Queensland - Colonial: 1861-1900.
Delivery form: QC-DO-9.

  
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: No form number.
Standard ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, QUEENSLAND heading in gothic font below the Crest.
Message area: Blank.
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & form): Black on light brown.
Size of form overall: See below.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
 
DO-9A
Provenance: Dave Elsmore.		 QC-DO-9A.

Message from Cairns to Brisbane.
Has TELEGRAPH BRANCH/ G.P.O. date stamp of
23 November 1894.

 

Characteristics:

  • has BRISBANE as the receiving office;
  • size 174 × 215;

 
QC-DO-9
Provenance: Dave Elsmore.		 QC-TO-9B.

Official telegram from Bowen to Brisbane
12 August 1902.

Characteristics:

  • no inclusion of BRISBANE as the receiving office;
  • size: 193 × 222 mm.

Very rare inclusion of the letters OHMS.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
DO-9B None 12 August 1902 at Brisbane. RRRR