AB-DO-6

Australia - Brown years: 1923-1939.
Ordinary rate delivery form: AB-DO-6.

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General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	Form number T.G. 42 - first form with this number.
Message area:	Blank and occupies about 35% of the form.
Reverse side:	Three advertisements - for telegrams, telephones and correspondence.
Colours (text & form):	Blue on white.
Size of form overall:	126 × 205 mm.
Size of datestamp box:	28 × 46 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

has a one line advertisement above C of A heading (two versions) and a single line "THE INFORMATION ..." under the heading area;
the main distinctions between the two varieties are:
6A: heading at the top is "TELEGRAPH: THE RESULTS OF ONE TELEGRAM WILL PAY FOR MANY";
6B: heading at the top is "FOR QUICK SERVICE USE THE TELEGRAPH".

Printed in June 1929.	AB-DO-6Aa. Perth to Victoria Park (8 January 1931). Characteristics: The 2nd and 3rd lines in the heading: COMMONWEALTH ... RECEIVED ... are in the same relative position to the form. The top line "TELEGRAPH! ..." begins begins 21 mm after the C of COMMONWEALTH in line 2: The 4th line "The first line ..." begins 13 mm before the R of RECEIVED. 2nd line in Remarks box begins under the space.
	AB-DO-6Aa (reverse). Reverse side of the Victoria Park telegram above showing the three advertisements used in this June printing.
Printed in June 1929.	AB-DO-6Ab. Wicheproof to Maldon. 7 March 1931. Clearly a separate printing requiring at least an adjustment to the printing plate. Characteristics: The 2nd and 3rd lines in the heading: COMMONWEALTH ... RECEIVED ... are in the same relative position to the form. The top line "TELEGRAPH! ..." begins begins 23 mm after the C of COMMONWEALTH in line 2: The 4th line "The first line ..." begins 17.5 mm before the R of RECEIVED. 2nd line in Remarks box shifted to the left.
	AB-DO-6Ab (reverse). Reverse side of the Maldon form. Characteristics: no figure in the middle column; no spacing between the lines for the heading in the third column; IMPORTANT in the 3rd line of the right column begins under O of YOUR.
Printed in October 1929.	AB-DO-6B. Melbourne to Perth (Telegraphs Perth datestamp of 3 April 1930). Different advertisement at the top: "For Quick Service Use the Telegraph.".
	AB-DO-6B (reverse). Reverse side of the Perth telegram above showing the three new advertisements used in this October printing. These same advertisements appeared on all the October 1929 forms.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
DO-6Aa	Sch. C425--6/1929.	27 June 1930 at Blackall, Qld.	NC
DO-6Ab	Sch. C425-6/1929	28 October 1930 at Warilla, SA.	NC
DO-6B	Sch. C425--10/1929.	3 April 1930 at (Telegraphs) Perth.	NC