Queensland - Colonial: 1861-1900.
Transmission form: QC-TO-3.

  
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: No form number.
Has Crest above ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, QUEENSLAND.
Message area: 10 lines of 5 boxes numbered only at the left.
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & form): Black on light grey.
Size of form overall: 227 × 213 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
 
QC-TO-3
Provenance: Dave Elsmore.		 QC-TO-3.

Message sent from Brisbane to Herberton via Cairns (with very rare Cairns ETO Oval date stamp).
1 April 1882.

 

Herberton did not have telegraphic connection until 1887. Hence the message would have been posted from Cairns to Herberton.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
TO-3 None 1 April 1882 at Cairns. RRRR