Australia - War and recovery: 1940-1957.
Ordinary rate delivery form: AW-DO-10 (56).
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: 1956 printing. Form number T.G. 42.
Standard heading above TELEGRAM.
Message area: Blank.
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & form): Blue on cream.
Size of form overall: 126 × 194 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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AW-DO-10 (56) AW-DO-10A (56).

Ivanhoe to Wilcannia
(Telegraphs 2 May 1959).

Characteristics:

  • printing date is centered under the schedule number;
  • thick letters for TELEGRAM.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
DO-10 (56) Sch. C. 7452
3/56		 20 December 1958 at Woody Point, Qld.. R

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