Adelaide - misc slogans

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Adelaide - various slogan date stamps.

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Special aspects

The eight slogans used at Adelaide are:

SEND A TELEGRAM;
SEND GREETINGS BY TELEGRAM;
SEND BIRTHDAY GREETINGS BY TELEGRAM;
CONVEY CONGRATULATIONS ....
HAPPY THOUGHTS;
TELEGRAMS: SPEEDY, RELIABLE, EFFECTIVE - not recorded at Adelaide.
100 YEARS OF TELEGRAPH SERVICE;
OVERLAND TELEGRAPH LINE CENTENARY.
A TELEGRAPHIC CODE ADDRESS ...

The hyperlinks divert to the main Adelaide pages or to details below of the three slogans used at Adelaide but for which only a few examples of each have been recorded.

SEND GREETINGS BY TELEGRAM.

The SEND GREETINGS BY TELEGRAM slogan is recorded as being used in Adelaide from the first day of issue on 21 December 1932 to 8 January 1940.

Of the six identified formats used at Adelaide with this slogan:

two dies are circles;
three dies have boxed datestamps with the numbers 3 or 4;
one die is boxed with PAID.

Within each of the broad types of dies, there are various formats incorporating different letter positions (Dies 2 and 3).

The listing below is generally chronological by type of format. The following Table provides a guide with hyperlinks:

Shape	Words at base	Earliest use	Latest use	% of Adelaide Census
Circle	S.A.	21 December 1932		23%
	South Australia			7%
Box	PAID	22 December 1932		10%
Box 2	S.A.	8 January 1938	22 December 1939	20%
Box 4	S.A.	20 December 1934	8 January 1940.	10%

There are 37 examples of this slogan in the Census.

Datestamp: Circle.

Top inscription: ADELAIDE.

Base inscription: SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Characteristics:
Die 2: B under GR.
Y above the G below.

Only recorded date of this format:
21 December 1932.

Number in the Census: 1.

21 December 1932.

Datestamp: Circle.

Top inscription: ADELAIDE.

Base inscription: SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Characteristics:
Die 3: B under GR.
Y above end of the G below.

Earliest recorded date of this format:
19 December 1935.

Latest recorded date of this format:
30 December 1936.

Number in the Census: 6.

26 December 1935.

Datestamp: Circle.

Top inscription: ADELAIDE.

Base inscription: SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Characteristics:
Die 3: B under GR.
Y at the end of G below.

Earliest date of this format:
19 December 1933.

Latest date of Adelaide South Australia circle:
24 December 1935.

Number in the Census: 4.

19 December 1933.

Datestamp: Box.

Top inscription: ADELAIDE.

Base inscription: PAID.

Characteristics:
Die 3: B under GR.
Y at the end of G below.

Only recorded date of this format: 22 December 1932.

Number in the Census: 1.

22 December 1932.

Reverse side of the above cover showing the Railways advertisement.

Datestamp: Box;

Number: 2;

Top inscription: ADELAIDE.

Base inscription: S.A.

Characteristics:
Die 2: B under GR.
Y above the G below.

Earliest date of Adelaide Box 2:
8 January 1938.

Earliest date of Adelaide Box 2:
22 December 1939.

Number in the Census: 3.

8 January 1938.

Datestamp: Box;

Number: 4;

Top inscription: ADELAIDE.

Base inscription: S.A.

Characteristics:
Die 2: B under GR.
Y above the G below.

Earliest date of this format:
2 January 1940.

Latest date of this format:
4 January 1940.

Number in the Census: 2.

2 January 1940.

Datestamp: Box;

Number: 4;

Top inscription: ADELAIDE.

Base inscription: S.A.

Characteristics:
Die 3: Y over right of the middle of G.

Earliest date of of this format:
20 December 1937.

Latest date of of this format:
8 January 1940.

Number in the Census: 15.

20 December 1937.

HAPPY THOUGHTS ....

The HAPPY THOUGHTS ... slogan is recorded as being used in Adelaide from 18 December 1940 to 2 January 1941.

Of the four identified formats used at Adelaide with this slogan:

one die is a circle;
three dies have boxed datestamps with the numbers 2, 3 or 4;
one die is boxed with PAID.

Within these broad formats, there are various dies incorporating different letter positions (Dies 1 and 2).

The listing below is generally chronological by type of format. The following Table provides a guide with hyperlinks:

Shape	Code number	Earliest use	Latest use	% of Adelaide Census
Circle		19 December 1940	23 December 1940	50%
Box	2	19 December 1940	24 December 1940	20%
	3	2 January 1941		10%
	4	24 December 1940		10%
	PAID	18 December 1940		10%

There are 10 examples of this slogan for Adelaide in the Census.

Datestamp: Circle. Base inscription: S.A. Characteristics: Die 2: the four lines are left justified. Earliest recorded date of this format: 19 December 1940. Latest recorded date of this format: 23 December 1940. Number in the Census: 5.	23 December 1940.
Datestamp: Box. Number: 2 (4 mm high). Base inscription: S.A. Characteristics: Die 2: 4th line is indented. Earliest recorded date of this format: 19 December 1940. Latest recorded date of this format: 24 December 1940. Number in the Census: 2.	19 December 1940.
Datestamp: Box. Number: 3 (3 mm high). Base inscription: SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Characteristics: Die 1A: 4th line is indented and there is a ! at the end of line 1. Only recorded date of this format: 2 January 1941. Number in the Census: 1.	2 January 1941.
Datestamp: Box. Number: 4 (4 mm high). Base inscription: S.A. Characteristics: Die 2: 4th line is indented. Only recorded date of this format: 24 December 1940. Number in the Census: 1.	24 December 1940.
Datestamp: Box. Number: None. Base inscription: PAID. Characteristics: Die 2: 4th line is indented. No TIME in the date stamp but it has a 1D for pre-paid postage. Only recorded date of this format: 18 December 1940. Number in the Census: 1.	18 December 1940.

OVERLAND TELEGRAPH CENTENARY 1854-1954.

Datestamp: Box.

Number: 1 (4 mm high).

Base inscription: S.A. 5000

Characteristics:
Die 2: 4th line is indented.

Earliest recorded date of this format:
22 August 1972
(First day of issue of the commemorative stamp).

Latest recorded date of this format:
1 September 1972.

Number in the Census: 2.