Australia - Brown years: 1923-1939.
Ordinary rate transmission form: AB-TO-3.
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: Form number E.T. No. 1.
TELEGRAM in sans serif font under C of A heading with one sentence underneath.
Message area: 25 boxes in 5 lines.
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & form): Black on white.
Size of form overall: 128 × 205 mm.
Size of datestamp box: 26 × 45 mm.
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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TO3A
Printed in December 1923.
Provenance: Clemente, Johnstone.		 AB-TO-3A.

Unused transmission form.

Charactertstics:

  • has a schedule number in the lower left corner.
AB-TO-3B AB-TO-3B.

Copy of a telegram sent to Brisbane on 9 May 1929.

Characteristics:

  • does not have text in italics for "Charges..." or for "Sender's Name .." in the lower right corner but "From" is in italics.
AB-TO-3A AB-TO-3C.

Copy of a telegram sent to Launceston.
14 March 1925.

Characteristics:

  • has "Consecutive No." in the lower left corner;
  • has a rectangular Date Stamp box;
  • has text in italics for "Charges..." (under Cash Register box) and for "Sender's Name .." in lower right corner but not for "FROM".
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AB-TO-3D.

Characteristics:
  • has a small circular Date Stamp box.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
TO-3A B.1431/12.23 - C.18753   RRR
TO-3B None Probably 9 May 1929. RR
TO-3C None Probably 14 March 1925. RR
TO-3D     RR