VC-EO-8

Victoria - Colonial: 1854-1900.
Delivery envelope: VC-EO-8.

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Special aspects

General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	No form number. Has three red octagonal boxes.
Message area:	Blank.
Reverse side:	Blank with red printed seal.
Colours (text & envelope):	Red on cream.
Size of envelope:	78 × 138 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

all text is printed not embossed;
heading is TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGE;
date in lower left corner begins with 188 .

12 October 1883.	VC-EO-8. 12 October 1883 at Melbourne. Has a blue Postmaster-General Frank Stamp.
	VC-EO-8. Early use of the Telegraph Branch date stamp for delivery to 6 Queen Street. 27 November 1883. For the accompanying delivery form, see VC-DO-17A.
	Special use: The delivery envelope used for a telegram to the Commissioner of Police with a note about payment on Monday of the 2/- due. Provenance: Hugh Freeman (Phoenix March 2012 Lot 827).
	Special use: PMG Frank stamp in blue. 22 September 1884. The delivery envelope used for a telegram to Hobart, Tasmania. That use would have been occasioned by a break in the cable. Prestige March 2006 Lot 806.
	Printed seal on the flap of delivery envelopes of type DE-8.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
EO-8	None	12 October 1883 at Melbourne.	RR (used)