QC-TO-OHMS-2

Queensland - Colonial: 1861-1900.
Transmission form: QC-TO-OHMS-2.

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General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	No form number. O.H.M.S. in serif font above the Crest and ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, QUEENSLAND in a large gothic font.
Message area:	50 boxes in 10 rows of 5 numbered at the left.
Reverse side:	Blank.
Colours (text & form):	Black on cream.
Size of form overall:	220 × 204 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

the Lion and the Unicorn in the Crest are facing away from the shield;
large Gothic font for the heading;
the date starts "188_".

TOO-10A

QC-TO-OHMS - 2.

Official message sent from Brisbane to Cairns Railway.
10 June 1899.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
TO-OHMS-2	None	10 June 1899 at Brisbane.	NC