AE-DO-2

Australia - Establishment period: 1917-1923.
Ordinary rate delivery form AE-DO-2.

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Special aspects

General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	Form number E.T. No. 2. Heading is TELEGRAM.
Message area:	Blank.
Reverse side:	Blank.
Colours (text & form):	Blue on white.
Size of form overall:	125 × 200 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

heading area occupies only the top 30% of the form and there is no division or boxes;
heading for the Date Stamp but no box;
the main distinctions amongst the varieties are:
2A: TELEGRAM is in tall, thin sans serif font;
2B: TELEGRAM is in thick serif font but there is no schedule number;
2C: TELEGRAM is in thick serif font and there is a two line schedule number;
2D: only two lines of text below TELEGRAM.

	AE-DO-2A. Adelaide to Homebush. 23 July 1924. Characteristics: TELEGRAM in heading is thin sans serif font 6 mm high. no schedule number; the words in the heading "This" and "NOTE:" are both in alignment but "Station.." is indented.
	AE-EO-1A. Delivery envelope for the above ordinary rate delivery form to Homebush.
Probably printed in early 1921.	AE-DO-2Ba. Clare to Henley Beach. 20 November 1921. Characteristics: TELEGRAM in heading is thick serif font 5 mm high. no schedule number; the words in the heading "This", "NOTE:" and "Station.." are all in alignment; the underlining of the top heading extends from L to A of TELEGRAM below.
	AE-DO-2Bb. Port Adelaide to Semaphore. 30 September 1922. Characteristics: TELEGRAM is in a different serif font and the legs of M slope out; no schedule number; the words in the heading "This" and "NOTE:" are nearly aligned but "Station.." is outdented; the underlining of the top heading extends from L to R of TELEGRAM and from I to S of the top heading).
	AE-DO-2C. Chillingollah to Bendigo. 23 May 1922. Characteristics: has a two line schedule number spanning the division line but it does not contain the printing date; none of the three words noted previously align; TELEGRAM heading is dark blue, 5 mm high but in a different serif font than 2Aa (see arms on T and top of M); "NOTE" line is bold.
Printed in July 1926 - very late compared to the others of this format. Rough edge at base indicates that the form is possibly from a roll used in a teleprinter.	AE-DO-2D. Rialto, Vic to Sydney. CTO 12 November 1928. Characteristics: heading is in thin serif font 6 mm high. has a schedule number which incorporates the month and year of printing and it is above the line; only two lines of text under the heading TELEGRAM.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
DO-2A	None.	23 December 1922 at NewTown, Tasmania.	C
DO-2Ba	None.	20 November 1921 at Henley Beach, SA.	C
DO-2Bb	None.	30 September 1922 at Semaphore, SA.	C
DO-2C	C.77. B. 1131.	23 May 1922 at T.O. Bendigo, Vic.	C
DO-2D	Sch. C. 112. 7/1926.	12 November 1928 at C.T.O. Sydney.	NC