Australia - War years: 1939-1957.
Ordinary rate delivery envelopes: AW-EO-10.

  
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: Form number T.G. 65.
TELEGRAM centered right.
Message area: Boxed advertisement for ORNAMENTAL TELEGRAMS in top left corner and one of a number of possible war slogans above the window.
Reverse side: Two slogans - BE SURE TO FULLY ADDRESS ... (on flap) and CORRECT IME ... (at base).
Colours (text & envelope): Dark blue on white paper (generally discoloured with time to appear brownish.
Size of envelope overall: 79 × 135 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:

 The window delivery envelopes with the EO-10 format incorporated one and then two slogans in support of the War effort. They were issued in the early 1940s and featured one of two emphases - "Be careful of what you say" or "Support for the Armed Forces".

AW-EO-10A AW-EO-10.

Window delivery envelope.
Used at Qld on 11 May 1942.

Characteristics:

  • same format for the front as previous but with the slogan above the window changed from "FOR QUICK SERVICE ..." to one of several war-related slogans - see below;
  • same format for the reverse side as previously but with the top slogan on the reverse changed to reference "DEFENCE FORCES";
  • printed in blue on white paper.
AW-EO-10A_rev AW-EO-10 (reverse).

Reverse side of the above delivery envelope.

Characteristics:

  • slogan on the flap is
    BE SURE TO FULLY ADDRESS ...;
  • slogan at the base is
    ... CORRECT TIME ...
   
Slogans with the theme "Careful of what you say".  
rumours
Spies
Gossip
chatter
silence
Tittle slogan

Slogans with the theme "RAAF".

  
Slogan 2
RAAF Fight
RAAF Men
RAAF Victory
   
Slogans with the theme "AIF".  
AW-EO-10 AIF

 

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
EO-10A None 11 May 1942 at Townsville, Qld.. C