AW-DO-10 (52)

Australia - War and recovery: 1940-1957.
Ordinary rate delivery form: AW-DO-10 (52).

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General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	1952 printing: Form number T.G. 42. Standard heading above TELEGRAM.
Message area:	Blank.
Reverse side:	Blank.
Colours (text & form):	Blue on cream.
Size of form overall:	Various.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

the 1952 forms were only printed in the normal format;
there were probably four printings as the sizes and layout of the forms vary significantly:
10A: one line date and printed in blue;
10C: one line date and printed in black on yellow;
10D: two line date and NO full stop after C in the schedule number;
10E: two line date and a full stop after C in the schedule number;

	AW-DO-10A (52). Burnie, Tas for local delivery. (6 January 1954). Characteristics: right hand box starts above "d" of LODGEMENT; size of form is 127 × 201 mm; T/C/B starts 3 mm to right of right box; top of COMMONWEALTH is above the top of the boxes; "No. (of words)" starts under T of TELEGRAM.
	AW-DO-10C (52). Toodyay to Perth 4 October 1955. Characteristics: printed in black; letters in TELEGRAM are spaced more widely; the schedule numberis in one line.
	AW-DO-10D (52). Burnie, Tas for local delivery. (6 January 1954). Characteristics: no full stop after C in the schedule number; "No. (of words)" starts under T of TELEGRAM. G in TELEGRAM has only a short horizontal bar.
	AW-DO-10E (52). Yarra Junction to Launching Place, Vic 9 March 1955. Characteristics: has a full stop after C on the schedule number; "No. (of words)" starts under space between TE of TELEGRAM; G in TELEGRAM has short horizontal and vertical bars.

AW-DO-10F (52).

Annamdale to Clifton
15 August 1955.

Characteristics:

Form Number T.G.42 is in bold font;
4th line in left box finishes with "at"full stop after C in the schedule number;
"No. (of words)" starts under E of TELEGRAM;
G in TELEGRAM has only a short horizontal bar.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
DO-10A (52)	Sch. C.6776 - 9/52.		C
DO-10C (52)	Sch. C.6776 - 9/52.	4 October 1955 at CTO Perth.	C
DO-10D (52)	Sch. C.6776 - 9/52.	6 January 1954 at T.O. Burnie, Tas.	C
DO-10E (52)	Sch. C.6776 - 9/52.	29 March 1955 at Launching Place, Vic.	C
DO-10F (52)	Sch. C.6776 - 9/52.	15 Aufgust 1955 at Clifton, Qld.	NC

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