Overview of OTC telegraph stationery.
- Australia 1901-1988
- New South Wales
- Overview of NSW
- Telegraph lines
- Telegraph Offices
- Date stamps
- Forms
- Envelopes
- Instructional annotation
- Collect
- Delayed
- Free
- Immediate Urgent
- Reply paid
- Rates
- Stamps
- 1871 Telegraph stamps
- 1885 proposal
- 1893 proposal
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
- International
- Special aspects
The Overseas Telecommunications Commission (Aust) printed a variety of forms and envelopes for use with telegrams and cables.
The pre-decimal currency and decimal currency telegram rates for international messages are shown elsewhere.
A summary of the known types is listed below under the following headings:
- transmission forms;
- delivery forms;
- delivery envelopes;
| IAO-TO-1.
Has 11 ruled lines under the heading for the message. Reference to DEFERRED OR LETTER TELEGRAM signature under the message area. |
No image presently available but see Hancock p. 346.
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| IAO-TO-2.
Message area is blank. Has a box at top left with types of telegram available. Has box for Name and Address plus Phone at the base. |
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| IAO-TP-1.
Heading is INTERNATIONAL PRESS TELEGRAM. Printed in blue on yellow paper. |
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| IAO-DO-1.
Printed in blue on cream paper. Has heading INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAM. |
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| IAO-DO-2.
Printed in red on cream paper. Has heading INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAM. |
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| IAO-DO-3. |  |
Roll format. Heading at sides with three different formats. Sidemasts printed in red or in purple. |
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| IAO-EO-1.
Opaque envelope printed in blue on white paper. Heading is printed in two lines. Reference to OTC at the base is printed in two lines. |
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| IAO-EO-2.
Opaque envelope printed in red on white paper. Heading is in one line and is reverse printed. Reference to OTC at the base is direct printed in one line. |
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| IAO-EO-3.
Window envelope printed in red on white paper. There is no border around the window. Heading has first and third lines reverse printed.
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Window envelope with a red border around the window (either rectangular or with rounded corners). Has top two lines reverse printed with the line "AUSTRALIA'S OVERSEAS ... direct printed above the window. |
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Window envelope printed in red on white paper. Heading has INTERNATIONAL in outlined letters while TELEGRAM is in normal font. The security pattern differs amongst the three varieties.
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Window envelope with no markings. OTC AUSTRALIA logo is visible through the window. |
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