Australia - APO years: 1955-1975.
Press transmission form: AA-TP-6.

  
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: Form number T.G. 45.
AUSTRALIAN POST OFFICE above
PRESS TELEGRAM.
Message area: 23 dotted lines.
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & form): Black on white.
Size of form overall: 255 × 202 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
 
AA-TP-6 AA-TP-6.

Unused transmission form with a date stamp of

TELEGRAPH OFFICE/ ADELAIDE OVAL

of 29 January 1971.
This date was the first day of the Sixth Cricket Test - Australian vs England.

Characteristics:

  • schedule number on the lower left corner.

See elsewhere for other examples of the use of the Adelaide Oval date stamp.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
TP-6 O/N. C. 3054. - 6/64 Unknown used. RR
  O/N. C. 3435/66 ... Unknown used. RR