AW-DO-10 (59)

Australia - War and recovery: 1940-1957.
Ordinary rate delivery form AW-DO-10 (59).

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Special aspects

General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	1959 printing: Form number T.G. 42. Standard heading above TELEGRAM.
Message area:	Blank - message area occupies about 80% of form.
Reverse side:	Blank.
Colours (text & form):	Blue on yellow.
Size of form overall:	127 × 204 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

the 1959 was only printed in the normal format;
no words under the line bordering the heading;
the main distinctions between the two varieties are:
10A: smaller letters for TELEGRAM and a "/" between the month and year of printing;
10C: larger letters for TELEGRAM and a "-" between the month and year of printing.

59_AW_DO_10A

Printed January 1959.

AW-DO-10A (59).

North Melbourne to Clunes
20 April 1960.

Characteristics:

letters in TELEGRAM are 4.5 mm high;
"/" between the month and year of printing.

AW-DO-10C

Printed November 1959.

AW-DO-10C (59).

Launceston, Tas to Gilgandra, NSW
rubber Telegraphs
23 May 1961.

Characteristics:

printed in light blue;
letters in TELEGRAM are 5 mm high;
C of A heading in smaller font size;
"-" between month and year of printing.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
DO-10A (59)	Sch. C. 8050 1/59.	20 April 1960 at Clunes, Vic.	C
DO-10C (59)	Sch. C. 8256 11-59.	12 January 1961 at C.T.O. Sydney.	C

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