Australia - Telecom period: 1975-1988.
Ordinary rate transmission form: AT-TO-14.

  
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: Form number T.X. 41.
Heading is TELEGRAM with TELECOM. AUST. above or on right with logo.
Message area: 4 lines.
Reverse side: Blank (early forms) or
Information about Telegrams (later printings).
Colours (text & form): Blue on deep yellow.
Size of form overall: (A) 124 × 204 mm.
(B) 127 × 203 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
 
AT-TO-14A AT-TO-14A.

Unused transmission form.

Characteristics:

  • has TELECOM AUST. above main TELEGRAM heading in box top left corner;
  • has form number TX 41 below TELEGRAM;
  • no schedule number;
  • CASH REGISTER box is empty;
  • reverse side is blank.
AT-TO-14Ab AT-TO-14B.

Unused transmission form.

Characteristics:

  • has TELECOM AUST. above main TELEGRAM heading in box top left corner;
  • has form number TX 41 below TELEGRAM;
  • has schedule number in lower right corner;
  • CASH REGISTER box is empty;
  • reverse side is blank.
B14 11 Jan AT-TO-14B.

Transmission form used at Queen Victoria Building, N.S.W. on 11 January 1977.

Telegram charge of $1.68 paid by eleven 15c Christmas 1976 stamps plus a 3c Coral Crab.

Telegram advises Mrs Rogers of a Money Order sent to her for $227.
QBV 11 Jan rev Reverse side of the above transmission form used at Queen Victoria Building, N.S.W. on 11 January 1977 showing the franking for $1.68 paid in low value definitives.
B14 QVB 26 Jan AT-TO-14B.

Transmission form used at Queen Victoria Building, N.S.W. on 26 January 1977.

Telegram charge of $2.92 paid by 19 15c Pioneer Food stamps (issued in 1972) plus a 7c Agate (issued in 1973).

Annotation of GTGS indicates that a Greetings envelope should be used for delivery.
B14 26 Jan rev Reverse side of the above transmission form used at Queen Victoria Building, N.S.W. on 26 January 1977 showing the franking for $2.92 paid in low value definitives.

The 15c Pioneer Food stamp had ben replaced by the 15c Education definitive in November 1974 and so was clearly surplus stock to be used in any way.

Although the 7c Agate remained available until 1980, its purpose to pay the ordinary letter rate within Australia was not relevant when the cost was increased to 10c in November 1974.
AT-TO-14Ba
Printed in January 1979.		 AT-TO-14C.

Unused transmission form.

Characteristics:

  • has only TELEGRAM in box at the top left;
  • has the logo and "Telecom Australia" in the CASH REGISTER box;
  • has a vertical bar in the G of TELEGRAM top left;
  • ROUTING CODE extends across the box;
  • has printing date and schedule number in both lower corners;
  • has INFORMATION ABOUT TELEGRAMS on reverse side (see below).
AT-TO-14Bb_rev AT-TO-14C (reverse).

Reverse side of the above transmission form.
The details are the same for both TO-14C and TO-14D versions.

TO-13B 1979Schedule number O/N C53674/79-L (printed in 1979). AT-TO-14C.

Form used at Woollahara
5 August 1983.
AT-TO-14Bb
Printed in 1983.		 AT-TO-14D.

Transmission form used for a message sent from Canterbury, Vic to Bali, Indonesia on 22 March 1989.

Characteristics:

  • has only TELEGRAM in box at the top left;
  • has logo and "Telecom Australia" in the CASH REGISTER box;
  • has no vertical bar in the G of TELEGRAM top left;
  • ROUTING CODE is followed by a space within the box;
  • other details are the same as for DO-14C including INFORMATION ABOUT TELEGRAMS on reverse side.
14D Rev AT-TO-14D (reverse).

Reverse side of the above transmission form used at Canterbury, Vic.

The charges for the international telegram were $22.80 and these were paid with three $5 Mentone, seven $1 Corriedale sheep and a 80c Living Together.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
TO-14A None.  

C in unused condition.

RR for a used example.
TO-14B O/N C46397-L 11 January 1977 at Queen Victoria Buildings.
  O/N 49591/76 - L 9 May 1980 at Hamilton, Vic.
TO-14C TX41 (5/79) O/N C53674/79 - L 5 August 1983 at Woolahara, NSW.
  TX 41 (5/79) O/N C55745/1/79-L.  
TO-14D TX 41 (5/79) O/N C63912/83 22 March 1989 at Canterbury, Vic.
  TX 41 (5/79) O/N C71092 Archival strike of 1 April 1989 at Redhill, SA.