Tasmania - Colonial: 1857-1900.
Delivery envelope: TC-EO-4.

  
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: No form number.
Heading is TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGE in gothic font above the Crest.
Message area: Blank after FOR and above No Charges to be ....
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & envelope): Black on light fawn.
Size of envelope overall: 80 × 138 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
 
EO 4A TC-EO-4A.

Used at Richmond on 17 October 1913 to deliver telegram TI-DO-3B

Characteristics:

  • reverse side is blank;
  • flap has rounded peak and heavily curved sides.
4A Crest Details of the crest in the center of the front.
  • size: 9 × 27 mm;
  • both the lion and the unicorn are on all fours;
  • both the animals are facing away from the shield but looking back;
  • the shield is large and elliptical.
4B TC-EO-4B.

 

Characteristics:

  • reverse side is blank;
  • flap has rounded peak and heavily curved sides.
4B Crest Details of the crest in the center of the front.
  • size: 10 × 29 mm;
  • both the lion and the unicorn are on all fours;
  • both the animals are facing towards the shield. The lion is facing the reader. The unicorn is looking towards the shield;
  • the shield is large and very elliptical.
4C Koonya TC-EO-4C.

Used at Koonya on 5 January 1920 to deliver telegramTI-DO-4.

Characteristics:

  • reverse side is blank;
  • flap has rounded peak and heavily curved sides.

 

See a Interim period Tasmanian Cablegram delivered with this type of envelope.
EO 4C crest Details of the crest in the center of the front.
  • size: 12 × 25 mm;
  • both the lion and the unicorn are standing;
  • both the animals are facing towards the shield. The lion is facing the reader. The unicorn is looking towards the shield;
  • the shield is large but less elliptical.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
EO-4A None 17 October 1913 at Richmond. RR
EO-4B None    
EO-4C None 2 April 1918 at Bream Creek. RR