AW-DO-10 (44)

Australia - War and recovery: 1940-1957.
The ordinary rate delivery form: AW-DO-10 (44).

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General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	1944 printing: Form number T.G. 42. Standard heading above TELEGRAM.
Message area:	Blank.
Reverse side:	Blank.
Colours (text & form):	Blue on cream.
Size of form overall:	102 × 189 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

the main distinctions amongst the varieties are:
10A: normal printing - two variations depending on location of "No.";
10B: Form number is T.G. 42B in top left corner;
10C: blue green printing with TELEGRAPH hyphenated in second line of left box.

Printed in May 1944.	AW-DO-10Aa (44). Sydney Royal Exchange to Newtown. Telegraphs rubber date stamp 31 October 1945. Normal format. Form has been miscut from the large sheet so that the next form to the right is also partially showing. Characteristics: "No." is 6 mm right of T/C/B; line under TELEGRAM is 38 mm long.
Printed in July 1944.	AW-DO-10Ab (44). Melbourne Sub to Forrest 9 January 1946 - ERD. Characteristics: "No." is aligned with T/C/B above; line under TELEGRAM is 40 mm long.
	AW-DO-10B. Melbourne to C. T. O. Adelaide 2 August 1947. Date stamp is rubber and used in violet - rated rare. Characteristics: B format; No. is aligned under T/C/B.
Printed in May 1944.	AW-DO-10C (44). Naval PO Balmoral to Naracoorte, SA 28 November 1945. The blue-green printing version. Characteristics : 2nd line of left box has "Telegraph" hyphenated on to next line; "No." is 3 mm left of T/C/B; line under TELEGRAM is 48 mm long. "Office Date Stamp" is moved left to 0.5 mm from right box.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
DO-10Aa (44)	Sch. C. 4417 5/1944.	31 October 1945 at Newtown, NSW.	C
	Sch. C. 4417 7/1944.	8 September 1945 at Bendigo, Vic. Only known use of an RO1-TO date stamp at Bendigo.	C
DO-10Ab (44)	Sch. C. 4417 7/1944.	9 January 1946 at Forrest, Vic.	C
DO-10B (44)	Sch. C. 4417 7/1944.	2 August 1947 at C.T.O. Adelaide.	NC
DO-10C (44)	Sch. C. 4417 5/1944.	28 November 1945 at Naracoorte, SA.	NC

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