Sydney - various slogan date stamps.
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The eight slogans used at Adelaide are:
- SEND A TELEGRAM;
- SEND GREETINGS BY TELEGRAM;
- SEND BIRTHDAY GREETINGS BY TELEGRAM;
- CONVEY CONGRATULATIONS ....
- HAPPY THOUGHTS;
- TELEGRAMS: SPEEDY, RELIABLE, EFFECTIVE.
- 100 YEARS OF TELEGRAPH SERVICE;
- OVERLAND TELEGRAPH LINE CENTENARY.
- A TELEGRAPHIC CODE ADDRESS ...
The hyperlinks divert to the main Sydney pages or to details below of the three slogans used at Sydney but for which only a few examples of each have been recorded.
| Datestamp: Box.
Number: 1. Top inscription: SYDNEY/N.S.W. AUST. Base inscription: Characteristics: Recorded dates of this format: Number in the Census: 1. |
 19 December 1940 with correct orientation for ! |
| Datestamp: Box.
Number: 1. Top inscription: SYDNEY/N.S.W. AUST. Base inscription: Characteristics: Recorded dates of this format: Number in the Census: 1.  Detail of this very rare error. Only occurred in Box 1 strikes. |
 23 December 1940 at 5:00 pm. Die 1B: Error in the slogan. |
| Datestamp: Box.
Number: 9. Top inscription: Base inscription: Characteristics: Recorded dates of this format: Number in the Census: 2. |
 21 December 1940. |
TELEGRAMS: SPEEDY, RELIABLE, EFFECTIVE.
Eight dies were used for this slogan for Sydney. These spanned the period 4 September 1939 and 29 April 1941 (at least). There appears to have been a gap in the use of this slogan at Sydney between 5 September 1939 and 4 January 1941. Only at Melbourne was this slogan used during this intervening period and then only in July 1940.
All date stamps for Sydney were boxed.
The main variations are:
- the code number (1, 2, 8 plus no number are recorded);
- the inscription at the base. There are six variations see the Table below.
- the relative positions of the first E of TELEGRAMS relative to the R of Reliable and the E of Effective. In seven of the eight dies, the R is directly above the E.
The listing below is approximately chronological by type of date stamp and then Code number within that grouping. The following Table provides a guide with hyperlinks:
| Words at the base | Code number | Earliest date | Latest date | % of Sydney Census |
| IN PILLAR BOX | 1 | 19 January 1941 | 24 April 1941 | 15% |
| 2 | 4 September 1939 | 6 September 1939 | 15% | |
| PAID | 5 September 1939 | 22 April 1941 | 15% | |
| NSW AUST | 1 | 5 September 1939 | 8% | |
| 8 | 22 January 1941 | 20 April 1941 | 15% | |
| COUNTRY SPL | None | 21 January 1941 | 8% | |
| IN INTERSTATE BOX | 1 | 25 January 1941 | 21 April 1941 | 15% |
| IN SUBURBAN BOX | 1 | 21 April 1941 | 8% |
There are 13 examples of this slogan for Sydney in the Census.
| Date stamp: Box.
Number: 1 (serif at top, 5 mm font). Top inscription: SYDNEY/N.S.W. AUST. Base inscription: POSTED IN/PILLAR BOX. Characteristics: Only recorded date of this format: Number in the Census: 1. |
 19 January 1941. |
21 April 1941.
OVERLAND TELEGRAPH CENTENARY: 1872 - 1972.
| Date stamp: Box.
Top inscription: SYDNEY. Base inscription: N.S.W. AUST. Earliest date recorded: 23 August 1972. Latest date recorded: Number in the Census: 3. |
 23 August 1972. |