'04-08 to 8-07-08
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Type ORS 3-a Purple 24-01-01 to 9-10-05 Blue 20-05-05 to 25-05-05
Type ORS 2-a Violet 28-12-05 to ?
Type CDS 3-b Green 14-09-06 to 10-01-07
RRS inscribed PERTH W.A.
REGISTERED LETIER _a.A..NOH.
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Type RRS 2-a Purple 7-10-97 to 4-11-05
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Type RRS 2-b Purple 18-06-01 to 17-09-03
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Type RRS 2·c Purple 1-03-04 to 16-03-04 Blue 30-08-04 to 12-10-04
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1 JUN 1901 '" PERTH, W."'. /J 1
Type RRS 3-a Large lettering, note sbape of Rs At least two in use Purple 14-08-00 to 8-11-02 Violet 14-10-03 to 25-01-05 Blue 6-01-04 to 29-05-05 Black 15-11-04 to 16-06-05
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Type RRS 3-b Small lettering, note sbape of Rs Red 20-06-02 to ? Purple 18-07-02 to ?
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Type RRS 4-a Small lettering Colour? 30-06-04 to ?
RRS inscribed G.P.O. PERTH [WAJ
REGISTERED 13SEP.1897
G.P.O. PERTH VIT A.
Type RRS 2-a Purple 13-09-97 to 28-10-98
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Returned Letter [Mall] Office
The following are representative of the numerous hand stamps used as receival and transit markings in the Returned Letter Office. Very rarely found on stamps.
Type ORS I-a Red 13-10-77 to 20-06-83
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Type ORS I-b Red 13-03-79 to 1-06-79
Type ORS l-c Red 3-08-79 to ?
Type ORS I-d Red 16-10-81 to 5-05-83
PERTH
Type ORS 6-a 21-02-86 to 22-07-87
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Type ORS 6-a 8-12-89 to ?
Type ORS 6-b 3-06-93 to ?
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Ship Mail Room
Ship mails were, as the name indicates, carried by ship. They were predominantly to Britain and to the Eastern Colonies in Australia with some intra-colonial carriage to and from Champion Bay in the 1850s in addition to the land route. Ship mail seems to have been part of the general Mail Room functions until 1896.
In that year. three rooms were erected at the rear of the GPO ' ... thus keeping the Foreign, Intercolonial and lnland Mails apart'. This does not mean that Foreign and Intercolonial mails were dealt with in separate rooms however, because, under the beading Foreign Mails, we find that the rooms' . .. admitted of the mails for places outside of the Colony being dealt with in one of them. (pMGAR, 1896, 11). As only one strike of the F Mail Room cds has been found, it may have been intended for Letter Bills. It seems that all overseas mail was treated as Ship Mail.
Type CDS 3b 7-09-97 to ? In:l
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Type COS 5-a 12-11-971021-01-01 In:1,2,4 Known in blue
Type COS 5-b
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/' Type COS 5-c P level wilh bottom of dale line Line Ihrough righl leg of A will meel R 12-10-0110 14-04-05 In:2-4,6,8-12,15
Type OxG-1 (Juhl G3) GPO 1O.0mm x 4.5mm 8 bars 2+4+2 Upslroke of G = 2.0mm 26-10-97105-02-01 In:l,2,3,4
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Type OxG-2 (Juhl G2, G4) GPO 10.5mm x 5.0mm 8 bars 2+4+2 Upslroke of G = 2.5mm 2-12-97 10 16-04-04 In :3,7,9,10,12,17 Known in blue (1897), violel (1898)
Type OxHT (Juhl H2) WA 7.5mm Note time above date 12 bars 4+4+4 18-05·04 10 22-08-04
Type COS A27T-a Nole PERTH 22-02-05 10 23-05-18
Type COS A27T-b 6-04-0610 13-04-25
There is no obvious explanation of Ihe demise of dedicaled Ship Mail Room handstamps. The Trans Auslralian Railway, which opened in 1917, gradually replaced shipping for Ihe carriage of inlerslalemail and 10 Ihal exlenllhe wording became anachronistic. It may be coincidence bul usage one of Sydney's Ship Room cds also ceased in 1918. (Orchard & Tobin, 1990, 60).
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Special Delivery
This section of the GPO functions as, and is part of the City Section. In addition to processing special delivery articles, it handles other ciasses of mail in transit such as Priority Paid. Postmarks are normally found as backstamps and rarely on stamps.
Type CDS F31T/F31-SD-a Stop close to 0 F31T 27-11-70 to 8-08-72 Time wheels removed and date reset XX XX XX 28-08-78 to ? Date reset centrally 4-12-78 to 2-11-79
Type CDS F31T -SD-b Stop equidistant between P and 0 3-03-71 to 5-06-77 Known in violet, blue or magenta
Stamp Office
A special section within the GPO with a counter position and mail handling facilities. Responsible for supplying stamps in bulk against Departmental and internal requisitions. Stamps are supplied in bulk to the general public and mail is accepted on the same basis as other GPO counters.
