Victoria - Interim period: 1901-1917
All telegraphic stationery.

All telegraphic stationery issued by Victoria during the Interim period (1901-1917) can be accessed from this page:

All Interim forms had the heading COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA and a reference to VICTORIA.

Transmission forms (ordinary rate).

The Age of 25 June 1902 reported that

"It is announced in the new postal regulations that henceforth books of telegraph forms will not be supplied to the public free of charge. The forms have been shamefully misused and wasted and the Department has decided in the future to charge 1/- for each book of 100 forms. It is doubtful however whether this plan will prove satisfactory. Firms or persons that really require telegraph forms are not likely to use the books supplied to them in place of memorandum forms or notepaper and the charge for the books will certainly not prevent anyone from obtaining writing or scribbling paper free of charge. All a person will have to do in the future is to walk into the Telegraph Office and take a few hundred forms out of the large number that are always placed on the tables for the use of the public".

VI-TO-1.

Printed in red on white paper.

Very plain form with a vertical column of three boxes for stamps on the right side below a pointing hand.

 VI-TO-1

VI-TO-2.

Printed on white paper - perhaps with a serration at the left (from a book?).

Has a row of eight boxes with blank boxes at either end of the row for affixing stamps.

Very similar to the corresponding NSW form NI-TO-1.

 VI-TO-2
VI-TO-3.

Printed on white paper.

Has a row of eight boxes with the centre six boxes for affixing stamps:

  • the left box has a pointing hand
  • the right box has DATE STAMP.
 VI-TO-1
VI-TO-4.

The boxes at either end of the row for affixing stamps contain "Telegraph Charges" and "Date Stamp" respectively.

 

 VI-TO-2

Transmission form (Urgent rate).

VI-TU-1.

Printed on pink paper.

Heading section is moved to the right.

Has telegraph charges in a box.

Information about charges for a receipt located between heading and message area.

 VI-TU-1
VI-TU-2.

Printed on orange paper.

Has a row of eight boxes with blank boxes at either end of the row for affixing stamps.

 VI-TU-2

 

Delivery forms (ordinary rate).

Three formats were used for the ordinary rate delivery forms during this short period in Victoria although there were many variations within each format - especially for Form DO-2.

VI-DO-1.

Heading is
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA above
POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS, VICTORIA.

Has four vertical lines of text at left.

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VI-DO-2.

Heading is
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
above
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT, VICTORIA (which is now the standard Interim period heading).

Printed in red on yellow paper.

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VI-DO-3.

The usual Interim period heading.

Has two vertical lines of text at left.

Later printings had TELEGRAM in serif font centered at the top.

Printed in blue on cream paper.

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VI-DO-4.

An experimental form.

Has TELEGRAM in a large box above the usual Interim period heading.

 

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Delivery forms (urgent rate).

VI-DU-1.

Heading in three lines.

Boxes on both sides under heading and for message.

No schedule number but a stores number at base.

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VI-DU-2.

Heading in three lines.

Message area has six lines.

Schedule number below heading at the left.

 

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Reply paid forms.

VI-RO-1.

Printed on dark green paper.

Heading has POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS VICTORIA similar to VI-DO-1 above. Message area is boxed.

Four lines of vertical text at left.

Two parts separated horizontally by serrations. Complete form unknown.

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VI-RO-2.

Printed on light green paper.

Heading is the standard Interim format. Message area is boxed.

No lines of vertical text at left.

Two parts separated horizontally by serrations. Complete form unknown.

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VI-RO-3.

Printed on pale green paper.

Heading is the standard Interim format. Message area has thin lines and occupies 66% of the form.

Two lines of vertical text at left.

Two parts separated horizontally by serrations. Complete form unknown.

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Telegraphic money order form.

VI-MO-1.

Standard Interim heading.

Sub-heading has Receipt to .... TELEGRAPH MONEY ORDER.

May or may not have the name of the issuing office printed on the form.

 VI-MO-1
Three formats depending on location of the Order number.

 

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