Canberra slogans

Only two Telegram/Telegraph slogans are recorded as having been used at two Post Offices in South Australia from January 1939 to April 1956. The slogans were:

The two Offices recorded as using at least one of these slogans are:

Mt. Gambier (both slogans);
Port Adelaide (2nd slogan only).

Other Offices in South Australia reported as having used slogan cancellations are Hindley Street, Port Augusta and Port Lincoln. No examples of slogans are recorded in the Census from any of these three Offices.

Mt. Gambier.

Both of the above slogans were used at Mt. Gambier.

SEND A TELEGRAM.

Datestamp: Circle (diameter: 22 mm).

Base inscription: SOUTH AUST.

Characteristics:
Die 3A: A spans from the right side of E to the right side of G.

Only recorded date of this format:
14 January 1939.

Number in the Census: 1.

19 April 1937 (latest recorded date).
Only the area shown is known.

TELEGRAMS: SPEEDY, RELIABLE, EFFECTIVE.

Datestamp: Circle (diameter: 21 mm).

Base inscription: SOUTH AUST.

Characteristics:
Die 1: E, R and E roughly aligned.

Only recorded date of this format:
20 February 1948.

Number in the Census: 1.

20 February 1948.

Port Adelaide.

Only the TELEGRAMS: SPEEDY, RELIABLE, EFFECTIVE slogan was used at Port Adelaide. Two dies were produced - a circular date stamp for December 1953-January 1954 and a box date stamp for 1956.

Datestamp: Circle (22 mm diameter).

Top inscription: PORT ADELAIDE.

Base inscription: SOUTH. AUST.

Characteristics:
Die 1: E, R and E roughly aligned.

Earliest recorded date of this format:
31 December 1953.

Latest recorded date of this format:
24 February 1954 - see error page.

Number in the Census: 2.

31 December 1953.

Datestamp: Box.

Top inscription: PORT ADELAIDE/S.A.
(3 mm and 2 mm respectively).

Base inscription: PAID (4 mm high).

Characteristics:
Die 1: E, R and E roughly aligned.
DD-MM below S.A. with a gap to YEAR.
Strike is in red.

Only recorded date of this format:
24 April 1956.

Number in the Census: 1.

24 April 1956.