NI-DO-4

New South Wales - Interim period: 1900-1917.
Delivery form: NI-DO-4.

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Special aspects

General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	Form number E.T. No. 1. Heading is usual Interim period standard format.
Message area:	6 lines of 5 boxes.
Reverse side:	Blank.
Colours (text & form):	Red on pale yellow.
Size of form overall:	173 × 213 mm.
Size of date stamp box:	33 × 36.5 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA is now more prominent than New South Wales;
some printings have a large S near the form number in the top left. This was printed for forms to be used in offices where the message was a terminating ordinary rate telegram to be forwarded to a final destination;
the main distinctions between varieties are:
4A: no large S printed on the form and no entry for Time in the lower left corner;
4B: no large S printed on the form but two lines for Time in the lower left corner;
4C: large S printed on the form.

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NI-DO-4A.

Characteristics:

no "S" on form;
has schedule number 87450 in lower left corner;
Has no "Time ..." entries in lower left corner.

NI-DO-4B.

South Melbourne to North Sydney (18 July 1907).

Characteristics:

no "S" on form;
has stores number St. 3477 under the form number;
one arc after schedule number.

NI-DO-4C.

Sydney to Henty
(6 October 1908 at Wagga Wagga).

Characteristics:

has large S near form number on top left;
one arc after schedule number.

The telegram from Sydney was terminating at Wagga Wagga and was then to be posted to Henty (south of Wagga Wagga). The form used was therefore the one marked "S".

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
DO-4A	87450.		RRR
DO-4B	St 3477	18 July 1907 at North Sydney.	RRR
DO-4C	St 3477	6 October 1908 at Wagga Wagga.	RRR