SC-EO-7

South Australia - Colonial: 1856-1900.
Envelope: SC-EO-7.

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General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	Form No. E. 19. SOUTH AUSTRALIA spanning Crest and above TELEGRAM.
Message area:	Blank.
Reverse side:	Blank.
Colours (text & form):	Black on brown.
Size of form overall:	82 × 138 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

font varies in thickness and some letters have decorations
(especially the G);
has IMMEDIATE in the lower left corner;
the Crest has the Lion and the Unicorn facing toward the shield (although the Lion is really looking at the camera/artist).

EO-7A

SC-EO-7A.

Darwin, NT to Kobe, Japan.
6 August 1914.

Has a 2½d blue definitive punctured OS for the franking as the delivery envelope would have regarded as official mail.

EO-7B

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
EO-7	None	6 August 1914 at Darwin.	RR