SC-DO-7

General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	Form number No. 13.
Message area:	20 boxes in five lines.
Reverse side:	68 boxes in 17 lines allowing for a message of up to 88 words.
Colours (text & form):	Red on cream.
Size of form overall:	195 × 225 mm.
Size of datestamp box:	33 × 38.5 mm.

telegram details are in two sections above 20 message boxes;
lower section headed "Telegram from" only has "Addressed to "and "Office Stamp" but not the previous "Dated ..." or "Time handed in";
the main distinctions between the varieties are:
7A: no printed STATION name;
7B: has Station names for ADELAIDE and SYDNEY;
7C: has Station names for ADELAIDE and MELBOURNE.

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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SC-DO-7A.

Mannum to Balhannah
(3 February 1890).

Characteristics:

has no printed station names.

Order for additional beer.

SC-DO-7B.

Sydney to Adelaide
(21 September 1893).

Has large TELEGRAPH OFFICE date stamp.

Characteristics:

has the names of both the receiving station (here ADELAIDE) and the sending station (SYDNEY) printed in the top section of the form form.;

SC-DO-7C.

Melbourne to Adelaide
(9 May 1890).

Characteristics:

has the names of both the receiving station (here ADELAIDE) and the sending station (Melbourne) printed in the top section of the form form;

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
DO-7A	500,000 - 7-3-89	5 December 1889 at Balhannah.	R
	100,000 - 27-8-89.	20 March 1891 at Balhannah.	NC
	400,000 - 28-12-89	14 October 1890 at Hahndorf.	NC
	500,000 - 3--9-90.	1 October 1894 at Minlaton.	NC
	500,000 - 20.1.92.	8 May 1893 at Naracoorte.	NC
	300,00 - 23.11.92	2 February 1894 at Morgan.	NC
DO-7Ba	50,000 - 30.9.90.	16 July 1891 at Telegraph Office, S.A.	NC
	50,000 - 20.1.92.	21 September 1893 at Adelaide.	R
DO-7Bb	100,000 - 13-12-89.	9 May 1890 at Adelaide.	NC