New South Wales - Colonial period: 1857-1900.
Transmission form: NC-TO-6.

  
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: No form number but has Stock number 627.
Standard shallow curved ... ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH heading.
Message area: Boxed with 8 lines of 5 boxes numbered at right only to 40.
Reverse side: Boxed with 5 boxes to a line and numbered at right only to 100 or to 110.
Colours (text & form): Black on white.
Size of form overall: 223 × 194 mm.
Size of datestamp box: 21 × 33 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
 
 

NC-TO-6Aa.

Characteristics:

  • front side is numbered at left to 55;
  • reverse side is numbered to 110 plus CHARGES and REGULATIONS to 13;
  • has two lines of text at the base of the TELEGRAM TO box.

 
 

NC-TO-6Ab.

Characteristics:

  • front side is numbered at left to 55;
  • reverse side is numbered to 100 plus CHARGES and REGULATIONS to 12;
  • has two lines of text at the base of the TELEGRAM TO box;
 

NC-TO-6Ba.

Characteristics:

  • front side is numbered on both sides to 35 and reverse side to 100;
  • has only one line of text at the base of the TELEGRAM TO box;
NC-DO-6Ca

NC-TO-6Ca.

Coonabarabran for local delivery 24 July 1899
(noted on the reverse side).

Characteristics:

  • two lines of text at base of TELEGRAM TO box with the second line beginning with "may be seen ...";
  • boxes on front numbered to 35 and only on right side;
  • reverse side numbered to 100;
  • no stock number on the front and 5495 on the reverse side.;
  • in heading section box for "Reference No" is above "Sent at";
  • Unicorn has a small horn and the tails on both animals droop;
  • Crest is smaller.
NC-TO-6Cbii NC-TO-6Cb.

Coonabarabran for local delivery 8 December 1899.

Characteristics:

  • two lines of text at base of TELEGRAM TO box with the second line beginning with "may be seen ...";
  • boxes on front numbered to 35 and only on right side;
  • reverse side numbered to 110;
  • stock number St. 627 at left above boxes on both the front and the reverse side;
  • in heading section box for "Reference No" is below "Sent at";
  • Unicorn has large horn and the tip of the tail on both animals is horizontal;
  • Crest is large.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
TO-6Aa Stock number St 637.   RR
TO-6Ab Stock number St 637.   RR
TO-6Ba Stock number St 637.   RR
TO-6Bb Stock number St 637.   RR
TO-6Ca Stock number St 637 on the front and 5095 on the reverse. 24 July 1899 at Coonabarabran. RR
TO-6Cb Stock number St 637 front and reverse.

8 December 1899 at Coonabarabran.

 RR