QC-TO-3

Queensland - Colonial: 1861-1900.
Transmission form: QC-TO-3.

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Special aspects

General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	No form number. Has Crest above ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, QUEENSLAND.
Message area:	10 lines of 5 boxes numbered only at the left.
Reverse side:	Blank.
Colours (text & form):	Black on light grey.
Size of form overall:	227 × 213 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

has only line only for "Addressed to" above the message boxes.

QC-TO-3

Provenance: Dave Elsmore.

QC-TO-3.

Message sent from Brisbane to Herberton via Cairns (with very rare Cairns ETO Oval date stamp).
1 April 1882.

Herberton did not have telegraphic connection until 1887. Hence the message would have been posted from Cairns to Herberton.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
TO-3	None	1 April 1882 at Cairns.	RRRR