NI-TO-1

New South Wales - Interim period: 1901-1917.
Ordinary rate transmission form: NI-TO-1.

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Special aspects

General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	No Form number. Previous Colonial heading wth Colonial ... replaced with State ...
Message area:	7 lines of 5 boxes numbered to 35 at the right.
Reverse side:	13 lines of 5 boxes numbered 40 to 100 at the right.
Colours (text & form):	Black on cream.
Size of form overall:	223 × 188 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

heading and format are the same as for the Colonial form NC-TO-7 but COLONIAL reference below the Crest has been replaced with STATE AND INTERSTATE LINES;
still has reference to POSTAGE STAMPS in top right corner;

Blank transmission forms could be collected from the Telegraph Offices and counters singly or in bulk. The latter created some difficulties and so the following notice was included in the Post Office Monthly Circular for October 1906:

Sale of Blank Telegram forms:

With reference to the arrangement under which blank telegram forms are sold to the public in lots of 100 at a cost of fourpence, it has been decided that, in future, instead of disposing of the forms loose, they will be wired together in pads of 100 for sale at the price named. A debit will be made of the number of pads issued to Post-Masters, who will be held responsible for their disposal. Supplies of these pads may now be obtained through the Distributor of Stamps.

NI-TO-1.
Telegram sent to Sydney (no date).

Characteristics:

heading includes POST AND TELEGRAPH.

As copies of messages were difficult to acquire from a Telegraph Office, most businesses would take a carbon copy of the message for filing.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
TO-1.	St 5466 at the front and St 627 on the reverse..		RRRR