New South Wales - Interim period: 1901-1917.
Urgent rate transmission form: NI-TU-3.


General characteristics:

Heading and notes: Form number E.T No. 4 in top left corner.
Has eight boxes to affix stamps.
Lower left corner begins Time Lodged.
Message area: 25 boxes in five lines.
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & form): Black on dark pink to dark red.
Size of form overall: 185 × 207 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
  • centre line "Received..." ends with "message";
  • line above sender details ends with "Tasmania".
 
   
   

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
DO-1A None 4 July 1905 at Burnie. NC
       
       
       
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NI-TU-3A.

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Characteristics:

  • printed on pink paper;
  • stock number St 3442 in the top left corner;
  • narrow "A" for addressed;
  • no bracket for text in the lower right corner.
NI-TU-2C NI-TU-3B.

Grenfell to Wagga Wagga
31 August 1914.

Possibly used as a delivery form or as a copy.

Characteristics:

  • printed on pink paper;
  • no stock number;
  • the words POSTMASTER-GENERAL are separated with = NOT a hyphen (-);
  • "A receipt..." starts in the 2nd box;
  • narrow "A" for addressed;
  • thin bracket for text in the lower right corner.
NI TU 2B NI-TU-3C.

Coogee for local delivery
12 January 1914.

Characteristics:

  • no stock number;
  • "A receipt..." starts in the 1st box;
  • wide "A" for "Addressed";
  • no bracket for text in lower right corner.

Two examples are recorded.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
TU-2A St 3451.   RRRR
TU-2B None 31 August 1914 at Wagga Wagga. RRRR
TU-2C None   RRRR