Australia - Establishment period: 1917-1922.
Urgent rate transmission form: AE-TU-1.
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: Form number E.T. No. 1a.
Special space at right under date stamp for recording sending details.
Message area: 30 boxes in six lines.
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & form): Black on dull orange brown.
Size of form overall: 127 × 202 mm.
Size of datestamp box: 22.5 × 31 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
  • centre line "Received..." ends with "message";
  • line above sender details ends with "Tasmania".
 
   
   

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
DO-1A None 4 July 1905 at Burnie. NC
       
       
       
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AB-EU-1A
Printed in December 1917.		 AE-TU-1A.

Unused transmission form.

Characteristics:

  • heading URGENT TELEGRAM is in sans serif capitals.
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AE-TU-1B.

Characteristics:

  • heading URGENT TELEGRAM is in serif capitals.
  • no schedule number.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
1A B. 875/12.17. - C16686.   RR
  B. 875/12.17. - C16686. - 100M.  
1B None.   RRR