Type D27 Archival strike
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Type CDS L28 3-09-26 to 25-10-60 Withdrawn Known postally used on a newspaper wrapper
Strikes of the following six cds are unknown before conversion from Jarge to small date. All were in use on 14-04-76 when sample strikes were obtained . Other dates are postal usage.
Type CDS E31-S01-a Small date 14-04-76 to 8-04-77
Type CDS E31-S02-b Small date 21-05-64 to 14-04-76
Type CDS E31-S03-c Small date 14-04-76 to 5-11-79
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Type CDS E31-S04-d Small date 14-04-76 to 29-12-78
Type CDS E31-SOS-e Small date 29-05-61 to 14-04-76
Type CDS E32-S06-f Small date 5-08-66 to 12-08-77
Do not confuse the letters SD, on the Special Delivery cds which sometimes look like SO.
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Telegraph Section
The Telegraph system in Western Australia was established in 1867 between Perth and Fremantle. It expanded greatly over the next 30 years. Payment of telegram charges was made by postage stamps in many instances and in general, the normal postal hand stamps were used. The appearance of telegraph cancellations on postage stamps is much rarer and the originating circumstances are not clear.
The first four illustrations are from stamps
Type CDS 5-a Thin lettering, narrow Hs. distinctive S 22-07-02 to 25-07-02
Type CDS 5-b Thick lettering, wide Hs, distinctive S 21-04-05 to 28-06-09
Type CDS L 28-a 20-10-16 to ?
Type C30 24-07-40 to ?
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There are numerous cds recorded on forms and from archival sources. The following three are known on stamps 'per favour' .
Type CDS L 28-b 24-05-33
Type CDS L31.5-c 18-11-59
Type E31 19-10-66 C.T.O. at this time probably stood for Chief Telegraph Office but it could also represent Central Telegraph Office, see Hansard 23-09-03, 5776.
CDS Type D27 Note unusual design Archival strike but also known on telegram form
Travelling Post Omce
Although administered as part of the GPO, the TPO will be treated separately under 'Travelling' below.
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Mail Exchange GPO / Central Mail Exchange
The Mail Exchange Branch was operating as part of the Perth GPO and in the same building as early as 1957. In 1972, the Central Mail Exchange in Stirling Street was opened and operations of the Exchange Branch were gradually transferred to the new building. After the transfer some of the GPO continued to function as part of the Central Mail Exchange for many years, especially the Inland Section. Today the GPO functions mainly as the Head Post Office in Western Australia while the Central Mail Exchange handles all collection, sorting and distribution.
Prior to 1970 the Mail Exchange Branch in the GPO used only cds inscribed PERTH or G.P.O.PERTH which are indistinguishable from those in use elsewhere in the GPO. There are, however, several ORS inscribed MAlL EXCHANGE BRANCH which are found on covers but rarely on stamps.
In 1970 a series of Type G steel cds inscribed MAlL EXCHANGE PERTH and bearing the initials of the particular section was introduced and are regularly found on stamps.
After the move to Stirling Street in 1972 the GPO continued to handle much of the Inland Section mail using MAlL EXCHANGE date and hand stamps. Likewise, the Central Mail Exchange used cds inscribed PERTH and GPO PERTH.
In this listing only postmarks including the words MAlL EXCHANGE are shown. Dates prior to 1972 indicate usage at the GPO, later dates may be either the GPO or Stirling Street in a number of instances. It should also be remembered that some of the cds listed under PERTH GPO may have been used at Stirling Street after 1972. Specific information that would allow a clearer identification is not yet available.
GeneralORS
May be found as backstamps, departmental stamps and used on normal domestic mail.
Type ORS I -a No postcode 18-12-57 to 6-06-68 In red or violet
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Type ORS I-b Postcode Several similar are known 17-04-69 to 25-11-83
Type ORS 1-c 23-10-78 to ?
Air and Ship Section See Ship and Air Section
Customs Section
Type COS L37-a 9-02-81 to 20-07-92 In violet or red
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Type COS L41-b 18-09-91 to current In violet or red
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Type ORS 1-a 4-09-78 to ? In red
Type ORS 1-b
30 OEe 1975
Three identical in use 27-10-75 to 30-12-75 Known in red, violet or blue
Inland Section
Type COS G31-IS-a x = 4.25mm Two almost identical in use 18-02-70 to current
Type COS G31-IS-b x = 3.75mm Five almost identical in use 20-01-70 to current
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Type ORS 7-a Supr = Superintendent 30-12-75 to ?
Parcel Post Section
The cds and ORS are found on non-parcel mail with some frequency.
Type COS G31-pp Strikes appear to have a number in the lower segment but it is always illegible. 30-07-74 to 30-12-75
Type COS L37d/c-a Large date 4-05-81 to 19-08-81 Known in violet
;ope COS L37d/c-b Small date 19-04-81 to 19-11-81 In violet
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Type ORS I-a 22-01-79 to 14-05-80 In blue or violet
t.1-C\-IANGE B~ \'v !vc ~~ PARCEL POST ~
9 APR 1976
SiCTION. 1'E:R.TH, W.A. cccC.
