Western Australia - Colonial: 1869-1900.
Delivery envelope: WC-EO-2.

  
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: No form number.
Heading is TELEGRAM in fancy "bubble" font.
Message area: Blank.
Reverse side: Red seal on flap.
Colours (text & envelope): Red on cream.
Size of envelope overall: 82 × 125 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
 
WC-EO-2
Prestige Philately, November 2010 Lot 184.		 WC-EO-2.

Perth to Singapore
21 April 1876.

The cover bears two 6d mauve Swans tied with a 15-bar '6' cancellation. It also has a Singapore/ Paid arrival datestamp of May 21 1876.

It was carried per "China" 26 April 1876 and then from Galle on the "Tehran" on 15 May 1875.

A very rare item to an excellent destination - only 3 of these covers are known sent to England.

Provenence:
Prestige Philately November 2010.
Lot 184.
(The Cecil Walkley Collection).
Johnstone

Seal The embossed seal on the reverse side of the two envelopes shown here.
EO-2 Alton
Spink 20 May 2015 Lot 2180.		 WC-DO-2.

Albany (King George's Sound) to Alton, England "Via Brindisi".
29 February 1876.
Arrival backstamp Stoke on Trent 9 April 1876.

Franked with 1882-95 3d. pale brown with 6d. lilac tied by "6" numeral with faint Albany despatch c.d.s., with the appropriate arrival c.d.s. on reverse.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
EO-2 None 29 February 1876. RRRR