Australia - 1917-1988.
Five slogan cancellations: Hobart.

Five slogans are recorded as being used at Hobart:

Slogan Shape Base inscription Earliest date Latest date Number in Census
100 YEARS OF TELEGRAPH SERVICE: 1854 - 1954; Circle   9 April 1954 11 May 1954 3
  Inverted slogan 11 May 1954   1
    Box 2 10 May 1954   1
    Box 3 15 March 1954 31 May 1954 5
    Box PAID 5 April 1954 26 April 1954 2
           
CONVEY CONGRATULATIONS ....; Circle   13 April 1935 19 May 1939 2
  Box PAID 5 March 1941   1
           
SEND A TELEGRAM Circle   12 April 1933 12 May 1937 15
           
SEND GREETINGS BY TELEGRAM. Circle   19 December 1932 21 December 1939 8
    Printed on reverse December 1936   1
  Box 1 23 December 1939   1
  Box 3 18 December 1940   1
           
SEND BIRTHDAY GREETINGS ... Circle   5 July 1937 28 July 1938 2
           
A TELEGRAPHIC CODE ADDRESS ... Box Paid 4 June 1964   1
    Box 31 March 1968   1
  Double Box 1 30 August 1970 8 October 1973 1
    2 19 April 1971   1

 

100 YEARS OF TELEGRAPH SERVICE: 1854 - 1954.

Datestamp: Circle;

Base inscription: TAS.

Characteristics:
Die 1 - normal format and size.
All 100 YEARS ... slogans with a circular date stamp have an incomplete digit 8 for 1854 and it appears as a 3 (hence a rare 600 year anniversary for Australia :) ).

Earliest date of this format:
6 April 1954.

Latest date of this format:
11 May 1954.

Number in the Census: 3.

 Circle 6 Apr
6 April 1954.
Datestamp: Circle;

Base inscription: TAS.

Characteristics:
Slogan component of the cancellation is inverted.

Earliest date of this format:
9 April 1954.

Latest date of this format:
11 May 1954.

Number in the Census: 1.

 Inverted
11 May 1954.
100 YEARS OF TELEGRAPH SERVICE: 1854 - 1954.

Datestamp: Box;

Number: 2;

Base inscription:
TAS. AUST.

Characteristics:
Die 1 - normal format and size.

Only example of this format: 10 May 1954.

Number in the Census: 1.

 Box 2
10 May 1954.
100 YEARS OF TELEGRAPH SERVICE: 1854 - 1954.

Datestamp: Box;

Number: 3;

Base inscription:
TAS. AUST.

Characteristics:
Die 1 - normal format and size.
T of HOBART is distorted and the frame at the base is badly distorted.

Earliest date of this format:
15 March 1954.

Latest date of this format:
31 May 1954.

Number in the Census: 5.

 Box 3
15 March 1954 - earliest recorded date for this slogan at any Office.
100 YEARS OF TELEGRAPH SERVICE: 1854 - 1954.

Datestamp: Double box;

Base inscription: PAID.

Characteristics:
Die 1 - normal format and size.
No time included.
Has 3d under the year.

Earliest date of this format:
5 April 1954.

Latest date of this format:
26 April 1954.

Number in the Census: 2.
26 April 1954.

 

CONVEY CONGRATULATIONS BY TELEGRAPH ON SPECIALLY DESIGNED FORMS.

Datestamp: Circle;

Base inscription: TAS.

Characteristics:
Die 3: C over G.

Earliest date of this format:
13 April 1935.

Earliest date of this format:
19 May 1939.

Number in the Census: 3.
13 April 1935.
Datestamp: Double box.

Base inscription: PAID.

Characteristics:
Die 3: C over G.
Inner box has no TIME entry but instead has 1d under the year.

Only example of this format: 5 March 1941.

 Paid
5 March 1941.

 

SEND A TELEGRAM.

Datestamp: Circle;

Base inscription: TAS.

Characteristics:
Die 5A: A over GR.

Earliest date of this format:
12 April 1933.

Latest date of this format:
22 July 1933.

Number in Census: 6.
21 April 1933.
It appears as if the Die 5A was withdrawn in the second half of 1933 and replaced with the Die 2 format about two years later.
SEND A TELEGRAM.

Datestamp: Circle;

Base inscription: TAS.

Characteristics:
Die 2: A over EG.

