Reuter's delivery forms

Two types of Reuter's Telegraph delivery forms are known related to Australia:

1. Delivery forms used in Australia for messages from overseas.

Used on 4 September 1913 - Cable message to the Indicator code HANDLOHM (Herbert Ashley) from
his colleague in London (Roland Morgan).
The two gentlemen used the coded address to exchange messages between them.
The message is coded - using their own code: for them, MUTEVOLE meant "Will remit tomorrow".
Using the one word instead of three would have reduced the cost significantly.

Used on 4 November 1913 - Cable message to the Indicator code HANDLOHM (Herbert Ashley) from
his colleague in London (Roland Morgan).
Again the message uses their own code - and three words meant to them the same as 17 words:

ANGLICISMO meant "There is no need to be conscious";
PECULIOSUS meant "can send you sufficient to meet your needs"
DIGIUNARE meant "on Friday".

2. Delivery forms used in London for messages from Australia.

Message to Bordeaux, France from Sydney via London.

Arrival in London: 8 November 1877.
Reverse side in blank.

Delivery form for a message sent from Sydney on 4 November.
Special hand stamp in LLC - and unique known usage - for:
"DELAYED IN TRANSMISSION THROUGH INTERRUPTION ON LINES".

Only example of this form known for a message from Australia and a very rare use of the DELAYED hand stamp

The Report of the Proceedings of the May Conference respecting the Duplication of the Telegraph Lines between Australasia and Europe, Appendix 4 (p. 48) notes that the line between Port Darwin and Banjoewangie was interrupted between November 4 and November 15, 1877.

Detail of the hand stamp used on the above form.