Irish Post Offices & Postmarks
Galway,
Gaillimh,
County Galway.
Post Office open in 1653 as a Head office. It had undated namestamps, Mileage marks, Penny Post Marks and a Maltese Cross. There is a variety of Single and double ring datestamps, machine marks and other marks. The printed matter code was GA and it used numeral 232 from 1844.
Gaillimh 2 / Thicker Split Arc at Base Earliest known date - 1 V 1957 Postmark type - Circular, Double Ring, Time code at top, date in Gaelic format on 2 lines as Day Month / Year. Narrower gap in split arc.
Codes Known - DR (mm) |
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Gaillimh 2 / Arc at Base Earliest known date - 24-VI-1939 Postmark type - Circular, Double Ring, Time code at top, date in Gaelic format on 2 lines as Day Month / Year. No gap in thick arc at base
Codes Known - 12:45PM DR (mm) |
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Gaillimh 2/ Short Arc at Base Earliest known date - 8-I-1969 Postmark type - Circular, Double Ring, Time code at top, date in Gaelic format on 2 lines as Day Month / Year. Short thin arc at base with 2.
Codes Known - DR (mm) |
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