(xii) Non conventional reliefs

There were of course occasions when a conventional relief date-stamp was not available for use in an emergency and staff had to resort to other measures; 

In the case of the cover pictured below, on 1 May 1935, the day of the official opening of the Manuka, F.C.T Post Office, the ordered date-stamp had not arrived. The dual ring CANBERRA F.C.T.  date-stamp was temporarily transferred to Manuka and altered in manuscript by postmistress, Eva Yelland. The note included is in the hand of Ms Yelland. This item was the first to be processed through Manuka on opening (ex Turley).

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