TC-TO-4

Tasmania - Colonial: 1857-1900.
Transmission form: TC-TO-4.

General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	No form number. TASMANIA followed by POST AND TELEGRAPH in sans-serif capital letters. The crest follows AND.
Message area:	6 lines.
Reverse side:	Blank.
Colours (text & form):	Black on cream.
Size of form overall:	217 × 164 mm.
Size of datestamp box:	26 × 26 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

has seven boxes under the heading for stamps and for a date stamp (last box);
has a pointing hand in the first box - anticipating the later designs for the Interim period transmission forms;
message summary of Words, Check, etc boxed in the lower left corner;
printed on thick surfaced paper in shades of yellow and light grey.

TC-TO-4.

Form used to record a copy of a transmitted message from Hamilton to Hobart.
7 June 1900.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
TO-4	None	7 June 1900 at Hamilton.	RRR