AW-EO-10

Australia - War years: 1939-1957.
Ordinary rate delivery envelopes: AW-EO-10.

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General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	Form number T.G. 65. TELEGRAM centered right.
Message area:	Boxed advertisement for ORNAMENTAL TELEGRAMS in top left corner and one of a number of possible war slogans above the window.
Reverse side:	Two slogans - BE SURE TO FULLY ADDRESS ... (on flap) and CORRECT IME ... (at base).
Colours (text & envelope):	Dark blue on white paper (generally discoloured with time to appear brownish.
Size of envelope overall:	79 × 135 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

window envelope;
advertising box for ORNAMENTAL TELEGRAMs and TELEGRAM are at the same level;
flap is rectangular with curved sides;
the only aspect which varies on this envelope is the war slogan on the front and a listing on the known slogans is included below.

The window delivery envelopes with the EO-10 format incorporated one and then two slogans in support of the War effort. They were issued in the early 1940s and featured one of two emphases - "Be careful of what you say" or "Support for the Armed Forces".

	AW-EO-10. Window delivery envelope. Used at Qld on 11 May 1942. Characteristics: same format for the front as previous but with the slogan above the window changed from "FOR QUICK SERVICE ..." to one of several war-related slogans - see below; same format for the reverse side as previously but with the top slogan on the reverse changed to reference "DEFENCE FORCES"; printed in blue on white paper.
	AW-EO-10 (reverse). Reverse side of the above delivery envelope. Characteristics: slogan on the flap is BE SURE TO FULLY ADDRESS ...; slogan at the base is ... CORRECT TIME ...

Slogans with the theme "Careful of what you say".






Slogans with the theme "RAAF".





Slogans with the theme "AIF".

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
EO-10A	None	11 May 1942 at Townsville, Qld..	C