AW-EO-11

Australia - War years: 1939-1957.
Ordinary rate delivery envelopes: AW-EO-11.

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Special aspects

General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	Form No. T.G. 65B. TELEGRAM is right justified.
Message area:	Boxed advertisement for financing the War effort and a War-related slogan at the base. Address area blank.
Reverse side:	Two war-related slogans - the top one is always BE SURE TO FULLY ADDRESS ...
Colours (text & envelope):	Dark blue on cream.
Size of envelope overall:	80 × 135 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

opaque envelope;
the slogans in format DE-11G indicate that printing might have been just after the end of the War.

As the War continued, delivery envelopes were printed with one boxed advertisement (seeking funds to support the war effort) and three war-related slogans.

The items being advertised were introduced to fund the War effort as well as to remove excess cash from the economy so that money could not then be spent on luxury items (superior goods) and so fuel inflation.
The financing strategies shown on the telegram delivery envelopes included:

War Savings Certificates.
Introduced in 1940.

National Savings Bonds
announced in April 1942.
"There was strong bond issuance by the Australian Government during WWII. Government bond issuance was mostly domestically sourced through 'war bonds' that were marketed patriotically to the general population. Households drew
down bank deposits, sold shares and took out bank loans to buy war bonds". (Source: RBA).

Victory Bonds
introduced in 1944 and supported by the Banks.

Short films were also produced to support the campaign to encourage Australians to save.

The above poster is a famous image produced for Canada - all countries following similar economic approaches.

The main distinctions amongst the formats used for these envelopes are:

Format:	Form number (T.G. 65 B).	Bars in G of TELEGRAM	M of TELEGRAM	Flap on reverse
11A	5 and B joined	Horizontal only	Normal	Rectangular
11B	None	Horizontal only	Normal	Rectangular
11C	Very small font	Both bars	Normal	Rectangular
11D	B is a superscript	Vertical only	Splayed	Rounded
11E	None	Vertical only	Splayed	Rounded
11F	5 and B joined	Vertical only	Splayed	Rounded
11G	5 and B joined	Horizontal only	Splayed	Rectangular
11H	Very small font	Both bars	Normal	Rectangular

	AW-EO-11A. Used delivery envelope but with no date indicated. Characteristics: no space between the 5 and the B of form number T.G.65B; G in TELEGRAM has only a horizontal bar; top left slogan begins INVEST IN ... BUY is in italics and there are four lines of text with "or 5/-" in the 4th line; slogan above base is SWITCH OFF ...
	AW-EO-11A (reverse). Reverse side of the above delivery envelope. Characteristics: flap with rounded peak and deeply curved sides; two slogans but not boxed; 2nd slogan begins IDLE TALK ....
	AW-EO-11B. Unused delivery envelope. Characteristics: no form number; G in TELEGRAM has only a horizontal bar; printed in very dark blue; top left slogan begins BE PROUD ...; slogan at base is PLAY SAFE ...
	AW-EO-11B (reverse). Reverse side of the above delivery envelope. Characteristics: flap with rounded peak and deeply curved sides; two slogans but not boxed; 2nd slogan begins SEALED LIPS ....

AW-EO-11C.

Delivery envelope used at Hampton Park
24 March 1950.

Characteristics:

space between the 5 and the B of form number T.G.65B;
G in TELEGRAM has both horizontal and vertical bars;
top left slogan begins INVEST IN ...
BUY is not in italics and there are five lines of text with "or 5/-" on a separate line;
slogan above base is SAVE ALL ...

AW-EO-11C (reverse).

Reverse side of the above delivery envelope.

Characteristics:

rectangular flap with straight sides;
two slogans but not boxed;
second slogan begins IDLE TALK ...

AW-EO-11D.

Used window delivery envelope but with no date indicated.

Characteristics:

B is printed as a small superscript in the form number T.G.65B;
G in TELEGRAM has only the vertical bar;
M has splayed legs;
top left slogan begins BE PROUD ...;
slogan above base is PLAY SAFE ...;

AW-EO-11D (reverse).

Reverse side of the above delivery envelope.

Characteristics:

flap with rounded peak and deeply curved sides;
two slogans but not boxed;
2nd slogan begins SEALED LIPS ....

AW-EO-11E.

Delivery envelope used at G.P.O. Sydney 1.
15 June 1943.

Characteristics:

no form number;
letters in TELEGRAM are 8 mm high and span 57 mm;
G in TELEGRAM has only a vertical bar;
M has splayed legs;
top left slogan begins BE PROUD ...;
slogan above base is PLAY SAFE ...;

AW-EO-11E (reverse).

Reverse side of the above delivery envelope.

Characteristics:

flap with rounded peak and deeply curved sides;
two slogans but not boxed;
2nd slogan begins "SEALED LIPS ...".

	AW-EO-11F. Used delivery envelope but with no date indicated. Characteristics: space between 5 and B of form number T.G.65B; G in TELEGRAM has only a horizontal bar; M has splayed legs; top left slogan begins BE PROUD ...; slogan above base is PLAY SAFE ...
	AW-EO-11F (reverse). Reverse side of the above delivery envelope. Characteristics: rectangular flap with deeply curved sides; two slogans but not boxed; 2nd slogan begins "SEALED LIPS ...".
	AW-EO-11G. Used window delivery envelope but with no date indicated. Characteristics: no space between 5 and B of form number T.G.65B; G in TELEGRAM has only the vertical bar; M has splayed legs; top left slogan begins INVEST IN ... BUY is not in italics and there are four lines of text with "or 5/-" in the 4th line; slogan above base is SWITCH OFF ....
	AW-EO-11G (reverse). Reverse side of the above delivery envelope. Characteristics: flap with rounded peak and deeply curved sides; two slogans but not boxed; 2nd slogan begins "IDLE TALK...".

AW-EO-11H.

Delivery envelope used at Hampton Park
24 March 1950.

Characteristics:

space between the 5 and the B of form number T.G.65B;
G in TELEGRAM has both horizontal and vertical bars;
top left slogan begins SAFEGUARD ...;
slogan above base is LETS FINISH ...;

The nature of these slogans seems to imply that this format of the delivery envelope was printed soon after World War 2 had finished. They imply the reconstruction effort.

AW-EO-11H (reverse).

Reverse side of the above delivery envelope.

Characteristics:

rectangular flap with straight sides;
two slogans but not boxed;
second slogan begins THE JOB'S NOT DONE ... and it is printed in thick letters.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
EO-11A	None.		C
EO-11B	None.		C
EO-11C	None.		C
EO-11D	None.		C
EO-11E	None.	15 June 1943 at G.P.O. Sydney 1.	C
EO-11F	None.	28 August 1944 at Stratford, Vic.	NC
EO-11G	None.	16 November 1945 at Naval P.O. Balmoral, NSW,	C
EO-11H	None.	24 March 1950 at Hampton Park, Vic.	NC