Tasmania - Interim period: 1901 - 1917.
Ordinary rate delivery form: TI-DO-3.

  
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: Form number is E.T. No. 1.
Standardised heading with two vertical lines at left for NOTE.
Message area: Very faint lines extending to the sides of the form except for DO-3B.
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & form): Light blue on cream.
Size of form overall: 172 × 215 mm.
Size of datestamp box: 29 × 33 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
 
TI-DO-3A TI-DO-3A.

Launceston to Stanley.
21 April 1909.

Characteristics:

  • no word TELEGRAM above usual 2-line Interim period heading;
  • very dark blue printing;
  • "NOTE ..." at left - 2nd line starts "Sending Station...";
TI-DO-3B TI-DO-3B.

Launceston to Burnie
28 January 1911.

Characteristics:

  • TELEGRAM now included above usual 2 line Interim period heading;
  • "NOTE ..." at left - 2nd line starts "Sending Station...";
  • 11 lines in message area.
TI-DO-3C TI-DO-3C.

Hobart to Launceston
13 June 1916.

Characteristics:

  • "NOTE..." at left - 2nd line starts "received ..." and message shortened to four words ending with "...Office";
  • message area unlined.
TI-DO-3D.

Koonya to Hobart
21 June 1913.

Characteristics:

  • "NOTE..." at left - 2nd line starts "at ..." and has only three words;
  • has 9 lines in message area plus one for sending details (sometimes faint).

Has a very scarce date stamp for Hobart (diameter 30 mm).
TI-DO-3E TI-DO-3E.

Hobart to Hamilton.
9 September 1916.

Characteristics:

  • has three words in 2nd line of vertical text at the left;
  • has strong lines in the message area.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
DO-3A B24042 ... 16 24 April 1909 at Deloraine. R
  B24334 ... 16 20 March 1909 at Longford. R
  B25209 ...16 21 April 1909 at Stanley. R
  B26328 ... 16 13 November 1909 at Deloraine. R
  B27461 ... 16 30 September 1909 at Oatlands. R
DO-3B None 6 January 1911 at Oatlands. NC
  B27461 ... 16 18 May 1910 at Perth. R
  B33399...16.
 23 January 1911 at Premaydena. C
  B37009...16 25 June 1911 at Oatlands. NC
  B39282...16 8 November 1911 at Deloraine. C
  B41440 ...16 30 September 1912 at Oatlands. NC
  B47301...16. 6 April 1914 at Launceston. C
DO-3C B68880...16 13 June 1916 at Launceston. R
DO-3D B49726...16 21 June 1913 at Hobart. NC
  B51475...16. 26 September 1913 at Lovett. C
  B54867...16. 6 October 1914 at Swansea. C
  B56579...16. 12 February 1915 at Stanley. NC
  B58800 ... 16 20 July 1915 at Lilydale. R
DO-3E B69742...16. 9 September 1916 at Hamilton. C