South Australia - Interim period: 1900-1916.
Urgent rate delivery envelope: SI-EU-1.


General characteristics:

Heading and notes: Form number E. 19 in top right corner. Has TELEGRAM under the crest.
Reverse side: Blank - no flap seal.
Colours (text & envelope): Black on salmon.
Size of envelope: 80 × 138 mm (with some variation).
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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CS_DE_4 SI-EU-1.

Used at Glenelg to deliver a telegram on 25 May 1919.

The earliest recorded date is before the beginning of Establishment period. Examples of this envelope used at the beginning of the Establishment period are known including that shown here.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number
Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
EU-1 None 7 November 1913 at Adelaide. RR