NC-DO-9

New South Wales - Colonial period: 1858 - 1900.
Ordinary rate delivery form: NC-DO-9.

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General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	No form number. Heading changed to NEW SOUTH WALES POST AND TELEGRAPH.
Message area:	Boxes numbered to 35.
Reverse side:	Boxes continuing the numbering to 100 or to 110. No Regulations.
Colours (text & form):	Orange on yellow.
Size of form overall:	225 × 187 mm.
Size of datestamp box:	20 × 34 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

distance from top ("Issued Form") to the dividing line is 34 mm;
Crest is 8 × 15 mm;
there are no Regulations printed below the last line of boxes;
the main distinctions between varieties are:
9A: boxes are numbered on both left and right sides;
9B: boxes are numbered on the right side only;
9C: reference to Railway Offices has been added at the base.

NC-DO-9A.

Sydney to Armidale
(11 April 1892).

A very rare oval Electric Telegraph date stamp for Armidale.

Characteristics:

text at the base of "TELEGRAM from ..." box is in normal font;
message boxes are numbered on both sides;
the Stock number is "t. 637" - so it is missing the "S";
Stock number (637) is repeated on the reverse in the top left corner above the line and is left justified;
printed Regulations on reverse have been removed (see below).

NC-DO-9A (reverse side).

Show numbering on both sides to 100 and no regulations.

NC-DO-9B.

Richmond to Windsor
(29 November 1894).

Characteristics:

boxes numbered on right side only;
stores number St. 637 only printed on the front side;

A variation of this form was introduced possibly during the 1880s. Little is known of the format. Hancock has a front page (p. 166) and part of another form is known used for a message from Melbourne to Binalong on 1 February 1901.

The text at the bottom of the form reads:
"Public Telegrams are only accepted at Railway Telegraph Offices subject to possible delay. Vide Regulations".

NC-DO-9C.

Characteristics:

boxes numbered on right side only;
no schedule number.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
DO-9A	Stores number t. 637 on the front and reverse.	11 April 1892 at Armidale, NSW.	R
DO-9B	Stores number St. 637 on front only.	29 November 1894 at Windsor.	RR
DO-9C	None.	13 February 1894 at Lindfield (H p.166)	RR