New South Wales - Interim: 1901-1917.
Delivery form: NI-DO-2.

 
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: Has NSW Stores numbers on front and reverse.
Heading has COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA at the top and incorporates STATE AND INTERSTATE LINES.
Message area: 7 lines of 5 boxes.
Reverse side: 13 lines of 5 boxes (giving a maximum overall message length of 100 words).
Colours (text & form): Light red on cream.
Size of form overall: 182 × 220 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
 
NI-DO-2 NI-DO-2.

King Street, Sydney to Windsor
(17 May 1907).

Characteristics:

  • has Stores number above "Office Stamp" of St. 637 and on reverse side above the top line of St. 627;
  • first line starting "TELEGRAM from..." now finishes with "Office";
  • line below address changed to "This despatch has ...".

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number
Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
DO-2 St. 637 17 May 1907 at Windsor. RRR