Australia - Brown years: 1923-1939.
Urgent rate delivery envelope: AB-EU-5.
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: Form No. T.G. 65A or T.G. 65C.
URGENT TELEGRAM with boxed advertisement for
ORNAMENTAL TELEGRAM FORMS ...
Message area: Slogan FOR QUICK SERVICE ... above the window.
Reverse side: Large red border with two slogans.
Colours (text & envelope): Red on white.
Size of envelope overall: 88 × 145 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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AB-EU-5A AB-EU-5A.

Unused window delivery envelope.

Characteristics:

  • very small font for form number;
  • reasonable spacing after (gra)M, to the right of the window and underneath the window;
  • all four slogans relate to telegrams or other postal/telephone issues;
  • window does not extend to borders at the sides or at the base;
  • thin border around the window.

 
AB-EU-5A rev AB-EU-5A (reverse).

Reverse side of the above delivery envelope showing slogans and the very wide red border.

Characteristics:

  • rectangular flap with straight sides;
  • flap is 37 mm high;
  • slogans are for the peace time matters of AIR MAIL and the CORRECT TIME.

 
AB-EU-5Ab AB-EU-5B.

Unused window delivery envelope.

Note:

  • normal font for form number;
  • very little spacing after (gra)M or to the right of the window and no spacing between the window and the border;
  • flap design is the same;
  • borders are much smaller;
  • advertisement and slogan on the front are the same as previously;
  • slightly thicker border around the window.
AB-EU-5B rev AB-EU-5B (reverse).

Reverse side of the above delivery envelope showing two slogans and the wide red border.

Characteristics:

  • rectangular flap with straight sides;
  • flap is 34 mm high;
  • slogans have changed but are still for the peace time matters of POST EARLY and the HANDSET TELEPHONE.

 
AB-EU-5C AB-EU-5C.

Unused window delivery envelope.

Characteristics:

  • slogan above the window is war-related (for the R.A.A.F. and very rarely seen);
  • space between 5 and A in form number;
  • window does not extend to borders at the sides or at the base;
  • thin border around the window.

See also AB-EO-8D.

 
AB-EU-5C rev AB-EU-5C (reverse).

Reverse side of the above delivery envelope showing two slogans and the wide red border.

Characteristics:

  • rectangular flap with straight sides;
  • flap is 41 mm high;
  • slogans have changed and the top slogan references the DEFENCE FORCES. The lower slogan is for ... THE CORRECT TIME ....
EU-5D AB-EU-5D.

Used window delivery envelope for telegram AB-DU-11A.
2 June 1943 at CTO Melbourne.

Characteristics:

  • Form number changed to T.G. 65C - the same as for the corresponding opaque envelope. This change is considered to be a printing error;
  • slogans on the front are the same as for EU-5A.
EU 5D rev AB-EU-5D (reverse).

Reverse side of the above delivery envelope showing two slogans and the wide red border.

Characteristics:

  • rectangular flap with straight sides;
  • flap is 41 mm high;
  • slogans are peace-time themes with the top slogan being FOR YOUR URGENT LETTERS - THE AIR MAIL as for EU-5A. The lower slogan is for ... THE MODERN HANDSET .... as for EU-5B.

    The formating for the 2nd advertisement differs from that previously. In addition, two sets of horizontal lines surround the 2nd advertisement.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
EU-5A None.   C
EU-5B None.   C
EU-5C None.   C
EU-5D None. 2 June 1943 at CTO Melbourne, Vic R