New South Wales - Colonial: 1857-1900.
Delivery envelope: NC-EO-1.
Delivery envelope: NC-EO-1.
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General characteristics:
| Heading and notes: | No form number. Heading is ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH DESPATCH. |
| Message area: | Blank. |
| Reverse side: | Blank. |
| Colours (text & envelope): | Black on white or light grey. |
| Size of emvelope overall: | 80 × 136 mm. |
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
- opaque envelope;
- plain - the only writing apart from the heading is the word [IMMEDIATE.} in the lower right corner.
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NC-EO-1.
Used at Sydney on 11 August 1863 (see accompanying delivery form NC-DO-1). Only the cover front remains. In common with its vdelivery form, the envelope also has the NSW instructional annotation |
Details of use and rarity.
| Form sub-number |
Schedule number | Earliest recorded date | Rarity rating |
| EO-1 | None | 11 August 1863 at Sydney. | RRRR |