AW-DO-10 (54)

Australia - War and recovery: 1940-1957.
Ordinary rate delivery form: AW-DO-10 (54).

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General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	1954 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:	102 × 190 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

T.G. 42 printing had TELEGRAM in thick block letters (10A) or in thinner letters (10B);
T.G. 42 BA printing (roll format). Had TELEGRAM with the usual capital T and lower case for the other letters.

	AW-DO-10a (54) Sydney subscriber to Long Jetty (telephoned to Telegraph Office at 3:45 pm). 6 June 1955. Characteristics: blue-green font on yellow paper; CHL in capital letters; TELEGRAM in thick block letters.
	AW-DO-10a (54). Ravenshoe, Qld to Bangalow, NSW. 17 November 1955. Characteristics: blue-green font on yellow paper; CHL in capital letters; TELEGRAM in thick block letters.
	AW-EO-14C. Delivery envelope for the 1955 Bangalow telegram.
	AW-DO-10b (54). 2 September 1955 at Cygnet, Tasmania. Characteristics: blue font on yellow paper; CHL in capital and lowser case letters; TELEGRAM in thinner block letters. the horizontal bar of G in telegram does not extend past the upright.
	AW-DO-10 BA (54). St. Georges Terrace, Perth to Potts Point, NSW. 6 January 1956. Characteristics: blue font on yellow paper; CHL in capital letters; TELEGRAM in usual upper case letters; "of" at the end of line 4 in LHS box. Messages and signatories at end of these two telegrams make an interesting contrast!!!!!
	AW-DO-10 BA (54). RAAF PO, Pearce, Perth to Potts Point, NSW. 6 January 1956. Characteristics: blue font on yellow paper; CHL in capital letters; TELEGRAM in usual upper case letters; "of" at the end of line 4 in LHS box.
AW-DO-10BA (54). Part of a roll of this form showing: the continuous nature of the roll; and the distance between the line under TELEGRAM on consecutive forms is a constant 102 mm.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
10a (54)	Sch. C. 7015 3/54. (T.G. 42).	6 June 1955 at Long Jetty, NSW.	C
10b (54)	Sch. C. 7015 3/54. (T.G. 42).	2 September 1955 at Cygnet, Tasmania.	RR
10 BA (54)	Sch. C. 7015 3/54. (T.G. 42 BA).	5 January 1956 at CTO Sydney.	R

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