IAX-DO-3

Australia - International - Eastern Extension.
Delivery form: IAX-DO-3.

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Special aspects

General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	No Message form number4. "The Eastern ... Limited" at top. Has time indicator at left.
Message area:	Blank.
Reverse side:	Blank.
Colours (text & form):	Red on cream.
Size of form overall:	A and B: 225 × 218 mm;
Size of datestamp box:	None.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

has dominant advertising for "CABLEGRAM RECEIVED "VIA EASTER" in to section and again at the base;
no indication of where forms were printed - so it had to be in England;

Form issued and used before Cable & Wireless Ltd took over responsibility for all telegraphic services within the British Empire. .

No printing date.

IAX-DO-3.

From Suva, Fiji to Melbourne.
22 May 1930.

Characteristics:

has / before the 174 in the top right corner;
font in heading is 5 mm high;
third line "Associated with ...." is in small text;
three lines of vertical text from lower left corner.

This form was the second printing of the delivery forms under the changed administration - the first being in September 1934 (see below).

Cable & Wireless Limited is included following the Eastern Extension heading and the new indicator Via Imperial - approved in April 1934 - has been added at the base.

It was presumably printed for use as single sheets;

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
DO-3	None	22 May 1930.	RRR