INC-DO-1

New South Wales - International - Colonial.
Delivery form: INC-DO-1.

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Special aspects

General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	No Form number. Heading is wavy NEW SOUTH WALES ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
Message area:	25 boxes in five lines.
Reverse side:	85 boxes in 17 lines of five boxes.
Colours (text & form):	Black on purple with later printing on pink paper.
Size of form overall:	Varied.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

form has a very similar heading to NC-DO-7 but includes the sub-heading INTERNATIONAL LINE. printed in sans-serif capital letters;
boxes for the message are numbered on both the left and the right - to 25 on the front and to 110 on the reverse.

	INC-DO-1A. Brest, France to Sydney. (12 May 1879). Characterstics: printed in black on purple to pale mauve paper; no Stock Number; size 231 × 216 mm. The telegraph cable from Bundaberg to Noumea was completed in October 1893. Hence the telegram shown here was received and, as indicated, then posted from Sydney to Noumea.
	INC-DO-1A (Reverse side). Shows the lowest three rows of the form with the boxes numbered at both sides and the space for the sender's details.
No image available - see Hancock Part 1 p. 92	INC-DO-1B. Characterstics: printed in black on bright pink paper; Stock Number St 816 in lower left corner of the heading section; size 210 × 185 mm.
No image available - see Hancock Part 1 p. 92	INC-DO-1C. Characteristics: sub-heading changed to NEW ZEALAND LINE from INTERNATIONAL LINE; printed in black on yellow paper; size 220 × 185 mm.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
DO-1		12 May 1879 at Sydney.	R
DO-1B			R
DO-1C			R