Australia - Establishment period: 1917-1923.
Ordinary rate delivery form AE-DO-2.

  
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: Form number E.T. No. 2.
Heading is TELEGRAM.
Message area: Blank.
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & form): Blue on white.
Size of form overall: 125 × 200 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
 
DO-2A AE-DO-2A.

Adelaide to Homebush.
23 July 1924.

Characteristics:

  • TELEGRAM in heading is thin sans serif font 6 mm high.
  • no schedule number;
  • the words in the heading "This" and "NOTE:" are both in alignment but "Station.." is indented.
AE-EO-1

AE-EO-1A.

Delivery envelope for the above ordinary rate delivery form to Homebush.
DO-2B
Probably printed in early 1921.		 AE-DO-2Ba.

Clare to Henley Beach.
20 November 1921.

Characteristics:

  • TELEGRAM in heading is thick serif font 5 mm high.
  • no schedule number;
  • the words in the heading "This", "NOTE:" and "Station.." are all in alignment;
  • the underlining of the top heading extends from L to A of TELEGRAM below.
AE-DO-2Bb

AE-DO-2Bb.

Port Adelaide to Semaphore.
30 September 1922.

Characteristics:

  • TELEGRAM is in a different serif font and the legs of M slope out;
  • no schedule number;
  • the words in the heading "This" and "NOTE:" are nearly aligned but "Station.." is outdented;
  • the underlining of the top heading extends from L to R of TELEGRAM and from I to S of the top heading).
DO-2Ca AE-DO-2C.

Chillingollah to Bendigo.
23 May 1922.

Characteristics:

  • has a two line schedule number spanning the division line but it does not contain the printing date;
  • none of the three words noted previously align;
  • TELEGRAM heading is dark blue, 5 mm high but in a different serif font than 2Aa (see arms on T and top of M);
  • "NOTE" line is bold.
DO-2D
Printed in July 1926 - very late compared to the others of this format.
Rough edge at base indicates that the form is possibly from a roll used in a teleprinter. 		AE-DO-2D.

Rialto, Vic to Sydney.
CTO 12 November 1928.

Characteristics:

  • heading is in thin serif font 6 mm high.
  • has a schedule number which incorporates the month and year of printing and it is above the line;
  • only two lines of text under the heading TELEGRAM.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
DO-2A None. 23 December 1922 at NewTown, Tasmania. C
DO-2Ba None. 20 November 1921 at Henley Beach, SA. C
DO-2Bb None. 30 September 1922 at Semaphore, SA. C
DO-2C C.77. B. 1131. 23 May 1922 at T.O. Bendigo, Vic. C
DO-2D Sch. C. 112. 7/1926. 12 November 1928 at C.T.O. Sydney. NC