Victoria - Colonial period: 1854-1900.
Delivery envelopes: VC-EO-2.

 
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: Space in lower left corner for issued time and date - starting with 186_.
Reverse side: Blank except for embossed seal on flap.
Colours (text & envelope): Blue octagonal on cream.
Size of envelope: 78 × 137 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
 
CV_CE_2A
Printed in 1860.
VC-EO-2A.

Used at Ararat (12 February 1861).

Characteristics:

  • TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGE fills the octagonal;
  • font has thick letters;
  • top octagonal frame is 14 × 52.8 mm.

Has ms "3/- Collect" (for cost of sending the telegram which had not been pre-paid).

Gartner Auktionhaus

CV_DE_2A_ararat Flap for the above delivery envelope with ms ARARAT.
CV_DE_2B
Printed during the 1860s.
VC-EO-2B.

Used at St. Kilda.

Characteristics:

  • TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGE has spaces at either end;
  • font has thin letters;
  • top octagonal frame is 12 × 53 mm.

Has ms "Collect 1/-" (for cost of sending the telegram which had not been pre-paid).

Provenance: Hugh Freeman.

 

CV_DE_2B_melb Flap for the above delivery envelope with embossed MELBOURNE.
VC-EO-2 Laur VC-EO-2B.

Cover sent from Melbourne to London, UK and has been franked with 6d black and 3d blue Laureates.
25 March 1863.

Has London arrival date stamps of 16 May 1863 front and back.

Has mss POST PAID.

Characteristics as above.

Very scarce cover.

 

Spink Auction 15023
May 2016 Lot 2175.

VC-EO- 2B VC-EO-2B.

Cover (front only) sent from Sandhurst to White Hills franked with a 2d violet Laureate.

4 June 1964.

Characteristics as above.

Spink Auction 15023 May 2016 Lot 2179.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number
Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
EO-2A None 12 February 1861. RRR
EO-2B None 25 March 1863. RRR