This form was printed throughout World War 2 and up to 1952. Paper shortages forced changes to colour of paper used and to size of the forms. The format is almost identical to the ordinary rate delivery form AW-DO-9 printed at the same time.
Printed in September 1940. |
AW-DU-9A.
Sydney to Rockdale, NSW
(27 January 1942).
Characteristics:
- PLEASE TURN OVER is printed in the box in the top left corner;
- has a single advertisement on the reverse side printed in blue;
- has a single, large advertisement on the reverse side;
- letters for URGENT TELEGRAM are small
(4.8 mm high).
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Reverse side of form AW-DU-9A. |
The reverse side of the above September 1940 delivery form showing the advertisement for TIME - BY TELEPHONE.
Also has date of printing (9/1940) at the left of the box at the base.
Few forms of this format are recorded. Another has the advertisement for "Birthday Greetings ...". |
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AW-DU-9B.
Adelaide to Birkenhean.
24 February 1943.
Characteristics:
- paper is more orange than pink;
- no Schedule number;
- heading in 4 mm high letters.
- note under YRGENT TELEGRAM spans 4 lines.
- reverse side in blank.
This form must have been printed in 1942 as a special printing by another printer. There are many slight differences in style and layout. |
Printed in October 1941.
Message has been cut off possibly because it was war related or personal. |
AW-DU-9C.
Auburn to Sydney (date stamp of 18 March 1946 at CTO Sydney).
Characteristics:
- paper is very bright salmon-pink;
- no note to PLEASE TURN OVER in the advertising box;
- heading is 4.8 mm high;
- reverse side is blank.
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Printed in December 1943. |
AW-DU-9D.
Katoomba to Rockdale, NSW
(16 September 1944).
Characteristics:
- heading is 7 mm high;
- no line at top above text;
- "Office of Origin" is below the line under the heading;
- reverse side has URGENT TELEGRAM printed in large (8 mm) letters in blue.
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AW-DU-9D.
Reverse side of above form.
Text printed in blue.
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Printed October 1949. |
AW-DU-9E.
Unused delivery form.
Characteristics:
- has thick horizontal line above main heading to match that below.
- text under lower line begins with CHL No.
- size is 127 × 201 mm.
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Printed in August 1950. |
AW-DU-9Fa.
Unused delivery form.
Characteristics:
- no line above C of A heading;
- smaller format -
103 × 193 mm.
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Printed in August 1950. |
AW-DU-9Fb.
Unused delivery form.
Characteristics:
- larger format -
127 × 206 mm. Printed for teleprinter rolls.
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Printed in August 1952. |
AW-DU-9Fc.
Unused delivery form.
Both the 1951 and 1952 printings were the same in format and size although the 1951 printing has a slightly wider gap between the heading and the box/text on each side and thicker letters.
This unused form, from the 1952 printing, has been incorrectly cut so the heading appears above and below the message area. Hence the height of the form can be measured as 123mm. |
Details of use and rarity.
Form
sub-number |
Schedule number |
Earliest recorded date |
Rarity rating |
DU-9A |
Sch. C2941 - 9/1940. |
27 January 1942 at Rockdale, NSW. |
R |
DU-9B |
None |
24 February ar C.T.O. Adelaide. |
RRR |
DU-9C |
Sch. C. 3458 - 10/1941. |
18 March 1946 at CTO Sydney. |
NC |
DU-9D |
Sch. C. 4325 - 12/1943. |
16 September 1944 at Rockdale, NSW. |
All these forms are common unused but at least RR used. |
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Sch. C. 4495 8/1944. |
24 April 1945 at Mortdale, NSW. |
DU-9E |
Sch. C. 6092 - 10/1949. |
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DU-9Fa |
Sch. C. 6361 - 8/50. |
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DU-9Fb |
Sch. C. 6361 - 8/50. |
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Sch. C. 6621 - 10/1951. |
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DU-9Fc |
Sch. C. 6815 - 8/52. |
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