Australia - International - Pacific Cable Board.
Transmission form: IAP-TO-1.

  
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: No form number.
PACIFIC CABLE BOARD
Message area: 14 dotted lines.
Reverse side: Declaration to be signed.
Colours (text & form): Brown on cream.
Size of form overall: 286 × 207 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
 
IAP-DO-1A DE
Provenance: Dave Elsmore.		 IAP-TO-1A.

Used transmission form to be sent via Eastern from George Street, Sydney.
3 October 1924.

Characteristics:

  • top left corner has (1/2);
  • vertical line of text at the left meets horizontal line at "Me" ;
  • Branch Office changed to Goulburn Street;
  • only one number given to use for telephoning messages;
  • two types of message listed in the last two lines.

 

 
IAP-DO-1 rev IAP-TO-1A (reverse side).

Characteristics:

  • shows Declaration to be signed as necessary;
  • references the Berne Convention
  • two classes of telegram have been printed and a third added with a handstamp;
  • has a note at the base.
IAP-TO-1B IAP-TO-1B.

Unused form for INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAMS.

Characteristics:

  • top left corner has (1 and 2);
  • vertical line of text at the left meets horizontal line at "sa";
  • Branch Office is in Liverpool Street;
  • two numbers given to use for telephoning messages;
  • four types of message listed in the last two lines.

 
!AP-TO-1B Rev IAP-TO-1B (reverse side).

Characteristics:

  • references the International Telegraph Convention;
  • four classes of telegram have been printed and a third added with a handstamp;
  • no note at the base.

 

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
TO-1A None 3 October 1924 at Sydney. RRR.
TO-1B None Not known used. RRR.