Australia - 1918-1988.
Advantages of using telegrams.

Many types of telegraph stationery carried advertisements aimed at publicising the advantages of using telegrams for communication - for both personal and business purposes.

  1. A widespread audience.
  2. Variety of business activities.
  3. Telegrams carry your personality.
  4. Telegrams provide a quick service.
1. The widespread audience reached by telegrams.
A TELEPHONE COSTS ...

Used as the second advertisement on the reverse side of AB-DO-6B.
Printed October 1929 and
used 4 April 1931.

The advertisement is the second of three advertisements printed on the reverse side of the urgent rate delivery form.

Also used on:

TELEGRAPH! THE RESULTS ...

Used on the top left corner on the front of AB-DO-7A and AB-DO-7B.

Printed in April 1933 and used on 4 April 1934.


2. A variety of business activities served by telegrams.
A TRAVELLER MAY FIND THE DOOR CLOSED ...

Used as the first advertisement on the reverse side of AB-DO-6A.

The advertisement is the first of three advertisements printed on the reverse side of the ordinary rate delivery form.

Also used on:
  • AB-DO-7A;


  • 3. Telegrams are part of an organisation.
    IS THE TELEGRAPH SERVICE ...

    Used as the first advertisement on the reverse side of AB-DO-7C.

    The advertisement is the first of three advertisements printed on the reverse side of the ordinary rate delivery form.

    4. Telegrams carry your personality.

    SEND A TELEGRAM ...

    The advertisement is part of the first of three advertisements printed on the reverse side of the ordinary rate delivery form AB-DO-7Ba.



    5. Telegrams provide a quick service.
    FOR QUICK SERVICE USE THE TELEGRAPH

    Printed in the top left corner of the front of delivery form AB-DO-7D which was printed in March 1930 and used on 9 June 1934.


    FOR QUICK SERVICE, REPLY BY TELEGRAM.

    This advertisement was printed above the window on the front of ordinary rate delivery rate envelopes AB-EO-6 and AB-EO-8 and at the base of opaque ordinary rate delivery envelope AW-EO-7

    The Ornamental telegram advertisement in the top left corner is also included elsewhere.



    FOR QUICK SERVICE REPLY BY TELEGRAM.

    This advertisement was printed at the base of the front of the Urgent rate delivery rate envelope AB-EU-3 and used on 4 April 1931 at Glen Iris, Victoria.