Victoria - Colonial period: 1854-1900.
Delivery envelopes: VC-EO-2.

  
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: Space in lower left corner for issued time and date - starting with 186_.
Reverse side: Blank except for embossed seal on flap.
Colours (text & envelope): Blue octagonal on cream.
Size of envelope: 78 × 137 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
 
CV_CE_2A
Printed in 1860.		 VC-EO-2A.

Used at Ararat (12 February 1861).

Characteristics:

  • TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGE fills the octagonal;
  • font has thick letters;
  • top octagonal frame is 14 × 52.8 mm.

Has ms "3/- Collect" (for cost of sending the telegram which had not been pre-paid).

Gartner Auktionhaus

CV_DE_2A_ararat Flap for the above delivery envelope with ms ARARAT.
CV_DE_2B
Printed during the 1860s.		 VC-EO-2B.

Used at St. Kilda.

Characteristics:

  • TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGE has spaces at either end;
  • font has thin letters;
  • top octagonal frame is 12 × 53 mm.

Has ms "Collect 1/-" (for cost of sending the telegram which had not been pre-paid).

Provenance: Hugh Freeman.

 
CV_DE_2B_melb Flap for the above delivery envelope with embossed MELBOURNE.
VC-EO-2 Laur VC-EO-2B.

Cover sent from Melbourne to London, UK and has been franked with 1860-66 3d. blue and 1862-64 6d. grey Laureates.
25 March 1863.

Has London arrival date stamps of 16 May 1863 front and back.

Has mss POST PAID.

Characteristics as above.

Very scarce cover.

Provenance:
Spink Auction 15023
May 2016 Lot 2175.
VC-EO- 2B VC-EO-2B.

Cover (front only) sent from Sandhurst to White Hills. Franked with an 1862-64 2d violet Laureate.

Tied with a Sandhurst duplex on 4 June 1864.

 

Provenance:
Spink Auction 15023,
May 2016 Lot 2179.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
EO-2A None 12 February 1861. RRR
EO-2B None 25 March 1863. RRR