Victoria - Colonial period: 1854-1900.
Post Office Telegraphs ordinary rate delivery form VC-DO-10.

 
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: Form number E.T. No. 1.
Heading is
POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS
(136 mm wide).
No Crest or postal authority.
Message area: 32 boxes in 8 lines.
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & form): Blue on cream.
Size of form overall: 219 × 229 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
 
VC-DO-10
Printed in October 1881.
VC-DO-10.
Spencer St Railway to Richmond.
(Belt & Buckle date stamp of 13 March 1882).

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number
Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
DO-10 750,000 - 10/81 13 March 1882 at Richmond. NC
  None 26 January 1883 at Richmond. NC