QC-DO-6

Queensland - Colonial: 1861-1900.
Ordinary rate delivery form: QC-DO-6.

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Special aspects

General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	No form number. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, QUEENSLAND in gothic font below Crest.
Message area:	Blank.
Reverse side:	Blank.
Colours (text & form):	Black on blue.
Size of form overall:	226 × 211 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

message area is blank;
date starts with "18__";
the main distinction between the two formats is:
DO-6A: reference under "MESSAGE FOR" to BRISBANE;
DO-6B: no reference under "MESSAGE FOR" to BRISBANE;

DO-6A JJ

Provenance: Dave Elsmore.

QC-DO-6A.

Sydney to Brisbane.
7 May 18??.

Characteristics:

has BRISBANE under heading;
both animals in the Crest have had their tails lowered.

QC-DO-6B

QC-DO-6B.

Toowoomba to Townsville.
4 December 1872.

Characteristics:

does not have BRISBANE under heading;
the tails of both the Lion and the Unicorn in the Crest are raised high.

QC-EO-1

Delivery envelope for the above message - note the journal number "18" corresponds across both documents.

One of the few recorded examples of a set.

See QC-EO-1 for further details.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
DO-6A	None	4 December 1872 at Townsville	RRR
DO-6B	None	7 May 18?? at Brisbane.	RRR