Australia -Establishment period: 1917-1922.
Urgent rate delivery envelope: AE-EU-1.

  
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: No form number.
URGENT TELEGRAM in top left corner.
Message area: Blank.
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & envelope): Black on dull pink.
Size of envelope overall: 89 × 145 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
The first Commonwealth design was a very plain envelope printed on dark pink paper.
This design was possibly printed before 1917 and so towards the end of the Interim period.
AE-EU-1 AE-EU-1.

Urgent delivery envelope used at Mosman, NSW.

Has had a delivery notice - possibly an acknowledgement of receipt - torn off.

Characteristics:

  • opaque envelope;
  • heading is left justified.
AE-EU-1 rev AE-EU-1 (reverse).

Characteristics:

  • plain with no writing or flap marking;
  • flap is rounded with significantly curved sides.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
EU-1 None.   RRR