Type ORS I-b At least six identical in use 30-12-75 to 9-04-76 Known in violet, red
Registration s..,tlon
There are no registration facilities at the Mail Exchange. Markings are always transit. Sometimes struck on misdirected domestic mail. Numbers 6 and 8 are the only ones recorded.
Type COS G30-RS-a Four almost identical in use 15-05-70 to current
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Type COS G31-RS6-b 27-11-73 to 28-09-78
Type COS G31-RS8-c 20-05-74 to 24-05-83
Type COS G30T-RS 12-07-74 to ?
30 OEe 1915
Type ORS 2-a 30-12-75 to 1-04-77
CeNT RAL MA IL EXCH BCH REOISTRA TION
26 MAR 1979 SECnOH
PER TH WA WIlD
Type RRS 2-a 4-09-78 to 26-03-79
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TypeCDS G31-S&A Three almosl identical in use and frequently found on locally addressed covers 29-10-70 10 currenl
29 GCT 1970
Type ORS 2-a 29-10-70 10 ?
Type ORS 1-a 30-12-75 10 ?
12 MAR 1979
Type ORS 1-b [9-07-77106-01-81
Taxing Section
Type RRS 1-a Used in red or violet to pre-cancel postage stamps for issue to delivery poslmen for use as poslage due slamps. Circa 1960 10 1985.
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CITY 'f1I)(IHS
5EGTIOH
Type ORS 6-a 19-08-8910 currenl
Nole Ofice
See PERTH, page 617, for Type CDS H36R-h in use for a brief Irial in Ibe Taxing Office in Ibe second half of 1991.
Miscellaneous Bandstamps
These are found on official mail as departmenlal aulhorily
Type ORS 1-a In use al Ihe GPO 11-01-7410 ?
21 OeT 1975
Type ORS 2-a In use al Ihe GPO 27-10-7510 ?
Type ORS'l-a Used in Ihe bag opening seclion on Ihe lop floor of Slirling Slreel 10 cancel any ilems noliced as being withoul a poslmark 28-03-91 10 currenl
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Post Offices with PERTH in their title.
For convenience these are listed as if PERTH was the first word in the office name but it should be noted that the order in various sources and in the handstamp inscriptions varies. Many were located in or close to the city.
Perth, " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "
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Aberdeen Street Airport Brisbane Street Business Centre Cloisters Square Domestic Airport East Hay Street East Hay Street West, see Hay Street West, page 326 International Airport Lord Street, see Lord Street, page 432 Mail Exchange, see Mail Exchange, page 649 Medical Centre, Nedlands Metropolitan Markets Milligan Street Newcastle Street North North West Parcels Centre, see Parcels Post, page 631 Parliament House Pier Street Railway Station St Georges Terrace Stirling Street Victoria Square
rdeen Street Post Office ca 1940 rtesy Post and Telecom Museum
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666 666 668 668 669 669
670 670 672 673 677 678
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PERTH ABERDEEN STREET
UF3 PC 6000 Corner of Aberdeen and Barker Streets. (F) P&TO Perth Northwest. (R) Aberdeen Slreel 1-04-98. (R) Northbridge 1-07-87.
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Type Ob 00-13 May have been in use before name change ?-??-98 10 ?-?1-00
Type COS 3b-a Remained in use after renaming 1-04-9810 1-12-98 In:2,6-10
Type COS 3b-b 31-03-98 10 30-04-09 In:niI,1,2,4,6-9,C, J Nole earliesl dale is a day before renaming
Type COS A26 ABERDEEN ST PERTH 27-10-1110 19-05-14
Type COS 027 ABERDEEN STREET PERTH 7-11-121018-12-67 Known in red
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Type COS 027T-a ABERDEEN ST 14-10-10 10 18-06-49
Type COS 027T-b ABERDEEN STREET 8-03-12 10 16-02-16
Type COS E31-a T/A = 3.0mm Large dale 1-10-55 10 ?-??-59 Small dale 17-01-6110 17-02-69
I I Type COS E31-b T/A = 5.0mm Large dale 13-06-58 10 11-08-59 Small dale 22-06-6210 2-07-74
Type COS G31-a PERTH ABERDEEN ST 19-05-68 10 23-04-74
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Type COS G31-b/G31 T ABERDEEN STREET PERTH G31-b 11-03-701010-12-76 G31T 15-02-77 10 3-08-77 Note in use after renaming
Type COS H33R Two idenlical in use and 4 spare faces on 10-12-75 22-08-74 10 30-11-77
Type COS GI/c40R Triple circle bul ouler ring rarely shows 7-07-7810 3-08-78 Known in violet
Type COS G34R-a Thin narroW lellers, liny poslcode Two idenlical issued 19-07-79 10 16-08-84 Known in blue and violel
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Type COS G32R-b Small wide lellers 13-09-8210 17-06-85
Type COS G32R-1-c 10-07-85 10 renaming
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Type COS G32R-2-d 29-08-85 10 renaming
Type Pd Ea31 Wilh value wheels 27-09-6110 7-06-66 Value wheels rarely used Value wheels removed and dale resel cenlrally 4-09-6710 18-07-67
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Type Pd F31 11-08-67 to 7-n-84
Type Pd H33T 13-09-84 to renaming
Machine From 1973 to renaming
ORS 3 POST & TELEGRAPH OFFICE/ABERDEEN STREET PERTH W.A. ca 1904
ORS 1 POSTMASTERlPERTH ABERDEEN ST. 6000 ca 1975-1979 2 types
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PERTH AIRPORT
UF3 PC 6105 Located in the domestic terminal, 10km ENE Perth. AD 15-10-62. (R) Perth Domestic Airport 25-10-86 when International Terminal commissioned.
