Overview page of the ordinary rate delivery envelopes.
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All of the formats for the ordinary rate delivery envelopes - from 1917 to 1988 - are listed below including the SPECIAL PURPOSE delivery envelopes.
| AE-EO-1. | Opaque envelope.
Heading is TELEGRAM in red centered at top in either sans serif or serif font. Has three lines of "CHARGES ...". |
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| AE-EO-2. | Window envelope - first issue of this format.
Heading at top is TELEGRAM in red sans serif font in various positions. Has three lines of "CHARGES ...". |
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| AB-EO-3. | Opaque envelope.
Heading is TELEGRAM in black and centered at the top. Has an advertising box under and to left of heading. Slogan at base of front is "FOR QUICK SERVICE...". |
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| AB-EO-4. | Window envelope with no border around the window.
Printed on brown paper. Heading is TELEGRAM in black and centered at the top. Has an advertising box under and to the left of the heading. An underlined slogan above the window is "FOR QUICK SERVICE...". |
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| AB-EO-5. | Opaque envelope printed on fawn paper.
Heading is TELEGRAM in dark blue and centered at the top. Below and to the left of the heading is an advertising box promoting ornamental telegram forms. Slogan at the base of the front is |
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| AB-EO-6. | Window envelope with thin black or dark blue border around the window.
Heading is TELEGRAM in black or blue and centered at the top. Below and to the left of the heading is an advertising box promoting ornamental telegram forms. Slogan above the window is |
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| AW-EO-7.
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Opaque envelope printed on white paper.
Heading is TELEGRAM in dark blue and justified right. To the left of the heading and at the same level is an advertising box promoting ornamental telegram forms. Slogan at the base of the front is |
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| AB-EO-8. | Window envelope with thin blue border around window.
Heading is TELEGRAM in blue and justified right. To the left of the heading and at the same level is an advertising box promoting ornamental telegram forms. Slogan above the window is |
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| AW-EO-9. | Opaque envelope printed on white paper.
Heading is TELEGRAM in dark blue and justified right. To the left of the heading and at the same level is an advertising box promoting ornamental telegram forms. One slogan (from several types) at the base of the front which is War related. |
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| AW-EO-10. | Window envelope with thin blue border around window.
Heading is TELEGRAM in dark blue and is justified right. Has an advertising box to the left of the heading promoting ornamental telegram forms. The slogan above the window is War related (several types). |
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| AW-EO-11. | Opaque envelope printed on drab-brown paper.
Heading is TELEGRAM in dark blue justified right. Has a box to the left of the heading with advertisements for either Various slogans above base and on reverse and all with a war effort emphasis. |
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| AW-EO-12. | Window envelope printed on brown to whiteish paper.
Heading is TELEGRAM in dark blue justified right. Window extends almost across the width of the envelope and is centered. Has an advertising box to the left of the heading with various slogans. Various slogans above window and all with a war effort emphasis. Top slogan on reverse side is always BE SURE TO FULLY ADDRESS ... |
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| AW-EO-13. | Window envelope printed in dark blue on white paper. No Form number. Has TELEGRAM centered at then top and a war slogan above the window. Larger size than other delivery envelopes of this period. |
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| AW-EO-14. | Opaque envelope printed in drab-brown or fawn paper and (in 1962) on white paper.
Heading is TELEGRAM in dark blue and centered. Has a "REPLY-PAID TELEGRAM .." slogan at base - first envelope to return to non-war slogans. |
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| AW-EO-15. | Window envelope printed in drab-brown. No border around window.
Heading is TELEGRAM in dark blue and is centered. Has one peace-time slogan on front and two on reverse. |
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| AW-EO-16. | Window envelope printed on cream paper.
TELEGRAM is centered. Border of varying thickness around window. "A REPLY-PAID TELEGRAM ..." centered between heading and window. |
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| AA-EO-17. | Window envelope printed on white paper.
TELEGRAM is in the top left corner. The window is of various heights. The border has curved ends. First two printings had "A REPLY PAID ..." slogan under TELEGRAM but the slogan was removed in 1958. |
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| AA-EO-18. | Window envelope printed on white paper. The window is rectangular. TELEGRAM is in top left corner. Form number is either TG 65 or Border around window of varying thickness. All but one printing has the printer's name and the schedule number under the flap. |
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| AA-EO-19. | Opaque envelope printed on white paper.
TELEGRAM is in top left corner. Form number is either TG 65 B or TX 65 B. Schedule number and printer's name are under the flap. This was the last design for opaque ordinary rate delivery envelopes. |
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| AT-EO-20. | Window envelope printed on white paper. TELEGRAM is in top left corner. Has TELECOM AUSTRALIA and the logo printed on the front. |
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Special purpose delivery envelopes.
| Delivery envelope for an URGENT official telegram. |  |
| Special purpose delivery envelope for the Courier-Mail. |  |