In 1894, the Telegraph Department merged with the Postal Department to form the Post and Telegraph Department.
Two types of envelope are therefore known - produced to support the respective administrations of the Telegraph Department:
Telegraph Department.
Has the return address in the lower left corner as Telegraph Department/ Tasmania.
The main heading at the top was On Public Service Only.
These envelopes also had a blue embossed crest of the Telegraph Department impressed into the flap on the reverse side.
Engraved by Hermann Dürre of Melbourne.
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Probable die proof of the embossed design used on the flap.
Mounted on thin card. Diameter: 21 mm. |
Formats known are: