These forms were used by a passenger on a ship to record a message to be transmitted either to a passenger on another ship or to a shore address.
Three types of transmission form are recorded:
- ordinary forms for general use;
- letter telegram forms for transmission at reduced rates;
- ornamental forms for use to send a message on a special occasion.
![Trans](../../../../Assets/Overseas/Marconi/Transmission/Marc Trans June 1925.jpg)
Printed in June 1925. |
Unused transmission form.
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![Trans rev](../../../../Assets/Overseas/Marconi/Transmission/Marc Trans June 1925 Rev.jpg) |
Reverse side of the above form. |
![Radio lettergram F](../../../../Assets/Overseas/Marconi/Radio Lettergram front.jpg) |
Unused Letter Telegram transmission form to be used aboard the S.S. Iberia- a ship which frequented Australian waters. |
![Lettergram 2](../../../../Assets/Overseas/Marconi/Radio Lettergram reverse.jpg) |
Reverse side of the above delivery form showing a common advertisement for the Savoy Hotel in London. |
![Conditions](../../../../Assets/Overseas/Marconi/Radio Lettergram conditions.jpg) |
Detail extracted from the reverse side of the above form showing Conditions for use of Letter Telegrams. |
![Trans](../../../../Assets/Overseas/Marconi/Ornamental/Marc Trans XLT.jpg) |
Transmission form to be used when requesting an ornamental telegram - which would nomally be sent at the lower Letter Telegram rate.
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![Reverse](../../../../Assets/Overseas/Marconi/Transmission/Marc Trans XLT rev.jpg) |
Reverse side of the above transmission form showing the Conditions for Acceptance. |