AW-DO-10 (47)

Australia - War and recovery: 1939-1957.
Ordinary rate delivery form: AW-DO-10 (47).

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Special aspects

General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	1947 printing. Form number T.G. 42. Standard heading above TELEGRAM.
Message area:	Blank - area occupies nearly 80% of form.
Reverse side:	Blank.
Colours (text & form):	Blue on cream.
Size of form overall:	101 × 195 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

printed with Form numbers T.G. 42, T.G. 42B or T.G. 42 BB.;
the main distinctions amongst the varieties are:
10A: standard format - "/" between the month and the year for the date and five lines of text in the top left box with no hyphenated words;
10B: has form number T.G. 42B and "No." beneath the line aligned with T/C/B above;
10BB: has form number T.G. 42BB and was printed in July;
10C: has form number T.G. 42; six lines of text in the top left box with two words hyphenated; printed in August 1947;
10D: no form number.

Printed in June 1947.	AW-DO-10A (47). Nelson to CTO Melbourne, Vic. (20 May 1949). Characteristics: Standard format; text in box at top left has five lines and is left justified; "/" between the month and the year for the date.
Printed in June 1947.	AW-DO-10B. Ilkeston P.O. UK by Cable to Footscray (23 March 1949). Characterstics: form number T.G. 42B; schedule number aligned left; five lines of text (left justified) in the top left box; "No." aligned with T/C/B (as usual for this format).
Printed in July 1947.	AW-DO-10BB (47). Sefton to Lithgow (9 June 1948). Characteristics: Form number T.G.42BB; very different schedule number from other 1947 forms; has portion of the next form at the base allowing an estimate that these forms were 102 mm apart on the roll.
Printed in August 1947.	AW-DO-10C (47). St Peter, SA to Cooranbong, NSW 24 July 1948. Has rubber POST OFFICE date stamp. Characteristics: text in box at top left has six lines and first line finishes with "re-"; TELEGRAM is only 34 mm wide; the first word "The" in the top right box is indented.
Printed in June 1947.	AW-DO-10D (47). Stones Corner, Qld to Miles, Qld (25 February 1949). Characteristics: no schedule number. Must be 1947 printing because it has the same varietal characteristics as DO-10A (47); text in box at top left has six lines and first line finishes with "re-". Few of these forms have been seen and they are all used in Queensland.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
DO-10Aa (47)	Sch. C. 5351 6/1947.	14 January 1949 at Geelong West.	C
DO-10B (47)	Sch. C. 5351 6/1947.	23 March 1949 at Footscray, Victoria.	C
DO-10BB (47)	Sch. C. 5403 7/1947.	9 June 1948 at Lithgow, NSW.	C
DO-10C (47)	Sch. C. 5351 8/1947.	24 July 1948 at Cooranbong, NSW.	C
DO-10D (47)	None.	25 February 1949 at Miles, Qld.	R

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