Tasmania - Colonial period: 1857-1900.
Colonial telegraphic delivery stationery.

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The earliest recorded date for a Delivery form for Tasmania is 24 February 1860.

The hyperlinks below link to:

1. delivery forms - ordinary rate;
2. delivery forms - urgent rate;
3. special delivery form - Telephone Exchange;
4. delivery envelopes for telegrams:
   Ordinary rate within the Colonial period but also used in the Interim period;
   Urgent rate used in the Interim period.
5. envelopes for administrative purposes - Telegraph Department.
6. envelopes for administrative purposes - Post and Telegraph Department.

Delivery forms - ordinary rate.

TC-DO-1. No postal authority (TASMANIA) shown of the form. Crest is above the ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH heading. Form is portrait format. Front is either plain or boxed.
TC-DO-2. TASMANIA is above the crest which is between ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. Form starts with "TELEGRAM received for";
TC-DO-3. Heading is the same format as for DO-2. Form starts with "Words ..." above the "Received ..".
TC-DO-4. Heading is the same format as for DO-2. Form starts with "Words ..." above the "Received ..". Has "No." in at least one corner. Printed on white paper.
TC-DO-5. TASMANIA is above the crest which is between POST AND TELEGRAPH. Printed on white paper.

 

Delivery forms - urgent rate.

TC-DU-1. Has same format as TC-DO-4A (shown above). Has URGENT printed vertically down the center of the form in orange. Only known example.

 

Special form - Telephone Exchange.

TC-DO-Exchange. Hobart not Tasmania above the Crest. Telephone Exchange not Electric Telegraph surrounding the Crest.

 

Delivery envelopes - ordinary rate.

TC-EO-1. Has TELEGRAM ONLY in red on left side. ON PUBLIC SERVICE ONLY as hading at the top. Has a deeply embossed red seal on flap on the reverse side.
TC-EO-2. Has Telegram heading printed in gothic font. Has English Crest below. Address area has FOR. Has box for instructions for improper use. Printed on fawn paper.
TC-EO-3. Has Telegram heading printed in gothic font. Has English Crest below. Address area has FOR. Printed on fawn paper. Used also during the Interim period.
TC-EO-4. Has Telegraphic Message heading printed in gothic font. Has English Crest below. Address area has FOR. Printed on fawn paper. Used also during the Interim period.

Delivery envelopes - Urgent rate in the Interim period.

TI-EU-1. Printed in black on pink paper. URGENT TELEGRAM in cans-serif capitals at the top enclosed in a double lined octagonal box. Has a three line CHARGES TO PAY in the lower left corner.

 

Administration envelopes - TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.

TC-EA-TD. Envelope printed for the Telegraph Department for administrative purposes. Has TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT in the lower left corner.

Administration envelopes - POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.

TC-EA-PTD. Envelope printed for the Post and Telegraph Department for administrative purposes after the 1894 merger. Has POST & TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT in the lower left corner.