Australia - Brown years: 1922-1939.
Wheatstone Telegram form: AB-TW-1.
Wheatstone Telegram form: AB-TW-1.
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General characteristics:
| Heading and notes: | Form number E.T. 11. WHEATSTONE TELEGRAM. |
| Message area: | Blank. |
| Reverse side: | Blank. |
| Colours (text & form): | Black on brown paper. |
| Size of form overall: | 213 × 343 mm. |
| Size of datestamp box: | 23.5 × 32 mm. |
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
- new form number;
- very large form;
- no State name or reference to COMMONWEALTH. Simple heading;
- boxes for receipt and sending information;
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| AB-DW-1: Normal form showing all details to be recorded. Used at (Telegraphs) Wagga Wagga (29 October 1924). Message reads: 88 Sydney AU ASAR 47: Go phone Solomon Riverina Club Wagga. Watch this mornings Herald legal ad. Grace". |
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AB-DW-2: |
Details of use and rarity.
| Form sub-number |
Schedule number | Earliest recorded date | Rarity rating |
| DW-1 | None. | 20 October 1924 at Wagga Wagga. | R |
| DW-2 | None. | 29 October 1924 at Wagga Wagga. | RR |