Australia - APO period: 1958-1975.
Christmas Greetings: generic envelopes.
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: Various although all have TELEGRAM located on the front.
Message area: Not applicable - all are window envelopes.
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & envelopes): Multi-coloured on white.
Size of envelopes overall: 81 × 136 mm (1959 and 1962).
90 × 146 mm (from 1969)
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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AA-GXE-59 AA-GXE-59.

Delivery envelope used at (Telegraphs) Bathurst (24 December 1959 - First Day of issue).

Characteristics:

  • issued in 1959;
  • Form number T.G. 65 G located on front in LLC;
  • has print number
    C. 8086;
  • window has rounded ends with red border;
  • inside has irregular, raised diagonal blue lines for message security;
  • curved flap.
GXE-62 AA-GXE-62.

Unused delivery envelope.

Characteristics:

  • issued in 1962;
  • Form number T.G. 65 G located on front in LLC;
  • has print number
    C 9201;
  • window has rounded ends with blue border;
  • inside has irregular, raised diagonal blue lines for message security;
  • rectangular flap.
GXE-69 AA-GXE-69.

Unused delivery envelope.

Characteristics:

  • issued in 1969;
  • Form number T.G. 65 G located under flap at right;
  • has print number
    C 5373 also located under flap;
  • window is rectangular with no border;
  • inside has wavy blue lines for message security;
  • curved flap.
GXE-72 AA-GXE-72.

Used delivery envelope but no details.

Characteristics:

  • issued in 1972;
  • Form number changed to T.X. 65G located under flap at left;
  • has print number
    C 6894 also under flap;
  • window has rounded corners with no border;
  • inside has wavy blue lines for message security;
  • straight flap.
GXE-76 AA-GXE-76.

Unused delivery envelope.

Characteristics:

  • issued in 1976;
  • Form number TX. 65G located under flap at right;
  • has print number
    C44262 also under flap;
  • window has rounded corners with no border;
  • inside has wavy blue lines for message security;
  • straight flap.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
GXE-59 C. 8086 24 December 1959 at Bathurst (FDI)

C unused or used without marking.


RR with date stamp and RRR if tied with form.
GXE-62 C 9201  
GXE-69 C 5373  
GXE-72 C 6894  
GXE-76 C44262