Tasmania - Interim period: 1901-1917.
Urgent rate delivery form: TI-DU-3.


General characteristics:

Heading and notes: Form number E.T. No. 3.
The words TELEGRAM and URGENT are split across the standardised interim heading. Two vertical lines of text at left.
Message area: 12 faint black lines.
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & form): Black on salmon or dark pink.
Size of form overall: 193 × 222 mm.
Size of datestamp box: 28 × 46 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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TI-DU-2 TI-DU-3.

Melbourne to Avoca
(22 May 1918).

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number
Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
DU-3 B36587...6 3 August 1911 at Hobart. RR
  B42618...6 22 May 1918 at Avoca. RR
  B44008...6 31 July 1912 at Hobart. RR