Queensland Delivery QC-DO-5

General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	No form number. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, QUEENSLAND in gothic font below Crest.
Message area:	12 lines of 5 boxes numbered to "60" on the left side.
Reverse side:	Blank.
Colours (text & form):	Black on blue paper.
Size of form overall:	235 × 217 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of the form:

date at the right has "187_";
the main distinction between the two formats is:
DO-5A: reference under "MESSAGE FOR" to BRISBANE;
DO-5B: no reference under "MESSAGE FOR" to BRISBANE;.

QC-DO-5Aa.
Newcastle to Brisbane
14 December 1874.
Second last vertical line in the message area is below RI of BRISBANE.

QC-DO-5Ab.
Newcastle to Brisbane
12 January 1876.
This form is from a different printing -
see the second last vertical line
in the message area is below SB of BRISBANE.

QC-DO-5B.
From Newcastle to Brisbane (Gas Co).
24 June 1875.

The characteristics are the same as for
the previous format but no Office is indicated
below "Message for "
.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
DO-5Aa	None.	14 December 1874 at Brisbane.	RRR
DO-5Ab	None.	12 January 1876 at Brisbane.	RRR
DO-5B	None.	24 June 1875 at Brisbane.	RRR