NC-TO-6

New South Wales - Colonial: 1854-1900.
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 the form:

form of a very similar format to TO-5 except this form is printed on white paper;
message boxes on both the front and the reverse sides;
the main distinctions across the varieties are:
6A: boxes on the front are numbered at the right to 55;
6B: boxes on the front are numbered at the right to 35 and there is
only one line of text at the base of the TELEGRAM TO box;
6C: boxes on the front are numbered at the right to 35 and there are
two lines of text at the base of the TELEGRAM TO box;

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NC-TO-6Aa.

Characteristics:

NC-TO-6Ab.

Characteristics:

NC-TO-6Ba.

Characteristics:

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-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

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