General characteristics:
| Heading and notes: | Form number T.G. No. 42A (changed from E.T. No. 2A). Heading is RECEIVED TELEGRAM URGENT RATE. |
| Message area: | Blank. |
| Reverse side: | Three unbordered advertisements. |
| Colours (text & form): | Black on pink paper. |
| Size of form overall: | 126 × 202 mm. |
Distinctive characteristics of the form:
- has a one line advertisement above the C of A heading (two versions) and a single line "THE INFORMATION ..." under the heading area;
- see also the corresponding ordinary rate delivery form (AB-DO-6).
- The main distinctions between the two varieties are:
6A: heading at the top is USE THE TELEPHONE TO SEND YOU TELEGRAMS (no inverted commas);
6B: heading at the top is "FOR QUICK SERVICE USE THE TELEGRAPH"; - three unframed advertisements on the reverse (printed in blue);
- message area occupies only 36% of the form;
via Beam Radio to Glen Iris.
4 April 1931.
AB-DU-6A.
Characteristics:
- printed on pink paper.
- text in blue.
- printed in June 1929.
- one sentence of text in REMARKS box;
- one of the first set of 3 advertisements included on telegraphic stationery.
The top line is "USE THE TELEPHONE TO SEND YOUR TELEGRAMS". - the band of text in the centre suggests people turn the form over to see other advertisements (see below);
- the message area only takes up about one-third of the front of the form.
The accompanying urgent rate delivery envelope is included elsewhere (AB-EU-3).
London via Beam to Fremantle.
Cancelled with a CTO Fremantle of 5 August 1933.
Details of use and rarity.
| Form sub-number |
Schedule number | Earliest recorded date | Rarity rating |
| DU-6A | Sch. C426 - 6/1929 | 4 April 1931 at Glen Iris, Vic. | RRRR |
| DU-6B | Sch. C425 - 10/1929 | 29 September 1931 at CTO Sydney (H). | RRR |