New South Wales - Interim period: 1901-1922.
Telegraphic Money Order forms.

 
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: Form No. 118.
Standard Interim period heading with the addition of "RECEIPT .." sub-heading - often with a printed reference to the issuing office.
Message area: Not applicable.
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & form): Black on white paper.
Size of form overall: 160 × 209 mm.
Size of datestamp box: 26 × 29 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
 
NI-MO-1 NI-MO-1

Carcoar to Sydney
(10 December 1920).

Receipt for the transmission of £5/10/-.

Costs for NSW Colonial Money Order - see Goulburn Evening Penny Post 29 Aug. 1893.

Denil 1949 AW-MO-2.

To Fitzroy, Vic from Deniliquin.
(16 August 1949).

Characteristics:

  • Form number changed to M.O. 118;
  • no schedule or Stores number;
  • although used during the War period, the form still maintains the format for the Interim period;
  • little difference in format from that used in the Interim period.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number
Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
MO-1 St. 398/58352 10 December 1920. RR
MO-2 None 15 August 1949 at Deniliquin. RR