Type CDS F31 10-12-62 to 29-08-73
Type CDS Gd/c39R 3-11-75 to 14-03-80
29HAY196f
Type CDS G33R-a Small thin lettering, tiny postcode 29-05-81 to 25-09-81
Type CDS G33R-b Small wide lettering, W.A. 6105 large, with stops. Remained in use after renaming. 17-01-84 to renaming Known in violet
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Brisbane Street Post Office ca 1950 Courtesy Post and Telecom Museum
UF3 PC 6000 Inner city office 1km NNE Perth (F) PO Perth North. (R) P&TO Brisbane Street 1-04-98. Cl 10-09-93.
-Type Ob 00-7 5-07-99 to 17-06-02
Type COS 3b 3-04-98 to 4-11-12 In:nil,1-5
Type COS 027 11-09-11 to 3-12-52
Type COS B27 3-10-28 to 3-01-50
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PERTH BRISBANE STREET
I I Type COS E30-a BRISBANE ST T/A = 4.0mm Large date 10-01-57 to 8-11-69 Small year 24-11·69 to 20-01-74 Small date 9-12-74 to 21-08-80
Type COS E30·b BRISBANE ST T/A = 5.5mm Large date 12-02-59 to 6-10-69 Small year 6-05-70 to 10-04-72
Type COS E31-c BRISBANE STREET T/A = 4.0mm Large date not seen Small date 28-09-60 to 8-09-70
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Type CDS G31/G3lT-a (PWM 70) G31 18-11-71 to 27-10-75 G3lT-a 10-01-78 to 21-08-80
Type CDS G33T-b 18-12-81 to close
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Type CDS G33R-a Tall narrow lettering 5-08-81 to 10-11-81
Type CDS G36R-b Two identical issued 28-01-83 to 12-09-87
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Type CDS G32R-(1)-[I]-c Small condensed lettering 26-10-89 to ?
Type CDS G32R-(2)-[I]-d Small condensed lettering 23-05-88 to ?
Type CDS G32R-(1)-[Il]-e Large lettering 15-01-91 to close
Type CDS G32R-(2)-[II]-f Large lettering 15-01-91 to close
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Type Pd E31 Black 3-06-55 to 26-07-57 Red 23-01-59 to 2-09-65 Value wheels removed and date reset centrally 21-10-65 to 5-09-78
Type Pd H33T 12-10-81 to close
Machine From 1973
Type SBiii 3-05-02 to ?
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PERTH BUSINESS CENTRE
UF3 PC 6849 On northern side of Aberdeen Street between Stirling and Pier Streets, Replaced Stirling SI. o 13-09-93,
Type COS G32R-l-[I]-a Tall narrow lettering, W A 6849 large, no stops 13-09-93 to current
Type COS G32R-2-[I]-b Tall narrow lettering, W A 6849 large, no stops 13-09-93 to current
Type COS G32R-3-[I]-c Tall narrow lettering, WA 6849 large, no stops 13-09-93 to current
Type COS G32R-4-[I]-d Tall narrow lettering, W A 6849 large, no stops 13-09-93 to current
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PERTH CLOISI'ERS SQUARE
UF3 PC 6000, 6850 Inner city office .5km SW Perth. 024-04-72.
Type COS G3lT 1-09-72 to 20-12-90
Type COS K34R-a Five identical issued Narrow lettering, thick ring 27-07-72 to 6-04-83
Type COS Gd/c31R 3-07-75 to 22-12-78 Known in violet
17 JANl980
Type COS G33R-a Small narrow lettering 17-01-80 to 28-07-82
660
Type COS K37R-1-[I]-b 17-02-83 to ?
