AW-EU-8

General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	Form No. T. G. 65 C. URGENT TELEGRAM in two lines in centre.
Message area:	One 2-line slogan above frame at the base.
Reverse side:	Two slogans.
Colours (text & envelope):	Red on cream.
Size of envelope overall:	89 × 145 mm.

URGENT TELEGRAM in two lines and printed in sans serif font centered;
red border on four sides;
the main distinctions between the varieties are;
8A: printed on brown paper;
8B: printed on white paper.

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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AW-EU-8A.

Sydney for local delivery.
(GPO Sydney 17 November 1947).

Characteristics:

printed on fawn paper;
slogan on the front for A REPLY PAID TELEGRAM ... was always the same.

AW-EU-8A (reverse).

Reverse side of the above urgent rate delivery envelope.

Characteristics:

rounded flap with slightly curved sides;
slogans on the reverse side were always the same.

NO IMAGE PRESENTLY AVAILABLE -
NOT RECORDED BUT THOUGHT TO EXIST.
(see Hancock, p. 272).

AW-EU-8B.

Characteristics:

printed in red on white paper.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
EU-8A	None.	17 November 1947 at GPO Sydney.	C
EU-8B	None.