Victoria: 1917-1988.
Telegraph Section date stamps.


The date stamps listed on this page are all headed Telegraph Section.

All date stamps are rubber unless otherwise indicated. The date stamps are circular (RC), oval (RO) or rectangular (RR).

Click on the following hyperlink for details of the Australian classification scheme for Telegraph date stamps.

The examples can be viewed by first clicking on the first letter of the name of the Telegraph Office and then scrolling down the subsequent list before clicking on the name of the Office.

First letter of Office name. A B C D E F G H
I J K L M N O P Q
R S T U V W X Y Z


A Office Type Dates of use.
  Ararat RC1-TS (32 mm diameter). 29 September 1988.

 

B Office Type Dates of use.
  Bayswater (in red) RRH1-TS (37 × 63.5 mm). 9 July 1977 - 30 September 1981.
  Bayswater (in violet). RRH1-TS (37.5 × 67 mm). 12 August 1988.

 

C Office Type Dates of use.
  Carnegie RRH1 - TS (29 × 43 mm) in violet. 20 April 1979.
WWW give 10 June 1980 as being the only recorded date.
  Clayton RO2 - TS (33 × 52 mm). 20 March 1971 (only one example recorded).
  Colac RRH1-TS (25 × 42 mm). 4 September 1981 to 23 October 1985.

 

F Office Type Dates of use.
  Ferntree Gully RRH1-TS (25 × 51 mm). 22 July 1985 to 19 February 1988.
  Footscray RRH1-TS (27 × 37½ mm) - violet ink. 18 March 1982.
    RRH1-TS (26½ × 37 mm) - date line centered. 15 April 1983 to 20 February 1987.
    RRH1-TS (26½ × 37 mm) - magenta ink. 15 April 1983.
    RRH1-TS (27½ × 37½ mm) - thick letters in violet ink. 23 June 1988.

 

K Office Type Dates of use.
  Kyneton RO1-TS 18 April 1990 (archival strike).

 

L Office Type Dates of use.
  Lakes Entrance RO2-T (33.5 × 53 mm). No date.

 

M Office Type Dates of use.
  Mansfield RR1-TS (27 × 42 mm). 20 January 1978 in violet.
  Mooroolbark RO2-TS (32½ × 49 mm). 30 November 1979 in red.

 

N Office Type Dates of use.
  Niddrie RO2-TS (32 × 51 mm). 19 February 1982 in violet.

 

P Office Type Dates of use.
  Prahran RO2 - TS (33 × 50 mm) 4 November 1966 in violet.

 

S Office Type Dates of use.
  Seymour RRH1-TS (30 × 39 mm). 8 December 1981 (only recorded date).
  South Melbourne RRH1-TS (28 × 49 mm). 28 December 1983 (only recorded date - archival).
  Springvale RO2-TS (31 × 49 mm). 16 February 1976.
    RC1-TS (37 mm diameter). 4 October 1988 (only recorded date - archival)
  Surry Hills RRH1-TS (27 × 45 mm). 13 November 1969.

 

W Office Type Dates of use.
  Warracknabeal RO3-TS (31 mm diameter). 7 July 1977 (only recorded example).
    RO3-TS (35 mm diameter). 8 October 1981 to 17 October 1985..