Type COS K37R-2-[I]-c 17-09-82 to 28-08-89
Type COS K37R-3-[I]-d 10-02-83 to 20-12-90
Type COS K37R-4-[I]-e 5-10-82 to 21-08-87
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Type COS K32R-f Thin ring 4-10-83 to 22-05-86
Type COS G31R-(1)-[I]-b Thick ring 12-12-86 to 26-04-88
Type COS K33R-g Thick lettering close to ring 3-03-88 to 19-03-92
Type COS K32R-(1)-[II]-h 20-12-90 to current
Type COS K32R-(2)-[II]-i 22-02-89 to current
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Type COS K33R-(3)-[II]-j 8-10-87 to current
Type COS K33R-(4)-[II]-k 18-11-87 to 20-12-90
Type COS G34R-b 25-05-92 to current
Type COS G27RT-(1)-a 15-02-94 to current
Type COS G27RT-(5)-b 15-02-94 to current
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Type Pd H31 2-10-73 10 20-12-90
Machine From 1972
15 FEB 1994
Type ORS 7 15-02-94 10 currenl
ORS 1 POSTMASTER I CLOISTERS SQUARE 6000 Circa 1975-76
PERTH DOMESTIC AIRPORT
UF3 PC 6105 Localed in Ihe domestic lerminal, 10km ENE Perth. (F) Perth Airport. (R) Perth Domestic Airport 25-10-86 when International Terminal commissioned . Continued using cds inscribed Perth Airport .
1 7 JAN 1987
Type CDS G33R-a Small wide leltering. W.A. 6105 large, wilh slops . This is G33R-b from Perth Airport. 27-10-8610 ?-??-88
662
Type CDS G32R-b Narrow leltering, WA 6105 large, no stops. 27-06-8910 ?
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Type CDS G32R-c WA 6105 small, no stops 13-08-91 to current
PERTH EAST
UF3 Inner city office 1km ESE Perth P&TO 10-06-95 . (R) Hay Street East 1-04-98. Do not confuse with East Perth, page 238.
Type Ob DO-13 8-08-96 to ?
Type CDS 3b 8-08-96 10 ? In:nil,l
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PERTH HAY STREET EAST
UF3 PC 6000, 6004, 6892 Inner cily office 1km ESE Perth (F) p&Ta Perth East. (R) Hay Street East 1-04·98. Aa 1· 10·15. a 1·05·46. (R) Easl Perth 28·03·88.
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Type COS 3b 24·04·98 to ?-11·12 In:nil,1-4 Known in blue, green, violet
Type COS A27 30·01·12 to 5·02·53
Type COS C30 Large dale .4·02·37 10 12·06-68 Small date 27·04·70 10 ?
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I I Type COS E31·a T/A = 4.0mm, nole S shape Large date 27·11·5810 ?·12·59 Small date 22·11· 61 10 13·09·73
Type COS E31·b T/A = 5.0mm, nole S shape Large date 17·06·58 to 30·08·67 Small date 22·04·70 10 ?
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Type CDS O31-a PERTH HAY ST EAST 21-01-72 10 28-08-73
Type CDS O31-b/031T HAY STREET EAST G31-b 7-12-7010 8-12-76 G3lT 16-02-77 10 21-09-84
Type CDS G33R-a Wide leltering, clear of ring, 3 idenlical issued 11-02-741025-01-78 Known in violet
Type CDS Gd/c39R-a Large dale 23-07-7610 12-02-81
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Type CDS Gd/c37R-b 5-09-7710 17-03-81
Type CDS G33R-b PERTH HAY STREET EAST Narrow leltering 26-06-8110 30-01-85
Type CDS O33R-c PERTH HAY ST. EAST 6-12-78 10 28-01-83
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Type CDS O33R-d Small wide lettering, at least 2 identical issued 22-03-83 10 21-09-87
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Type COS G33R-(2)-[IJ-f Thin ring, WA with dots 12-05-83 to 11-03-86
Type COS G31R-(I)-[IlJ-g 13-11-86 to 21-03-88
Type COS G31R-(3)-[IJ-h 13-11-86 to 3-11-87
Type COS G31R-(4)-[IJ-i 13-11-86 to 1-09-87
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Type COS G32R-(2)-[IlJ-j Thick ring, WA without dots 27-07-87 to 3-08-87
Type Pd E31 With value wheels not known Value wheels removed and date reset centrally 14-10-75 to 13-04-83
Type Pd J33T 6-12-83 to 8-11-85
Machine From 1971
RRS 2 POSTMASTER I PERTH, HAY ST., EAST. 6000
Ca 1973- 78
The renaming of this office as East Perth on 28 March 1988 revived a name last used for the different office in Edward Street that closed on 30 October 1970. (PMI page 238). East Perth (b) will be treated in a Supplement at the conclusion of the main listing.
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PERTH HAY SI'REET WESI' See Hay Street West, page 326
PERTH INfERNATIONAL AIRPORT
There is no Post Office with this title. Limited postal facilities in the International Terminal have been provided by an annex of Cloverdale since the terminal was commissioned on 25 October 1986. No record of which Cloverdale cds have been used at the airport is available. This one was there on the date shown.
