New South Wales - interim period: 1901-1917.
Urgent delivery form: NI-DU-1.

 
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: No form number.
Heading is ISSUED FORM above NSW POST AND TELEGRAPH URGENT TELEGRAM.
Message area: 7 lines of 5 boxes numbered on right to 35.
Reverse side: Boxes in rows of 5 numbered on right to 100.
Colours (text & form): Black on orange.
Size of form overall: 220 × 180 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:

Urgent rate telegrams were introduced in New South Wales in 1902 - after Federation. For this reason, all NSW Urgent forms are included in the Interim period. The forms had special coloured delivery forms.

NI-DO-2 NI-DU-1.

Exchange Melbourne to ??
24 November 1905 at Wagga Wagga
(but unsure if delivery at Wagga Wagga or use of that station as a repeater station as was common).


Prestige Philately
September 2006 Lot

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number
Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
DU-1. St ??7. 24 November 1905 at Wagga Wagga. RRRR