TELEGRAM FORMS - USED EARLY 1900s-1970s: A box file containing a large collection of used forms in varying condition, mainly early 1900s to 1940s but a few from pre 1900 or 1950s-70s, mounted on pages and loose, showing the changes in design inc. an Electric & International Telegraph Company form dated 185(8?); a British & Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company Ltd. form dated 1868; a plain page marked "Secret" and "Decode" dated 1941 to the "Secretary of State for the Colonies" outlining oil stocks; a Cable & Wireless Ltd. form dated 1945 with the message "Child with whole family from Theresienstadt to Poland letter follows"; and others mainly via the GPO inc. a few from Buckingham Palace & Sandringham, some with or in original envs. (164) (Image)

UNUSED TELEGRAPH FORMS - 1890s-1970s, ETC.: A box file containing a collection of mint forms and ephemera/ official literature inc. a form for Government & Royal Family use only; a "DIRECT SPANISH TELEGRAPH COMPANY LTD." form (some spotting); an "ANGLO-AMERICAN TELEGRAPH COMPANY LIMITED" form; a "BRITISH TRANSPORT COMMISSION RADIO SERVICE - RADIO TELEGRAM" form; 4 Telegraph cards inc. a 1/- embossed card (TCP1); other forms & cards of various designs, plus an 1853 Act of Parliament repealing an act regarding "The British Electric Telegraph Company Act, 1850", various booklets and leaflets of instructions or rates, 2 original photographs of delivery boys, etc. A very useful lot. (40 forms, 9 documents, 17 PPCs & photographs) (Image)

TELEGRAM-CARRIER'S LEATHER POUCHES & FOLDER; A small box containing two leather pouches - one light brown with brass stud fastenings & embossed "G.P.O." (17 X 10cm); one black with chrome plated metal clasp and belt/strap loops on back (18 x 13cm); and one board folder (11.5 x 15cm) with dark red leatherette finish, central strap for holding blank forms, and side pencil holder. All in fine used condition. (3) (Image)