Type COS O32R·(11) 3·02·94
PERTH LORD STREET See Lord Street (perth), page 432
PERTH MAIL EXCHANGE See Perth, page 649
PERTH MEDICAL CENTRE NEDLANDS
UF3 PC 6009 In Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital complex in Verdun St, Nedlands 2km SW Perth AO 14·02·77. (R) Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Nedlands 1·10·77.
Type COS Gd/c40R 12·04·77 to renaming
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PERTH METROPOLITAN MARKETS
-UF3 PC 6000, 6005 Inner city office 1.5km WNW Perth. AO 10·06-29. 0 1·12·52. Non·O and removed to enr Milligan and Wellington Sts 4-12-89. Cl ?·06·91
Type COS C27 4·01·39 to ?·11·54
Type COS E31·a T/A = 5.0mm Large date 12·08·55 to 3·02·69 Small date 20·05·74 to 26·01·78
Type COS E31·b T/A = 4.0mm Large date 29·11·54 to 2·07·64 Small date 27·08·65 to 2·03·78
Type COS 031 PC 6000 20·11·75 to 25·08·83
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Type CDS G33T-a PC 6000 3-06-80 to ?
Type CDS G33T-b PC 6005 24-01-83 to ?-??-88
Type CDS G40R-a Large lettering. This cds, supplied in February 1983, deteriorated rapidly due to use with wrong ink. Worn state illustrated . ?-02-83 to 14-07-83
Type CDS G37R-b Two identical issued? 4-11-82 to 26-11-83 Known in violet
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Type CDS G32R-c Small wide lettering 29-04-85 to ?
Type CDS G32R-1-d Two identical issued, both No 1 1-05-86 to close
Type Pd H31-a PC 6000 18-02-74 to 17-01-77
Type Pd H33-b PC 6005 24-01-83 to 4-12-89
Machine From 1982
ORS 1 POSTMASTER / PERTH METROPOLITAN MARKETS 6000 Circa 1975
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PERTH MILLIGAN STREET
UF3 PC 6000 Inner city office corner of Hay and Milligan Sts 0.75km W Perth Aa 14-04-25. a 4-02-46. Cl 21-07-72.
Type CDS C27 Large date 18-01-27 to 26-03-65 Small date 18-09-65 to 2-09-70
Type CDS E31-a T/A = 5.0mm Tiny dots between inscriptions, sometimes not registering. Two very similar issued. Large date 18-11-41 to 12-06-59 Small date 9-05-62 to close
Type CDS E31-b TiA = 4.5mm Dashes between inscriptions Large date ?-02-55 to 14-09-55 Small date 26-09-62 to close
Type CDS G31 -a MILLlGAN ST PERTH 21-05-69 to close
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Type CDS G31-b MILLlGAN STREET PERTH 7-12-70 to close
Type Pd E31 With value wheels 6-02-65 to ? Value wheels removed and date set to left 12-06-66 to ? Small date wheels fitted 4-12-70 to close
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ORS 1 POSTMASTER I MILLIGAN ST Ci,.. 1972
PERTH NEWCASTLE STREET
UF3 PC 6000 Inner city office at 468 Newcastle St, lkm NW Perth. Aa 24-08-08.
Type CDS C30 26-02-53 to 9-11-57
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Type COS F31 17-10-69 to 27-01-83
Type COS G36R-a Lower case lettering 7-12-84 to ?
Type COS G36R-b Upper case lettering 13-11-86 to 13-12-88
Type COS G27RS 6-05-91 to current
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PERTH NORTH
UF3 Inner city office 1km NE Perth P&TO 1-02-97. (R) Brisbane Street 1-04-98 Not to be confused with North Perth which opened elsewhere and later.
Type COS 3b 31-12-97 to renaming In:1 Known in blue
ORS 3 POST &: TELEGRAPH OFFICE / NORTH PERTH. One poor strike 15-03-98
PERTH NORTH WEST
UF3 Inner city office in Aberdeen St, O.5km NW Perth. P&TO 1-08-94. (R) Aberdeen Street 1-04-98.
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Type OxB3 Modified See Perth for original usage 9-08-94 to 8-10-94
Type COS 3b 9-12-94 to renaming In:2,6-1O In use after renaming
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PERTH PARCELS CENTRE See Parcels Post, Perth, page 631
PERTH PARLIAMENT HOUSE
UF3 PC 6000, 6005 Office at Parliament House in Harvest Terrace lkm E Perth AO 1-11-26.
Type COS C27 23-03-43 to ?
Type COS E31 2-12-55 to 23-04-56
Type COS F31 Almost identical to F31 T 24-10-66 to 14-02-83
Type COS F31T Almost identical to F31 18-08-65 to 14-09-79
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Type COS G33T 15-08-83 to 29-08-84
Type COS G31R-a Lower case lettering 15-01-85 to 27-10-92
Type COS G33R-b Upper case lettering 27-05-91 to current
PERTH PIER STREET
UF3 PC 6000 Inner city office in Pier Street O.5km SE Perth. First located on eastern side between Hay and St George Terrace, relocated to NW corner of Pier and Wellington Streets. The City Oelivery Centre and Private Boxes arc now adjacent in the same building. o 15-01-68.
