Australia - Australian Post Office: 1958-1975.
Urgent rate transmission form: AA-TU-14
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General characteristics:

Heading and notes: Form number T.G. 41A.
Changed in 1972 to TX 41A.
AUSTRALIAN POST OFFICE in reverse printed box.
Message area: 4 widely spaced lines.
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & form): Black on various paper colours and shades.
Size of form overall: 127 × 203 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:

 Urgent Rate delivery forms appear to have been discontinued after the last printing in 1947 in favour of Urgent labels applied to ordinary rate delivery forms. These Urgent Rate transmission forms were not, however, discontinued until after the last printing in 1974 (see announcement).

TU-14APrinted in August 1962. AA-TU-14A.

Unused transmission form.

Characteristics:

  • printed on light brown paper;
  • Schedule number is in the top left corner;
  • one line for Sender details at base.
TU-14B
Printed in June 1964.
AA-TU-14B.

Unused urgent rate transmission form.

Characteristics:

  • Schedule number is under CASH REGISTER;
  • has "Please use BLOCK letters" in top left.
  • one line for Sender details at base;
  • T of "The Address" is below L of BLOCK;
TU-14 65
Printed in June 1965.
AA-TU-14Ca.

Unused urgent rate transmission form.

Characteristics:

  • two lines for Sender details at base;
  • "Phone" changed to "Telephone";
  • Th of "The Address" is below B of BLOCK;

 

TU-14 66
Printed in 1966.
AA-TU-14Cb.

Characteristics:

  • T of "The Address" is below C of BLOCK;
  • Form number TG41A is below "STAMPS".
TU 14 67
Printed in 1967.
AA-TU-14D.

Characteristics:

  • schedule number moved to lower right corner;
  • form number under STAMPS at right.
TU-14 68
Printed in 1968.
AA-TU-14E.

Characteristics:

  • Form number TG41A moved to top right corner;
  • schedule number in lower right corner.
  • T of "The Address" is below C of BLOCK.
TU-14 72
Printed in 1972.
AA-TU-14F.
  • Form number changed to
    T.X. 41A;

TU-14Fa: T of "The Address" is below C of BLOCK (as for TU-14E);

TU-14Fb: T of "The Address" is below K of BLOCK;

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number
Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
TU-14A TG.41A C8997 - 8/62.   All printings are common unused but rare used.
TU-14B O/N. C.3054 - 6/64...  
TU-14Ca O/N C 3252. - 6/65...  
TU-14Cb O/N. C 3456/66  
TU-14D O/N. C.3566/67...  
TU-14E O/N C.3726/68 L  
TU-14Fa O/N C4097/71  
TU-14Fb Sch. C.6973/72