Victoria: 1917-1988.
Telegraph Office datestamps: P to T.

The date stamps on this page are those which were primarily designed for Telegraph Office use. Date stamps which would have been used mainly for postal purposes but also for telegraph purposes - perhaps for convenience within the same P & T office - are not included.

All date stamps are rubber unless otherwise indicated.

P

Port Fairy 1949 Port Fairy Pt melb 87
Port Fairy - Western Coast line.
Telegraph Office RRH in purple.
26 August 1949.
Office and State.
× 39 mm.		 Port Fairy - Western Coast line.
Telegraph Office RRH in purple.
28 October 1981.
Office, State and post code.
25 × 38½ mm.J
 Port Melbourne - Southern Coast line.
Telegraph RRH in purple.
13 May1987.
Office and telephone.
31 × 39 mm.J
  Prahran
Prahran - Suburban Branch.
Telegraph Office RO4 - TO in violet.
23 August 1940.
Office and district number.
28 × 48 mm (e = 0.81).
Used on AB-DO-8Ga.		  

Q

 

    
 

 

 
     

R

     


 

 

Rosanna 1988
Rosanna.
7 November 1988.
RR1 - T.

Used on AT-DO-15B.

    
     
     
     

S

TO St Albans 1985
St. Albans - Telegraph Office RO2 - in violet.
15 April 1983.
Office and State.
32 × 49 mm (3 = 0.76).

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St K 1954
St. Kilda Telegraph Office rubber date stamp
(RO6-TO) in violet with side arcs, office and district number.

Size:

Used on a delivery form AW-DO-10 (43)
with an international label.

 St K 1965
St. Kilda Telegraph Office rubber date stamp
(RO2-TO) in violet with district number.

Size: 29 × 53 mm (e = 0.84).

Used on a delivery form AA-DO-13D with
an OVERSEAS TELEGRAM label.

 St K 1982
St. Kilda Telegraph Office rubber date stamp
(RO6-TO) in violet with office and post code.

Size: 32 × 52 mm (e = 0.79).
Seymour 1981   Shepparyton RO3-TO
Seymour - Telegraph Section.
RRH-TS in violet.
28 December 1981.
Office and post code.
× mm.		   Shepparton Telegraph Office.
RO6-TO in violet.
8 December 1975.
34 × 50 mm (e= 0.73).
Rated: RR.
South Melb 1983   South Yarra
South Melbourne - Telegraph Section/Post Office
RRH - TS in violet.
28 December 1983.
Office and post code.
× mm.		   South Yarra - Telegraph.
RC1 - in violet.
27 September 1985.
Suburban line.
Office, State, post code. and telephone.
29 mm.
Sunshine
Sunshine - Telegraph
RRH1-POT.
15 April 1983.

Size: 29 × 40 mm.

 Springvale
Springvale - Telegraph Office.
16 February 1976.
RO2-TO.

Size: 32 × 50 mm (e = 0.77).

 Swan Hill
Swan Hill - Telegraph Office.
RRH1 - in violet.
5 September 1984.
Office and post code.
29 × 42 mm.

 

T

Tallangatta Tatura 1976  

Tallangatta - Telegraph Office RRH - in purple.
1 May 1981 (ERD).
Office, State and post code.
26 × 41 mm.

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 Tatura - Telegraph Office RO2 - in purple.
11 August 1976.
Office only. Stars.
32 × 51 mm (e = 0.78).

17 Mar 1966 - 11 Aug. 1976.

  
 

Thomastown

  

 

 Thomastown - Telegraph Office RO2 - in purple.
Suburban Branch.
19 January 1983.
Office, State and post code.
33 × 54 mm (e = 0.79).		  

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