Type COS F31 (PWM 64) Four almost identical issued, 3 withdrawn by February 1983. 7-02-68 to 28-01-83
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Type CDS O31T (PWM 68) 20-02-69 10 24-10-86
28 JAN 1983
Type CDS 034 R-, Small narrow lettering, 4 identical issued 29-04-81 10 22-03-83
Type CDS G32R-b Small wide lellering 14-03-881021-12-90
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Type CDS O32R-No.2-[I]-d 30-11-89 10 18-06-91
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Type CDS O32R-NO.3-[I]-e 14-08-891021-12-90
Type CDS O33R-(4)-[I]-f 21-12-90 10 currenl
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Type CDS O33R-(5)-[I]-g 21-12-90 10 non-currenl
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Type CDS O33R-(6)-[I]-h 21-12-9010 non-currenl
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Type Pd F31 (PWM 66) 26-07-68 to 21-12-90
Machine From 1969
Priority Paid 52mm diam. 12 hour. Standard type, not illustrated.
RRS t POSTMASTER I PERTH PIER ST. 6000 Circa 1976-81
ORS 1 POSTMASTER I PERTH PIER ST. Circa 1970
PERTH RAILWAY STATION
UF3 Inner city office at Perth railway station Wellington Street. Closed after GPO was moved to Forrest Place. TO 11-06-81. P&TO 1-03-97. Cl ?-04-24.
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Type CDS? [1881-97)
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Type CDS 5 Probably issued 1897-98 31-05-04 to 19-06-11 Both date lines inverted and year at top, 7-03-05
Type CDS L28 RAILWAY STATION 11-01-12 to 7-12-20
Type CDS D26 PERTH RAIL Large lettering 14-10-15 to close
Type CDS A27 PERTH RAIL Small lettering 30-09-21 to ?
Type ORS 2 26-03-02 to ?
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PERTH ST GEORGES TERRACE
UF3 PC 6000 Inner city office opened when the GPO moved to Forrest Place. At least 7 locations along the Terrace between Barrack and William Streets. TO/PO ?-03-24 . P&TO ?-??-28.
Type CDS A29 24-08-27 10 3-02-59
Type CDS E30-a T and CE underlined Large dale 10-12·4510 6-08-52 Small dale 12-12-6110 27-05-75
Type CDS E30-b T/A = 3.0mm Large dale 6-07-54 10 8-06-67 Small dale 14-02-701029·01-80 Wilhdrawn by 1983
Type CDS E30-c T/A = 4.5mm Large dale 1-09-541023-05-63 Nol converted 10 small dale
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Type CDS E30-d TCE PERTH Large dale 1-10-5610 ?·07-68 Small dale 20-04-70 10 12-11-80
I I Type CDS E30-e T/A = 4.0mm Large dale 16-11-561025-03-69 Small dale 13-03-70 10 3-02-73
Type CDS F31 19-02-6210 19-11-73
Type CDS O31-a/031 T O31-b 15-07-751017-11-75 O3lT 2-07 -76 10 28·04·82 Wilhdrawn by 1983
Type CDS O31·b 30-06-75102-07·76 Withdrawn by 1983
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Type CDS G34R-a At least two identical cds were issued. The rubber faces on each were changed frequently. The changes are evident in the relationship of the date line to the inscription. 14-06-73 to 28-11-80 Known in violet
Type CDS G34R-1-[IJ-b 13-08-71 to 2-07-76
Type CDS G34R-c Large lower inscription, four identical issued 8-05-74 to 13-05-80
Type CDS Gd/c38R 25-01-80 to 17-11-83
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Type CDS G33R-d Small narrow lettering, no apostrophe, W A dose, no dots 30-09-80 to 17-06-83
Type CDS G33 R-e Small narrow lettering, apostrophe, WA with dots 6-04-82 to 15-08-84
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Type CDS G33R-f W.A. 6000 away from ring, five identical issued 16-12-80 to 6-09-84
Type CDS G35R-g Small wide lettering, large diameter 26-08-82 to 8-10-84
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Type COS G33R-h Large wide lettering, long inscription, large date. At least two issued 22-06-83 to 3-10-86 Known in violet
Type COS G33R-i Small date, otherwise identical to G33R-h 27-08-87 to 1-02-88
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Type COS G32R-1-[I]-j Probably exists in the style of the following 2 to 5
Type COS G32R-2-[I]-k GEORGE' T 30-05-86 to ?
Type COS G32R-3-[I]-1 29-05-87 to 20,12-90
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Type COS G32R-4-[I]-m 17-09-85 to 20-12-90
Type COS G32R-5-[I]-n GEORGE' T 22-04-85 to 20-12-90
Type COS G32R-6-[I]-0 10-06-85 to 10-10-89
Type COS G32R-7-[I]-p 16-06-86 to 20-06-89
Type COS G32R-8-[IJ-q GEORGE' T 12-08-87 to ?
