TC-TO-2

Tasmania - Colonial period: 1857-1900.
Transmission form: TC-TO-2.

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General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	No form number. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, TASMANIA below Crest.
Message area:	30 boxes in 6 lines.
Reverse side:	17 Regulations.
Colours (text & form):	Red on blue.
Size of form overall:	170 × 215 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

printed in red on blue;
has boxes on front for message.

The format of the heading of this form is similar to that for the transmission form issued by Victoria
in about 1870-71 (VC-TO-5).

TC-TO-2

Probably printed in 1870.

TC-TO-2.

?? to Hobart (13 June 1871).

(Tasmanian Stamp Auctions, August 2012).

See also the 1871 use of this format for a telegram being sent to the Schooner Annie at Hobart.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
TO-2	None	2 June 1871 at Green Ponds.	RRR