Aughnacloy, County Tyrone

TYR011

Irish Post Offices & Postmarks

Aughnacloy,
(Achadh na Cloiche) / County Tyrone.

The post office opened in 1783. It has previously listed a recorded Undated namestamp, Mileage Mark, Penny Post, Maltese Cross and was allocated numeral 21 from 1844. It has an english SRDS & DRDS.

Aughnacloy Penny Post

Earliest known date - 8 Dec 1840
Latest known date - 8 Dec 1840
Postmark type - Straight Line

Codes Known -

Straight

Aughnacloy Double Arc

Earliest known date - 8 Dec 1840
Latest known date - 8 Dec 1840
Postmark type - Circular Double Arc, No Time code at top, date as MM DD / YYYY

Codes Known -

Aughnacloy Double Arc

Earliest known date - 2 Jan 1884
Latest known date -
Postmark type - Circular Single Arc, Time code at top, date as MM DD / YY

Codes Known - B

Aughnacloy Duplex 4-3-4

Earliest known date - 1844
Latest known date - 5 April 1885
Postmark type - Duplex, Nr21, Single Arc. Time code at top, date as MM DD / YY

Codes Known - B, C

SR c22mm


Tracing ED1/24/71

Aughnacloy 21mm

Earliest known date - 25 Jun 1871
Latest known date - 25 Jun 1871
Postmark type - Circular, Single ring. Time code at top, date as MM DD / YY

Codes Known - A

SR 21mm


Tracing ED1/23/1

Aughnacloy 23mm

Earliest known date - 24 Feb 1875
Latest known date - 24 Feb 1875
Postmark type - Circular, Single ring. Time code at top, date as MM DD / YY

Codes Known - A

SR 23mm


tracing from ED1/24/7

Aughnacloy / Co. Tyrone

Earliest known date - 7 Oct 1920
Latest known date - 7 Oct 1920
Postmark type - Circular, Single ring skeleton. Time code at top, date as DD MM / YY

Codes Known - 12PM

SR 34mm

Aughnacloy / Double Arc

Earliest known date - 14 Feb 1896
Latest known date - 22 Mar 1907
Postmark type - Circular, Double Ring, Time code at top on two lines, date as MM DD / YY. Space at bottom between two arcs for a code.

Codes Known - AM10.30

Aughnacloy / Portadown

Earliest known date - 24 May 1913
Latest known date - 10 Feb 1919
Postmark type - Circular, Single Ring, Time code at top, date as DD MM / YY

Codes Known - 6AM, 8PM

Aughnacloy / Co. Tyrone , Short Side Arcs

Earliest known date - 18 Aug 1921
Latest known date - 19 Oct 1928
Postmark type - Circular, Double ring. Time code at top, date as DD MM / YY. Short Thick Arcs at each side.

Codes Known - 5PM, 5.15PM?

DR 29mm

Aughnacloy / Co. Tyrone , Side Arcs

Earliest known date - 8 Feb 1937
Latest known date - 16 July 1994
Postmark type - Circular, Double ring. Time code at top, date as MM DD / YY. Thick Arcs at each side.

Codes Known - A, B

DR 27mm

Aughnacloy / Co. Tyrone SR

Earliest known date - 21 July 1992
Latest known date - 18 July 1994
Postmark type - Circular, Single ring. Time code at top, date as MM DD / YY.

Codes Known - *

SR 24mm

Aughnacloy / Co. Tyrone / Parcel / Post

Earliest known date - 18 July 1994
Latest known date - 18 July 1994
Postmark type - Rectangular. Three corners shaded. Large 94 at end for year. Date as DD MMM YY.

Codes Known -

RECT 75x35mm

Aughnacloy PO 14 Jun 1996
102 Moore St

Aughnacloy PO2 14 Jun 1996
136 Main St, Site of Toyota Garage.

Aughnacloy PO3 14 Jun 1996
114 Moore St.

Aughnacloy Map Showing position of Post Offices.

Aughnacloy Notes:-
5 Jul 1786 Belfast Newsletter report of opening in 7th Jul 1786.
Post town established along new Derry-Dublin Post Route via Drogheda, Monaghan etc.

Post Masters:-
1809 - Edward Moore
1824 ?
1834-44 MOO, Rowland Betty (Thoms)
1847-58 - David Campbell (T) (PO1)
1861-65 - David Campbell (H), Telegraph Office 1871- Jun 1872
1868-80 - Hugh Stewart (H)
1884-90 - Geo Moore (Jumior) (H)
1892-1933 - Mrs Strattan (Margaret) (H) (PO2)
1934-47 - Mrs J J Rea
1948-77 - Mrs R J Condy (+1979 Mr W Rea)
1980-90 - R. Morrow (PO3)

PO1 - No 100, NW Corner with Sydney St to 1890
PO2 - No 136 Toyota beside Northern Bank to 16 Mar 1979
PO3 - No 114 Moore St 17 Mar 1979 - 12 Sep 1994.

PO4 - 102 Moore St from 12 Sept 1994

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Aughnacloy, (Achadh na Cloiche) / County Tyrone.

Aughnacloy Notes:- 5 Jul 1786 Belfast Newsletter report of opening in 7th Jul 1786. Post town established along new Derry-Dublin Post Route via Drogheda, Monaghan etc.

Aughnacloy,
(Achadh na Cloiche) / County Tyrone.

Aughnacloy Notes:-
5 Jul 1786 Belfast Newsletter report of opening in 7th Jul 1786.
Post town established along new Derry-Dublin Post Route via Drogheda, Monaghan etc.