New South Wales - Interim period: 1901 -1917.
Ordinary rate delivery envelopes: NI-EO-1.
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: No form number.
TELEGRAM. in red.
Message area: Two lines of text for recording information about "Charges to Pay" in the lower left corner.
Reverse side: Early printings had an ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH seal on flap in red.
Colours (text & envelope): Red on cream but later brown paper.
Size of envelope overall: 79 × 136 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
  • centre line "Received..." ends with "message";
  • line above sender details ends with "Tasmania".
 
   
   

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
DO-1A None 4 July 1905 at Burnie. NC
       
       
       
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NI-EO-1 NI-EO-1A.
Used for telegram dated 24 November 1910 at Cowra.

Characteristics:

  • text on the front direct printed in red;
NI-EO-1 rev NI-EO-1A (reverse side).

Characteristics:

  • seal is printed on the flap in red;
  • has reference to NEW SOUTH WALES;
  • flap has a rounded peak and curved sides.
NI-EO-1B

NI-EO-1B (reverse side).

Used at 1 Wagga
8 July 1920.

Characteristics:

  • front is the same as for NI-EO-1A;
  • no seal on flap on reverse side.
NI-EO-1C

NI-EO-1C.

Used at Wagga Wagga on 28 July 1920.

Later printings were made on brown paper.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
EO-1A None No date stamp but is seems to have delivered a telegram (NI-DO-5Ab) dated 24 November 1910 at Cowra. C
EO-1B None 8 July 1920 at Wagga Wagga. C
EO-1C None 28 July 1928 at Wagga Wagga. C