Australia - 1917-1988.
Slogan cancellations: 100 Years ... - Adelaide.

The 100 Years of Telegraph Service: 1854-1954 slogan was used in Adelaide from 5 April 1954 to 28 September 1954. It had been generally made available throughout Australia from 5 April although the 100 YEARS .. commemorative stamp was not issued until 7 April.

All five identified dies used at Adelaide with this slogan had ADELAIDE at the top and either:

  1. a circular date stamp with no code number and either S. A. AUST. or SOUTH. AUST. at the base; or
  2. a box date stamp with the number 4 at the sides or PAID at the base;

Within each of these broad types of dies, there are variations.

The date stamp usually had TIME then DAY/MONTH then YEAR.

The listing below is approximately chronological by base inscription and then Code number within that grouping. The following Table provides a guide with hyperlinks:

Shape and
words at the base

 Code number Earliest date Latest date % of Adelaide Census
Circle - S.A. AUST. None 5 April 1954 23 September 1954  
  The TIEL error 7 May 1954 23 September 1954  
Circle - SOUTH AUST. None 10 April 1954 21 September 1954  
Box - S.A. 4 12 April 1954 7 May 1954  
Box - Sth. Australia PAID 7 May 1954 28 September 1954  

There are 27 examples of this slogan for Adelaide in the Census.

The first line was 43 mm long. Circles were 21 mm in diameter.

Datestamp: Circle.

Base inscription: S.A. AUST.

Characteristics:
Diameter is 22 mm.
Die 2: 1 (of 100) over first E (of TELE..).

Earliest date of this format:
5 April 1954.

Latest date of this format:
23 September 1954.

Number in the Census: 6.

SAA Die 2
5 April 1954.
Release date for this slogan.
Datestamp: Circle.

Base inscription: S.A.

Characteristics:
A variation on the above format incorporating a small upright between the T and E of TELEGRAPH so that it reads TIEL...

Earliest date of this variation:
7 May 1954.

Latest date of this variation:
23 September 1954.

Number in the Census: 14.

May 7 SAA
7 May 1954.
Datestamp: Circle;

Base inscription: SOUTH. AUST.

Characteristics:
Diameter is 22 mm.
Die 2: 1 (of 100) over first E (of TELE..).

Only recorded date of this format:
10 April 1954.

Note: There appears to be a period of non-use from about the endof May 1954 to about mid-September.

Number in the Census: 1.

Apr 10
10 April 1954.

Datestamp: Box.

Number: None.

Base inscription: S.A.

Characteristics:
Die 1 - normal format and size.

Earliest date of this format:
12 April 1954.

Latest date of this format:
7 May 1954.

Number in the Census: 2.

Apr 12
12 April 1954.

Datestamp: Box.

Top inscription: ADELAIDE.

Base inscription: PAID.
Die 1 - normal format and size.

Characteristics:

Earliest date of this format:
7 May 1954.

Latest date of this format:
28 September 1954.

Number in the Census: 2.

May 7 Paid
7 May 1954.