SC-EO-5

South Australia - Colonial period: 1855-1900.
Ordinary rate delivery envelopes: SC-EO-5.

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Special aspects

General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCH spanning Crest.
Reverse side:	Blank - no flap seal.
Colours (text & envelope):	Red on cream.
Size of envelope overall:	80 × 138 mm (with some variation).

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

Has IMMMEDIATE in the top left corner;
no markings on the reverse side;
has entry in the lower left corner to indicate charges had been prepaid.

EO-5

SC-EO-5.
Used 31 August 1898.
Arrival backstamp for London
3 October 1898.

Used delivery envelope.

Characteristics:

IMMEDIATE is in the top left corner;
has entries indicating amounts to be collected (if any) in the lower left corner.

Date stamp in top left corner is for TELEGRAPH OFFICE/ADELAIDE (also on 31 August).

Provenance: Spink May 2015
Lot 2174.

EO-5 Crest

SC-EO-5 - details of the Crest.

Crest is oval horizontally;
the Crown on the top of the shield is slightly curved;
Lion is facing towards the shield;
animals and the circumference of the shield are heavily shaded;
the tails are thinner and the decorations under the rear feet are considerably simplified.

SC-EO-5.
Used 4 March 1905.

Arrival backstamp on reverse is a very different format from the above example for TELEGRAPH OFFICE/ADELAIDE (here on 4 March 1905).

Provenance: Spink May 2015
Lot 2174.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
EO-5	None	31 August 1898.	R Stamped: RRRR (2 covers known).