VC-DO-13

Victoria - Colonial period: 1854-1900.
Post Office Telegraphs ordinary rate delivery form VC-DO-13.

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Special aspects

General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	Form number E.T. No. 1. Heading is POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS. No Crest.
Message area:	32 boxes in 8 lines.
Reverse side:	Blank.
Colours (text & form):	Blue on cream.
Size of form overall:	226 × 189 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

no schedule number - just form number;
heading is in 4.5 mm serif font;
"NO FEES ..." has wavy lines above and below;
no vertical text at sides;
date starts as __/__/9_.

VC-DO-13

VC-DO-13.
Fitzroy to Hamilton
(3 February 1891).

Characteristics:

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
DO-13	None	3 February 1891 at Hamilton.	NC