NI-TU-3

New South Wales - Interim period: 1901-1917.
Urgent rate transmission form: NI-TU-3.

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Special aspects

General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	Form number E.T No. 4 in top left corner. Has eight boxes to affix stamps. Lower left corner begins Time Lodged.
Message area:	25 boxes in five lines.
Reverse side:	Blank.
Colours (text & form):	Black on dark pink to dark red.
Size of form overall:	185 × 207 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

central box starts "Addressed to:"
Date is under "FROM...";
the main differences amongst the three formats are:
2A: has Stock number St 3442 in the top left corner;
2B: no Stock number. An equal sign between POSTMASTER=GENERAL'S. Has a bracket for the text in the lower right corner.
2C: no Stock number; TELEGRAM is underlined. No bracket for the text in the lower right corner.

IMAGE NOT YET AVAILABLE

NI-TU-3A.

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Characteristics:

printed on pink paper;
stock number St 3442 in the top left corner;
narrow "A" for addressed;
no bracket for text in the lower right corner.

NI-TU-2C

NI-TU-3B.

Grenfell to Wagga Wagga
31 August 1914.

Possibly used as a delivery form or as a copy.

Characteristics:

printed on pink paper;
no stock number;
the words POSTMASTER-GENERAL are separated with = NOT a hyphen (-);
"A receipt..." starts in the 2nd box;
narrow "A" for addressed;
thin bracket for text in the lower right corner.

NI TU 2B

NI-TU-3C.

Coogee for local delivery
12 January 1914.

Characteristics:

no stock number;
"A receipt..." starts in the 1st box;
wide "A" for "Addressed";
no bracket for text in lower right corner.

Two examples are recorded.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
TU-2A	St 3451.		RRRR
TU-2B	None	31 August 1914 at Wagga Wagga.	RRRR
TU-2C	None		RRRR