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Type eDS G32R-9-[I]-r GEORGE' T 1-04-85 to 24-11-86
Type eDS G32R-1O-[I]-s GEORGE'T 20-12-90 to current
Type eDS G32R-t WA 6000 well spaced, large narrow 20-12-90 to non-current
Type eDS G32R-l-[III]-u WA 6000 well spaced, large narrow 20-12-90 to current
Type eDS G32R-2-[II]-v W A 6000 well spaced, large narrow 20-12-90 to current
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Type eDS G32R-8-[II]-w W A 6000 well spaced, large narrow 20-12-90 to current
Type eDS G32R-9-[II]-x WA 6000 well spaced, large narrow 14-12-90 to current
Type eDS G32R-6-[II]-y W A 6000 condensed, no stops 13-10-93 to current
Type eDS G32R-7-[II]-z W A 6000 condensed, no stops 4-02-94 to current
Type eDS G32R-(3)-[II]-aa 4-02-94 to current
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Type Pd Ea31 3-08-71 to 2-06-82 Withdrawn by 1983
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Known to have been in use in the PO on 29-01-83
Machine From 1971, now withdrawn
Priority Paid Several 12 hour types in use Standard type, not illustrated
ORS 1 POSTMASTER I PERTH ST GEORGES TCE 6000 Circa 1976-83
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PERTH STIRLING STREET
UF3 PC 6000, 6849 luner city office in Stirling St, adjacent to Mail Exchange. o 2-11 -70 . Cl and replaced by Perth Business Centre 10-09-93.
Type COS G31-a Left arc 5 .5mm, right arc 6.0mm 22-05-72 to 18-04-77
Type COS G31 -b Arcs 7 .0mm 29-10-71 to 2-11-88
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Type COS G33R-a Tall narrow lettering, prominent stop after ST . 25-07-82 to 17-07-87 Known in purple
Type COS G32R-b Small wide lettering 14-11-83 to 11-02-85
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Type CDS G32R-c Small narrow lettering. W A 6000 wide spaced. two identical issued 24-02-86 to 2-06-87
Type CDS G30R-d Small lettering. WA 6000 close. The cds grew 2-06-88 to 8-04-91
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Type CDS G32R-(1)-e 15-01-91 to close
Type CDS G32R-(2)-f 21-12-89 to close
Type CDS G32R-(3)-g 21-11-89 to close
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Type CDS G32R-(4)-h 4-12-89 to close
Type Pd H31 6-11-70 to 4-08-81
Machine From 1975 Used on P AlD mail onl y. normal mail posted in the box goes to the Mail Exchange next door for processing.
ORS 1 POSTMASTER / STIRLING ST. 6000 Circa 1970·75
PERTHTPO See Travelling Post Office
PERTH VICTORIA SQUARE
UF3 PC 6000 Inner city office adjacent to Royal Perth Hospital. 03-12-51. Cl 1-10-93.
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Type CDS E30-b T/A ; 4 .5mm, smaller lettering 4-11-52 to 17-12-68
Type CDS F30 5-10-65 to 24-01-72
Type CDS O31-a 30-01-73 to 14-08-74
Type CDS O31-b 27-04-70 to 22-05-75
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Type CDS Gd/c31R 1-12-75 to 23-02-81 Known in violet
Type CDS K34R Two identical issued 9-11-75 to 30-06-82 Known in violet
Type CDS O34R-a Narrow lettering 5-12-78 to 29-07-82 Known in violet
Type CDS O33R-b Wide lettering, comma after PERTH 13-10-82 to 19-10-82
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Type COS G37R-c Three identical issued 28-01-83 to 7-04-87 Known in violet
Type COS G33R-d Small wide lettering, no comma after PERTH. The face was re-affixed at slightly differ '_at angle. 7-02-90 to close
ORS 1 POSTMASTER I VICTORIA SQUARE 6000 Circa 1975
ORS 1 POSTMASTER / Perth Victoria Sq. W.A. 6000 Circa 1980
PHILLIPS RIVER
WK4 Gold mining 1.5km N Ravensthorpe. Ra ?-12-00. Cl 13-02-01 due to Ravensthorpe opening.
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PIAWANING
TG4 PC 6572 Farming 43km SE Moora. Ra 1-07-20. Aa 1-07-23. Cl 30-09-84.
Type COS A25 6-11-23 to 3-03-67
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Type COS F31 3-11-67 to 31-12-82 Known in violet
Type COS G33T 2-10-83 to close
PICKERING BROOK
VGl PC 6076 Orchards, 8km SE Kalamunda. Aa 15-03-04.
Type COS 3b 17-07-04 to 23-07-12 Year sometimes at top
Type COS 026 ?-??-16 to 8-08-31
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