TC-DR-1

Tasmania - Colonial period: 1857-1900.
L & W Railway delivery form: TC-DR-1.

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General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	Form number may be 68 (TRC). Heading is LAUNCESTON AND WESTERN RAILWAY TELEGRAPH.
Message area:	Blank.
Reverse side:	Blank.
Colours (text & form):	Black on blue.
Size of form overall:	226 × 213 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

very plain form with a minimal heading;
has RAILWAY MESSAGES in the top left corner;
only 2,000 forms printed (see lower left corner).

TC-DR-1

Printed July 1873.

TC-DR-1.

Westbury to Launceston
(25 November 1873).

Provenance: Gundersen.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
DR-1	2000 \| 7 \| 73	25 November 1873 at Launceston.	RR