AE-DO-2

Australia - Establishment period: 1917-1923.
Ordinary rate delivery form AE-DO-2.

General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	Form number E.T. No. 2. Heading is TELEGRAM.
Message area:	Blank.
Reverse side:	Blank.
Colours (text & form):	Blue on white.
Size of form overall:	125 × 200 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of the form:

heading area occupies only the top 30% of the form and there is no division or boxes;
heading for the Date Stamp but no box;
the main distinctions amongst the varieties are:
2A: TELEGRAM is in tall, thin sans serif font;
2B: TELEGRAM is in thick serif font but there is no schedule number;
2C: TELEGRAM is in thick serif font and there is a two line schedule number;
2D: only two lines of text below TELEGRAM.

AE-DO-2A.
No print date.

Characteristics:

TELEGRAM in heading is thin sans serif font 6 mm high.
no schedule number;
the words in the heading "This" and "NOTE:" are both in alignment
but "ALL" and "Station..." are indented.

AE-EO-1A.

Delivery envelope for the above ordinary rate delivery form to Homebush.

AE-DO-2Ba.
Probably printed in early 1921.

Characteristics:

TELEGRAM in heading is thick serif font 5 mm high.
no schedule number;
the words in the heading "This";,"NOTE:" and "Station..." are all in alignment;
the underlining of the top heading extends from L to A of TELEGRAM below.

AE-DO-2Bb.

Characteristics:

TELEGRAM is in a different serif font and the legs of M slope out;
no schedule number;
the words in the heading "This" and "NOTE:" are nearly aligned
but "Station..." is outdented;
the underlining of the top heading extends from L to R of TELEGRAM
and from I to S under the top heading).

AE-DO-2C.

Characteristics:

has a two line schedule number spanning the division line
but it does not contain the printing date;
none of the three words noted previously align;
TELEGRAM heading is dark blue, 5 mm high
but in a different serif font than 2Aa (see arms on T and top of M);
"NOTE" line is bold.

AE-DO-2D.
Printed in July 1926 - very late compared to the others of this format.
Rough edge at base indicates that the form is possibly from a roll used in a teleprinter.

Characteristics:

heading is in thin serif font 6 mm high.
has a schedule number which incorporates the month and year of printing
and it is above the line;
only two lines of text under the heading TELEGRAM.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
DO-2A	None.	23 December 1922 at NewTown, Tasmania.	C
DO-2Ba	None.	20 November 1921 at Henley Beach, SA.	C
DO-2Bb	None.	30 September 1922 at Semaphore, SA.	C
DO-2C	C.77. B. 1131.	23 May 1922 at T.O. Bendigo, Vic.	C
DO-2D	Sch. C. 112. 7/1926.	12 November 1928 at C.T.O. Sydney.	NC

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