Australia - War and recovery: 1940-1957.
Ordinary rate delivery form: AW-DO-10 (54).

 
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: 1954 printing. Form number T.G. 42.
Standard heading above TELEGRAM.
Message area: Blank.
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & form): Blue on cream.
Size of form overall: 102 × 190 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
 
Long Jetty AW-DO-10a (54)
Sydney subscriber to Long Jetty
(telephoned to Telegraph Office at 3:45 pm).
6 June 1955.

Characteristics:

  • blue-green font on yellow paper;
  • CHL in capital letters;
  • TELEGRAM in thick block letters.
AW-DO-10 (54) AW-DO-10a (54).

Ravenshoe, Qld to Bangalow, NSW.
17 November 1955.

Characteristics:

  • blue-green font on yellow paper;
  • CHL in capital letters;
  • TELEGRAM in thick block letters.

 

AW-EO-14C AW-EO-14C.

Delivery envelope for the 1955 Bangalow telegram.

AW-DO-10b (54).

2 September 1955 at Cygnet, Tasmania.

Characteristics:

  • blue font on yellow paper;
  • CHL in capital and lowser case letters;
  • TELEGRAM in thinner block letters.
  • the horizontal bar of G in telegram does not extend past the upright.

 

 

AW-DO-10 BA (54).

St. Georges Terrace, Perth to Potts Point, NSW.
6 January 1956.

Characteristics:

  • blue font on yellow paper;
  • CHL in capital letters;
  • TELEGRAM in usual upper case letters;
  • "of" at the end of line 4 in LHS box.

Messages and signatories at end of these two telegrams make an interesting contrast.

AW-DO-10 BA (54).

RAAF PO, Pearce, Perth to Potts Point, NSW.
6 January 1956.

Characteristics:

  • blue font on yellow paper;
  • CHL in capital letters;
  • TELEGRAM in usual upper case letters;
  • "of" at the end of line 4 in LHS box.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number
Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
10a (54) Sch. C. 7015 3/54.
(T.G. 42).
6 June 1955 at Long Jetty, NSW. C
10b (54) Sch. C. 7015 3/54.
(T.G. 42).
2 September 1955 at Cygnet, Tasmania. RR
10 BA (54) Sch. C. 7015 3/54.
(T.G. 42 BA).
5 January 1956 at CTO Sydney. R

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