SI-TU-1

South Australia - Interim period: 1901-1917
Urgent transmission form: SI-TU-1.

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Special aspects

General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	Form number E.T. No. 4
Message area:	6 lines of 5 boxes.
Reverse side:	Blank.
Colours (text & form):	Black on salmon.
Size of form overall:	192 × 218 (or 220) mm.
Size of datestamp box:	No box but "Stamps..." row is 24 mm high.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

boxes at end of STAMPS TO BE AFFIXED are both blank;
no schedule number;
the main distinctions between the two formats are:
1A: G of TELEGRAM has a vertical bar, No. in top right is large and lines in the "ADDRESSED to" entry are solid;
1B: G of TELEGRAM has no vertical bar, No. in top right is small and lines in the "ADDRESSED to" entry are dotted.

SI-TU-1A

SI-TU-1A.

Unused transmission form - top half only.

Characteristics:

form number is in thick bold letters;
"No ..." is in large serif letters;
heading URGENT ... is 11 mm high;
font for G has a vertical bar;
lines in ADDRESSED box are unbroken.

SI-TU-1B

SI-TU-1B.

Unused transmission form.

Characteristics:

same wording in heading section as for TU-1A;
different font style;
"No ..." is in smaller sans-serif letters;
font for G has no vertical bar;
different font size - heading URGENT is 9 mm high;
ONE PENNY is capitalised;
lines in ADDRESSED box are dotted.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
TU-1A	None		RR
TU-1B	None		RR