VI-RO-2

Victoria - Interim period: 1901-1917.
Reply paid form: VI-RO-2.

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Special aspects

General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	Form number E.T. No. 10. Standard Interim period heading.
Message area:	6 lines of 5 boxes.
Reverse side:	Blank.
Colours (text & form):	Black on green.
Size of form overall:	145 × 210 mm (top section only).
Size of datestamp box:	33 × 33 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

format for the heading changed to include POSTMASTER-GENERAL's ...;
Telegram from ... replaces From etc in heading;
no vertical text at the left;
two lines of text under the heading but none at the base;
the main distinctions between the varieties are:
2A: printed on green paper and has "Station" at the end of the "Telegram from" line;
2B: printed on brown paper and has o word at the end of the "Telegram from" line;

VI-RO-2A

VI-RO-2A.

Ballarat to Maryborough.
4 July 1907.

Top section (original telegram).

Characteristics:

wavy line under POSTMASTER-GENERLAL'S ... part of the heading;
has Station at the end of the "Telegram from ..." line;

VI-RO-2B

VI-RO-2B.

Ballarat to St Arnaud
4 December 1909.

Characteristics:

no wavy line under POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S ... part of the heading;
no word at the end of the "Telegram from ..." line;

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
RO-2A	None	4 July 1907 at Maryborough.	RRRR if a complete form with two sections. RR if one section used.
RO-2B	None	4 December 1909 at St. Arnaud, Vic.