Earliest date of this format:
22 July 1935.

Latest date of this format:
17 May 1937.

Number in Census: 9.

 May 37
22 July 1935.

 

SEND GREETINGS BY TELEGRAM.

Datestamp: Circle;

Base inscription: TAS.

Characteristics:
Die 1: G to the left of BY below.

Earliest recorded date of this format:
19 December 1932.

Latest recorded date of this format:
5 January 1939.

Number in Census: 6

 1932
19 December 1932.
Equal earliest date of use of this slogan - with Melbourne.
SEND GREETINGS BY TELEGRAM.

Datestamp: Circle;

Top inscription: Hobart.

Base inscription: TAS.

Characteristics:
Die 2: B under GR above and Y over G below.

Earliest recorded date of this format:
23 December 1936.

Latest recorded date of this format:
21 December 1939.

Number in Census: 2
(also see below).

 Circle Die 2
21 December 1939.
SEND GREETINGS BY TELEGRAM.

Datestamp: Circle;

Top inscription: Hobart.

Base inscription: TAS.

Characteristics:
Die 2: B under GR above and Y over G below.

 Hob 1936 2
23 December 1936 - at Hobart.
SEND GREETINGS BY TELEGRAM.

Reverse side of the above envelope showing a Die 3 slogan applied on 28 December with a Melbourne/Victoria box date stamp.

 Reverse
28 December 1936 - at Melbourne.
SEND GREETINGS BY TELEGRAM.

Datestamp: Box;

Number: 1 (6 mm).

Top inscription: Hobart.

Base inscription: TAS. AUST.

Characteristics:
Die 2: B under R above and Y over G below.

Only recorded date of this format:
23 December 1939.

Number in Census: 1.

 Dec 23 Box
23 December 1939.
SEND GREETINGS BY TELEGRAM.

Datestamp: Box;

Number: 3.

Top inscription: Hobart.

Base inscription: TAS. AUST.

Characteristics:
Die 2: B under R above and Y over G below.

Only recorded date of this format:
18 December 1940.

Number in Census: 1.

 1940

 

SEND BIRTHDAY GREETINGS BY TELEGRAPH ON SPECIALLY COLOURED FORMS.

Datestamp: Circle;

Base inscription: TAS.

Characteristics:
Die 2A: Letters on all lines except Line 3 approximately aligned.

Earliest recorded date of this format:
5 July 1937.

Earliest recorded date of this format:
27 July 1938.

Number in Census: 3
25 July 1938.

 

A TELEGRAPHIC CODE ADDRESS SAVES TIME AND MONEY.

Datestamp: Double box;

Base inscription: PAID.

Characteristics:
Double box datestamp.
PAID at the base.
No time included.

Only recorded date of this format:
4 June 1964.

Number in the Census: 1.
4 June 1964.
A TELEGRAPHIC CODE ADDRESS SAVES TIME AND MONEY.

Datestamp: Box;

Base inscription:
TAS.-AUST

Characteristics:
Box datestamp.
TAS - AUST at the base.
No code number at the sides.

Only recorded date of this format:
31 March 1968.

Number in the Census: 1.

 Weather
31 March 1968.
A TELEGRAPHIC CODE ADDRESS SAVES TIME AND MONEY.

Datestamp: Double box;

Number: 1 (sans-serif).

Base inscription:
TAS.-7000

Characteristics:
Double box datestamp.
TAS - 7000 at the base.
Has code number 1 at the sides in sans-serif font.

Only recorded date of this format:
30 August 1970.

Number in the Census: 1.

 Code 1970
30 August 1970.
A TELEGRAPHIC CODE ADDRESS SAVES TIME AND MONEY.

Datestamp: Double box;

Number: 1 (serif)

Base inscription: TAS.

Characteristics:
Double box datestamp.
Tas - 7000 at the base.
Has code number 1 at the sides in serif font.

Only recorded date of this format:
8 October 1973.

Number in the Census: 1.

 Code 1973
A TELEGRAPHIC CODE ADDRESS SAVES TIME AND MONEY.

Datestamp: Double box;

Number: 2

Base inscription: TAS.

Characteristics:
Double box datestamp.
Tas - 7000 at the base.
Has code number 2.

Only recorded example of this format:
19 April 1971.

Number in the Census: 1.

 Hob Code 2
19 April 1971.