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Irish Post Offices & Postmarks

Aughafatten, Ballymena
(Achadh Phaitean) / County Antrim.

The post office opened in 1858 and closed 13th Dec 1975. It has also been referred to as Aughnaputten. It has a recorded undated namestamp and an english DR date stamp and rubber mark.

Aughnafutten Ballymena UDC

Earliest known date - Proof Impression
Latest known date -
Postmark type - Circular, no outer circle.

Codes Known -

SR 24mm

       

Aughnafutten Undated Circle

     

Aughnafutten Ballymena

Earliest known date - 10 May 1904
Latest known date -
Postmark type - Circular, Single ring, with date as DD MMM YY on one line.

Codes Known -

SR c29mm

       

Aughafatten Ballymena

     

Aughafatten / Ballymena Co. Antrim

Earliest known date - 24 Jun 1960
Latest known date -
Postmark type - Circle, Double Ring with date as DD MM / YY on two lines. Single code letter above date.


Codes Known - B

DR (27/17mm)

24 JUN 1960      

 

     

Aughafatten, sketch of PO locations

 

 

 

 

 

Middle Photo taken 15 Oct 1993 from the A W Graham collection. Listed as 205 Carnlough Road, Broughshane, BT42 4LU. This was at junction of Hazelbank Road & Lisles Hill Road, but was demolished when this photo was taken on 1993. The PO was at this junction from circa 1947.

 

 

 

 

Bottom - Sketch of this location

Aughafatten c1920      
Aughafatten PO 15Oct1993      

Sketch 2

     

Aughafatten, sketch of PO locations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below Photo taken 1 May 1994 from the A W Graham collection. Listed as Halfway House, 143 Carnlough Road.

 

 

 

 

Sketch 3      
1 May 1994      

 

     

Aughafatten, sketch of PO locations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below Photo taken 7 Aug 1994 from the A W Graham collection. Listed as 164 Carnlough Road. The PO was at this location until 1947.

 

 

 

 

Sketch 4      
Aughafatten PO      

 

     

 

Thoms Directory lists post masters as:-
1858-9 : Blank
Barretts lists 1888 as Mrs H. Redmond
Harriet Redmond is lnown to be PM until 1947.


 

 

 

 

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
       
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