AW-TU-9

Australia - War and the recovery: 1940-1957.
Urgent rate transmission form: AW-TU-9.

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General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	Form number T.G. 41A. URGENT TELEGRAM in two lines in central box.
Message area:	25 boxes in 5 lines.
Reverse side:	blank.
Colours (text & form):	Black on white paper with pink stripe.
Size of form overall:	98 × 192 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

has a pink stripe across the top section;
URGENT is in much smaller font that TELEGRAM.

AW-TU-9

Provenance: Dave Elsmore.

AW-TU-9.

Unused transmission form.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
TU-9	42/68141.		RR