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International
Special aspects

AWA printed forms and envelopes in relation to its Radiogram and Beam Wireless services from 1923. Some of these were used, to some extent at least, interchangeably especially in the 1920s.

Radiogram forms - Transmission and Delivery;
Radiogram envelopes;
Beam Wireless forms;
Beam Wireless envelopes.

Also see the various Marconi forms which were based on the wireless technology.

Radiogram forms.

Transmission.
IAA-TR-1. Heading is RADIOGRAM wth AMALGAMATED WIRELESS ... below. Has Counter Number in the top right corner. Has a heading VIA RADIO. Has a schedule number in the lower left corner.
IAA-TR-2. Heading is RADIOGRAM wth AMALGAMATED WIRELESS ... above. Has no heading VIA RADIO. No schedule number.
Delivery.
IAA-DR-1. Heading is RADIOGRAM. Has VIA BEAM reverseprinted on the right below th heading section.
IAA-DR-2. Heading is RADIOGRAM. Has a space for a ship's name starting with S.S.
IAA-DR-3. Heading is RADIOGRAM FORM. Printed on pink-mauve paper in red writing.

Radiogram envelopes.

IAA-ER-1.

Opaque delivery evelope.

Heading is RADIOGRAM with AWA logo to the left but centered on the envelope.

IAA-ER-2.

Opaque delivery envelope.

Heading is POSTE RADIOGRAM with logo left justified on the envelope.

No image currently available but see Hancock p. 335.

Beam Wireless forms.

Transmission form.
IAA-TB-1. Heading is BEAM WIRELESS. Under the heading there are boxes for transmission information and then BEAM in a reverse printed red box and TO {... above the message area.	No image currently available but see Hancock p. 337.
Delivery forms.
IAA-DB-1. Heading is Beam Wireless.
IAA-DB-2. Ornamental telegram. Heading is Beam Wireless. Image of an Australian bush scene. Printed on thick cream paper.
IAA-DB-3. Ornamental telegram. Heading is Beam Wireless SOCIAL MESSAGE. Heading has a bunch of three Waratahs.
IAA-DB-4. Ornamental telegram. Heading is GREETINGS Beam Wireless. Heading has a Koala and a Kangaroo.	No image currently available but see Hancock p. 342.

Beam Wireless envelopes.

IAA-EB-1.

Window delivery envelope.

Heading is Beam Wireless with logo.

IAA-EB-2.

Opaque delivery envelope.

Heading is Beam Wireless with logo.

IAA-EB-3.

Opaque ornamental delivery envelope.

Simple yet elegant presentation.

Printed on thick white, glossy paper.