Characteristics:

• solid frame with rounded corners for the advertisement in the top left corner;
• "Station From" under boxed advertisement;
• second sentence in advertisement is"THE INFORMATION ON ...".
• has schedule number under seven lines of text in the Remarks box and it is left justified;
• form number is in the top right corner.

Shows the three advertisements boxed together.
The same advertisements were used on all forms in the 1930 printing.

Characteristics:

• as for type A but there are now only five lines of text in the Remarks box;
• change to "Office of Origin" under boxed advertisement;
• the schedule number is under the text in the "Remarks" box but not left justified.

Shows the three advertisements within the single box
which are different from those used on form 8Aa.
The division line is also a different format.

For details on Phonograms, see elsewhere.

Characteristics:

• double lined advertising box in top left corner;
• schedule number moved to top right of "Remarks" box
  (and it remains there in the following formats).;
• in the Remarks box, the third line ends with "... at the foot of the Form."
  while the fourth line ends with "unless";
• advertisements on reverse (see below) of a different format to the previous sets of three.

Characteristics:

• The front of this form is identical to type 8Ca.
• The form appears to have been printed in very dark green.

Only one example of this form is recorded.

The format of the rubber date stamp is very scarce:
an outer circle with an inner scalloped ring
(see Date stamp classification) and Arncliffe, NSW.

This reverse side has the same three advertisements as for AB-DO-8Ca
but as the fonts are different, the format has had to be altered also.

The reverse side has the schedule

Characteristics:

• the front of this form is the almost the same as the previous DO-8C;
• form number has been moved to the top left corner;

The reverse side has three advertisements which are
different from those on the 1932 form.

Characteristics:

In the Remarks box, the message has been changed so that the 3rd line now finishes with
"... of the message" and
the 4th line finishes with ".. of reception".

Reverse side was printed in February 1934 - as is shown in the lower left corner.

The reverse side on the above 1933 delivery form has
three advertisements tied together in a single box.

This reverse side has its own print schedule number -
showing that the reverse side was printed two months after the front.

Characteristics:

Has a rare oval RO7-P&TO date stamp for Cottesloe in blue.

Characteristics:

• a single advertisement for posting letters;
• printed in blue (for this printing)
• with a Hermes symbol
• within a large non-shaded circle.

This advertisement was printed with some minor formatting variations -
for example as well as the squares on the line towards the base,
it was also printed with small decorations instead of the squares.

Characteristics:

• advertisement (still boxed double lined with round corners) is changed
  to "Funds may be ... MONEY ORDER TELEGRAM";
• has singe advertisement printed in orange on reverse;
• form number T.G. 42 has been moved back to the top right corner.

The November 1936 printing is the same except for the COMMONWEALTH heading
being 75 mm wide not 83 mm as in the telegram shown here.

There were a variety of advertisements printed
on the 1935 and 1936 printings including:

• Extension Telephones;
• Advantages of a Telephone;
• Birthday Greetings ...
  (see AB-LI-1);
• The Prompt Delivery of Your Correspondence ...

It was during the printing in 1935 that the colour change
for the advertisement from blue to orange occurred.
It is known with either colour.

Characteristics:

• date in REMARKS box is Novemnber 1937;
• rectangular box with single line border in top left corner;
• form number in top right corner.
• advertisement on reverse is "INSTALL THE MODERN HANDSET TELEPHONE".

Advertisements in orange with oval Hermes image on reverse of DO-8H were:

• 1937: Postal Precepts;
• Birthday Greetings
• Install the Modern Handset ..;

This form has a rare TRANSMITTED BY TELEPHONE handstamp - only example recorded.

Has an orange Hermes image in an oval (type 3B).

Printed in November 1937 (1st of 3 printings).

Characteristics:

• date in REMARKS box is October 1938;
• rectangular box with single line border in top left corner;
• form number in top right corner.

Advertisements in orange on reverse of DO-8H were:

• 1938: Postal Precepts,
  Appreciation;
  Install the Modern Handset ..;
• 1939: Time by Telephone,
  PO Express Messenger;
  Security at Small Cost;
  Birthday Greetings.

Characteristics:

• date in REMARKS box is October 1939;
• rectangular box with single line border in top left corner;
• form number in top right corner.