AB-DU-6

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.

has a line of advertising "FOR QUICK SERVICE ..." above the C of A heading and a line across the centre under the heading section "FOR INFORMATION ON ...";
has three advertisements on the reverse (printed in blue);
message area occupies only 36% of the form;
unlike the corresponding ordinary rate delivery form (AB-DO-6), there was only the one advertisement printed at the top. The "TELEGRAPH: THE RESULTS OF ONE .." slogan was not used.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

centre line "Received..." ends with "message";
line above sender details ends with "Tasmania".

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
DO-1A	None	4 July 1905 at Burnie.	NC

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Form was printed in October 1929	AB-DU-6. London via Beam to Fremantle. (CTO Fremantle of 5 August 1933).
	Reverse side of the above form showing the advertisements.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
DU-6	Sch. C425 - 10/1929	29 September 1931 at CTO Sydney (H).	RRR