Tasmania - Colonial: 1857-1900.
Transmission form: TC-TO-4.
Transmission form: TC-TO-4.
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General characteristics:
| Heading and notes: | No form number. TASMANIA followed by POST AND TELEGRAPH in sans-serif capital letters. The crest follows AND. |
| Message area: | 6 lines. |
| Reverse side: | Blank. |
| Colours (text & form): | Black on cream. |
| Size of form overall: | 217 × 164 mm. |
| Size of datestamp box: | 26 × 26 mm. |
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
- has seven boxes under the heading for stamps and for a date stamp (last box);
- has a pointing hand in the first box - anticipating the later designs for the Interim period transmission forms;
- message summary of Words, Check, etc boxed in the lower left corner;
- printed on thick surfaced paper in shades of yellow and light grey.
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TC-TO-4.
Form used to record a copy of a transmitted message from Hamilton to Hobart.
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Details of use and rarity.
| Form sub-number |
Schedule number | Earliest recorded date | Rarity rating |
| TO-4 | None | 7 June 1900 at Hamilton. | RRR |