Only one Telegraph slogan - fittingly for the
OVERLAND TELEGRAPH LINE CENTENARY - was used in the Northern Territory. It was used at two Offices - Alice Springs and Darwin - in August 1972:
Both date stamps were circular. Both are rare to find.
Alice Springs.
Overland Telegraph Line Centenary.
Datestamp: Circle (diameter: 21 mm).
Base inscription: N.T. AUST.
Characteristics:
Die
5A: A spans GR.
Only recorded date of this format:
21 August 1972.
Number in the Census: 1.
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21 August 1972. |
Darwin.
OVERLAND TELEGRAPH LINE CENTENARY.
Datestamp: Circle
(diameter: 21 mm).
Base inscription: N.T. 5790
Only recorded date of this format:
8 August 1972.
Number in the Census: 1.
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8 August 1972. |