AW-DO-10 (54)

Australia - War and recovery: 1940-1957.
Ordinary rate delivery form: AW-DO-10 (54).

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General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	1954 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:	102 × 190 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

T.G. 42 printing had TELEGRAM in thick block letters (10A) or in thinner letters (10B);
T.G. 42 BA printing (roll format). Had TELEGRAM with the usual capital T and lower case for the other letters.

	AW-DO-10a (54) Sydney subscriber to Long Jetty (telephoned to Telegraph Office at 3:45 pm). 6 June 1955. Characteristics: blue-green font on yellow paper; CHL in capital letters; TELEGRAM in thick block letters.
	AW-DO-10a (54). Ravenshoe, Qld to Bangalow, NSW. 17 November 1955. Characteristics: blue-green font on yellow paper; CHL in capital letters; TELEGRAM in thick block letters.
	AW-EO-14C. Delivery envelope for the 1955 Bangalow telegram.
	AW-DO-10b (54). 2 September 1955 at Cygnet, Tasmania. Characteristics: blue font on yellow paper; CHL in capital and lowser case letters; TELEGRAM in thinner block letters. the horizontal bar of G in telegram does not extend past the upright.
	AW-DO-10 BA (54). St. Georges Terrace, Perth to Potts Point, NSW. 6 January 1956. Characteristics: blue font on yellow paper; CHL in capital letters; TELEGRAM in usual upper case letters; "of" at the end of line 4 in LHS box. Messages and signatories at end of these two telegrams make an interesting contrast!!!!!
	AW-DO-10 BA (54). RAAF PO, Pearce, Perth to Potts Point, NSW. 6 January 1956. Characteristics: blue font on yellow paper; CHL in capital letters; TELEGRAM in usual upper case letters; "of" at the end of line 4 in LHS box.

AW-DO-10BA (54). Part of a rollof this form showing the conrinuous narure of the roll and the distances between consecutive forms (102 mm) between the lines under TELEGRAM on consecutive forms.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
10a (54)	Sch. C. 7015 3/54. (T.G. 42).	6 June 1955 at Long Jetty, NSW.	C
10b (54)	Sch. C. 7015 3/54. (T.G. 42).	2 September 1955 at Cygnet, Tasmania.	RR
10 BA (54)	Sch. C. 7015 3/54. (T.G. 42 BA).	5 January 1956 at CTO Sydney.	R

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