Christmas Generic envelopes

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

Home, index, site details
Australia 1901-1988
New South Wales
Queensland
- Overview of Qld
  - General developments
  - Reports
- Telegraph lines
- Telegraph Offices
  - Listing of TOs
  - GPO & CTO
- Date stamps
- Forms
- Envelopes
  - Ordinary rate
  - Urgent
- Instructional annotation
  - Collect
  - Delayed
  - Immediate Urgent
  - Prepaid
- Rates
- Stamps
- Ephemera
South Australia
- Overview of SA
  - General Developments
  - Reports
- Telegraph lines
- Telegraph offices
- Date stamps
  - Overview
  - Central Office date stamps
- Forms
  - Colonial period
  - Interim period
- Envelopes
- Instructional annotation
  - Collect
  - Delayed
  - Reply Paid
  - Immediate Urgent
- Rates
- Stamps
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
- Overview of W.A.
- Telegraph lines
- Telegraph offices
  - Listing of TOs
  - GPO & CTO
- Date stamps
- Forms
  - Colonial period - all
  - Interim period - all
- Envelopes
- Instructional annotation
  - Collect
  - Delayed
  - Immediate Urgent
  - Prepaid
- Rates
- Stamps
  - Telegraph stamps
  - Postage stamps
International
Special aspects

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:

all are window envelopes although the shape of the window varies;
Form number T.G. 65 and later T.X. 65 G although located in different places;
the main distinctions amongst the varieties are:
GXE-59: red bordered window and Wise Men offering gifts;
GXE-62: blue bordered window and Wise Men viewing the baby;
GXE-69: rectangular unbordered window with stylised figures;
GXE-72: unbordered window with slightly rounded corners and figures in glass windows;
GXE-76: unbordered window with slightly rounded corners and NOEL.

	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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