NI-EO-1

New South Wales - Interim period: 1901 -1917.
Ordinary rate delivery envelopes: NI-EO-1.

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Special aspects

General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	No form number. TELEGRAM. in red.
Message area:	Two lines of text for recording information about "Charges to Pay" in the lower left corner.
Reverse side:	Early printings had an ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH seal on flap in red.
Colours (text & envelope):	Red on cream but later brown paper.
Size of envelope overall:	79 × 136 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

heading on the front is TELEGRAM. but without the fancy border;
first printings had the printed seal with NEW SOUTH WALES/ ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH on reverse;
the seal (when present) has no colour in the inner oval.
later printings without the seal are probably the beginning of the Commonwealth issues.

	NI-EO-1A. Used for telegram dated 24 November 1910 at Cowra. Characteristics: text on the front direct printed in red;
	NI-EO-1A (reverse side). Characteristics: seal is printed on the flap in red; has reference to NEW SOUTH WALES; flap has a rounded peak and curved sides.
	NI-EO-1B (reverse side). Used at 1 Wagga 8 July 1920. Characteristics: front is the same as for NI-EO-1A; no seal on flap on reverse side.
	NI-EO-1C. Used at Wagga Wagga on 28 July 1920. Later printings were made on brown paper.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
EO-1A	None	No date stamp but is seems to have delivered a telegram (NI-DO-5Ab) dated 24 November 1910 at Cowra.	C
EO-1B	None	8 July 1920 at Wagga Wagga.	C
EO-1C	None	28 July 1928 at Wagga Wagga.	C