Australia - International - OTC.
Transmission form: IAO-TO-22.
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
International
Special aspects
Transmission form: IAO-TO-22.
- 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
- Rates
- Summary of Telegram rates 1858-1900.
- NSW - Qld rates 1858 to 1870
- NSW - Vic rates 1858 to 1870
- Stamps
- 1871 Telegraph stamps
- 1885 proposal
- 1893 proposal
General characteristics:
| Heading and notes: | Form No. T. 8. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA added above previous colonial heading. |
| Message area: | Blank. |
| Reverse side: | Has information about classes of International telegrams in blue. |
| Colours (text & form): | Blue on cream. |
| Size of form overall: | 193 × 222 mm. |
| Size of datestamp box: | 28 × 46 mm. |
Distinctive characteristics of the form:
- has a box at the top left with types of telegram available;
- the message area is blank;
- has a box for Name and Address plus Phone at the base.
 Printed in December 1954. |
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IAO-TO-2 (reverse). Reverse side of the above ransmission form showing the classes of International Telegrams. |
Details of use and rarity.
| Form sub-number |
Schedule number | Earliest recorded date | Rarity rating |
| TO-2 | 6111 / 3 /50 | 18 February 1951 at Sydney. | RR |
| T 101 - A1207 / 12/ 54 | RRR |