AB-TO-6

General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	Form number T. G. 41. Heading is TELEGRAM.
Message area:	35 boxes in 7 lines.
Reverse side:	Three separate advertisements.
Colours (text & form):	Black on white.
Size of form overall:	127 × 202 mm.

two lines of text under TELEGRAM;
has Telegraph Charges below the heading TELEGRAM;
"Cash Register" box is open at left;
an increase from 25 to 35 boxes for the message.
boxed advertisement "FOR QUICK SERVICE USE THE TELEGRAPH";
has three advertisements on the reverse side.

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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Printed in March 1930.

AB-TO-6.

Unused transmission form.

Different schedule numbers in each of the lower corners.

AB-TO-6.
1 April 1932 with the Sydney Harbour Bridge cancellation for the S.E Pylon.

Transmission form used during the period celebrating the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

No message was required.

Used on the second last day of the special postal arrangements on the Bridge.

Extraordinary survivor as such a form would have been retained and later destroyed by the PMG officials.

Reverse side of the above unused transmission form.

Three advertisements for:

Phonogram Facility;
Extemsion Telephones;
Registered Post.

Only the central advertisement is boxed.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
TO-6A	B.2262/3.30. - C.3235 (at left). Sch. C. 542. - 3/1930.	1 April 1932 at the S.E. Pylon of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.	RRRRR