Victoria - Colonial: 1854-1900.
Receipt for International Telegram: IVC-RT-1.

  
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: No Form number.
Has Victorian POSTMASTER-GENERAL Frank Stamp on the front.
Has TELEGRAM BRANCH logo on the reverse.
Front area: Partially addressed to the Telegraph Manager.
Reverse side: Details of the received telegram to be completed..
Colours (text & form): Blue on thin faun card.
Size of form overall: 79 × 139 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
 
RT-1:
Used at Telegraph Branch, G.P.O Melbourne.
15 October, 1889.

Characteristics:

  • Has Frank Stamp on the front;
  • has Telegraph Branch logo on reverse;
  • reverse records details of Telegram nuber and the code of the sender.
 

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
RT-1 None 15 October 1889 at G.P.O. Melbourne. RR