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For punch-cancelled telegraph stamps, Telegraph stationery and much more see OzRevenues.com. However here is a small selection.
Only this example is currently known from a black and white image. Date unknown, colour unknown.
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Sent O.H.M.S. from Taroom Telegraph Station on 11 January 1866 to the Superintendent of Telegraphs, Brisbane.
This is marked "Vouchers" in the top-left corner. It was stolen en route, but later recovered.
From Dave Elsmore and his website I learn that "Vouchers" were a combination of copies of overseas electric telegrams and
vouchers used for collect-on-delivery telegrams.
These were to be forwarded to the Accounts Branch for checking before being put into safekeeping. They were subsequently destroyed at intervals.
Image courtesy of Schuyler Rumsey Philatelic Auctions. (click on image for listing).
Here is a range of postage stamps used for telegraphic purposes. Ex Andrew Higson, courtesy of Spink & Son.
I was intrigued by these South Australian overprints:
According to Wiki these were used to identify stamps for use by the Superintendent of Telegraphs from 1 April 1868 until 1874,
when they were replaced by the letters "O.S." for general official use.
Les Bottomley says that they were for use in the field on telegraphic work.
He also says there were three values between 1858/61 (1d, 2d and 1/-) followed by 6d in 1865, then 4d and 2/- in 1867.
Some overprints are in red, and some have 'S.T' rather than 'S.T.'. The following two are courtesy of him:
Stationery
The most recent book on the subject that I know of is :
Australian Telegram Forms & Envelopes - Barbara J. Hancock, published by the Cinderella Club, 1991. ISBN (Part 1): 0 9588647 4 8
This is in 2 parts, the first being "Colonial and Early State Period", the second being "Commonwealth of Australia".
A South Australia Delivery Form of 8 April 1878, for a telegram from Port Victor to Port Adelaide - from RL.
These have Telegraph Office cancels and appears to be on various Telegraph Stationery.
Many, but not all of these have a letter ' T ' perfin. Jeff Turnbull has investigated this and says :
'It was introduced in about 1902 as a Temporary measure to puncture State Government usage in Tasmania. (So denotes Tasmania)
It was done with the use of an old line perforator with some pins removed and it was applied twice to each row of stamps to
produce an unreliable T shape. This temporary measure remained in use until the 1950's. The process was then undertaken by the
Tasmanian Government Printer in Hobart. all together there are 8 different versions of the "T".'
Still on Tasmania, here is front and back of a transmission form dated the last day of 1874.
Rates for 10 words are 1/- within Tasmania, 6/- for Victoria, 7/- for South Australia or N.S.W and 8/- for Queensland.
This is an undated reception form with an imprint of December 1874.
The back is blank.
This is an undated envelope for Urgent Telegraph Business.
The back shows that it was for use in Tasmania.
Circa 1902, only this example is currently known.
Printed on card in vertical strips Perf.11 between.
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I would really like to hear from anyone with these or other examples of Australian Telephone stamps.
Here is a range of postage stamps used for telegraphic purposes. Ex Andrew Higson, courtesy of Spink & Son.
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A Telegraphic Message of 19 July 1865 from the Melbourne Electric Telegraph Office.
This was eBay lot 123660749469 in 2019. If this is yours, please get in touch.
A Victoria Telegraph Form printed December 1873, with a 1/- blue impressed stamp - from RL.
A Victoria Telegram of 14 September 1893, from Tatura. - from RL.
Here is a range of postage stamps used for telegraphic purposes. Ex Andrew Higson, courtesy of Spink & Son.
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