Australia - Establishment period: 1917-1922.
Ordinary rate transmission form AE-TO-2.

  
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: Form number E.T. No. 1.
Message area: 30 boxes in 6 lines.
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & form): Black on white paper.
Size of form overall: 125 × 208 mm.
Size of date stamp box: A: 23 × 30 mm;
B & C: 21 × 32 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:

 

Form AE-TO-2A appears to be slightly different from Forms 2B and 2C in several respects:

Form 2A was printed in 1918 during the period 1902-1923 when new rates were established for the Commonwealth. These rates changed on 1 October 1923 - after which Forms 2B and (the majority) of 2C were printed. These forms therefore incorporated the changed rates and the opportunity was taken to modify the formats slightly.


Printed on 27 March 1918.		 AE-TO-2A.

Transmission form for a typed message sent from Wallaroo to Melbourne and carbon copied to this form.

Characteristics:

  • top left box has "CASH REGISTER" in two lines and "TELEGRAPH CHARGES" for four rates;
  • TELEGRAM heading is in small serif typewriter-typr text;
  • six lines of text for caveat are under TELEGRAM;
  • Interstate rate is 1s;
  • Sender information is described in lower right corner;
  • has two lines for FROM at base;

 
AE-TO-2A
 AE-TO-2B.

Copy of a telegram to Sydney on a transmission form (no date).

Characteristics:

  • TELEGRAM heading is in larger sans-serif text;
  • has FOR SALE in top left corner;
  • Cash Register entry in two lines;
  • five lines of text for caveat are under TELEGRAM as well as four distinct lines for TELEGRAM CHARGES;
  • Interstate rate is 1s 4d.
  • has reference to 500 pads in schedule number, lower left corner;
  • only one line for "FROM";
  • "Sender" information is in one line at the base.
AE-TO-2B
Printed in December 1924.		 AE-TO-2C.

Copy of a telegram from Avoca to Melbourne on a transmission form (no date).

Characteristics:

  • TELEGRAM heading is in large seif font.
  • Cash Register entry in one line;
  • four lines of text for caveat are under TELEGRAM as well as three lines of continuous information under TELEGRAM CHARGES;
  • Inter-state rate is 1s 4d;
  • details span form without division below "Charges".
  • has two lines for FROM at base;
  • "Sender" information is grouped at right.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
2A 750pads100 - 27.3.18 4692 Not dated - from Wallaroo to Melbourne. RRRR
2B 20053 500 pads - 4088 - St. 64 (37). Probably a NSW Stores Stock number. To Sydney. RRR
2C B. 1102/7.22 - C9719   RRR
  B. 1103 / 12.24 - C.16587 - 800M. Not dated - from Avoca to Melbourne. RRR
  No. 433 (NSW Stores Stock number). (H)   RRR
  No stock or print number. (H)   RRR