IVI-DC-2

Australia - International - Interim.
Cablegram delivery form: IVI-DC-2.

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Special aspects

General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	Form number E.T. No. 7. Standard Interim heading of Commonwealth of Australia over CABLEGRAM.
Message area:	Boxed or lined.
Reverse side:	Blank.
Colours (text & form):	Blue on cream.
Size of form overall:	193 × 210 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

has a serrated edge at the top;
single vertical line of text at the left;

Printed in July 1915.

IVI-DC-2Aa.

Cairo to C.E.T.O. Melbourne
24 March 1916.

Sent by Eastern.

Characteristics:

schedule number under date stamp box onthe right;
very faint lines forming 30 boxes in 10 lines.

IVI-DC-2Ab

Printed in April 1916.

IVI-DC-2Ab.

London to Preston
8 June 1917.

Sent by Eastern.

Characteristics:

has a red printing for the PACIFIC CABLE;
schedule number above horizontal line at the left;
very faint horizontal lines.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
DC-2Aa	C. 23315 (?)	25 July 1915 at East Melbourne.	R
	B. ????/ 10.14. - C.14278 (?)	27 October 1915 at C.E.T.O. Melbourne.
	B. 543 /7.15 - C. 9007.	24 March 1916 at C.E.T.O. Melbourne.	R
DC-2Aa	B. 543 /4.16 - C. 1458.	8 June 1917 at Preston, Vic.	R