Tasmania - Colonial period: 1857-1900.
Overview of transmission forms.

The heading section of the Tasmanian transmission forms issued during the Colonial period are shown in the right column below.

A brief descrition of the main distinguishing characteristics of each type is below the hyperlink giving access to the full details.

The types of transmission forms listed below are:

Ordinary rate transmission forms.

TC-TO-1.
  • vertical form with little writing.
  • printed in red on blue paper.
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TC-TO-2.
  • horizontal form;
  • 30 boxes on the front and much more detail.
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TC-TO-3.
  • horizontal form;
  • printed in black writing on either white or blue paper;
  • has ADDRESS under TRANSMISSION;
  • has lines for the message not boxes.
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TC-TO-4.
  • vertical form;
  • printed in black on cream paper;
  • has POST AND TELEGRAPH in large sans-serif capitals;
  • has seven boxes under the heading for stamps and for a date stamp (last box).
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TC-TO-special (75).

Memorandum used as a transmission form.

 TC-TO-Spec

Urgent rate transmission forms.

TC-TU-1.

The form begins Telegram for transmission to ...

Has orange URGENT in vertical text in the middle of the form.

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The Launceston & Western Railway transmission form.

TC-TR-1.

Heading below Crest.

Printed in black on thick blue paper.

35 boxes on the front in
7 lines of 5.

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