General characteristics:
| Heading and notes: | No form number. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH WESTERN AUSTRALIA spanning the crest. |
| Message area: | 5 boxes in each of 8 lines. |
| Reverse side: | Blank. |
| Colours (text & form): | Red on cream. |
| Size of form overall: | 172 × 217 mm. |
Distinctive characteristics of the form:
- there are few details in the heading so the boxed area becomes the major feature;
- the main distinctions amongst the three varieties are:
4A: all three lines in the heading are aligned left. No lines used to define the date stamp area;
4B: 2nd and 3rd lines in the heading are indented; the reverse side has regulations;
4C: 2nd and 3rd lines in the heading are indented; the reverse side is blank.
Has scarce rubber TELEGRAPH OFFICE triple oval (RO6-TO) date stamp in pink(2nd earliest use recorded).
WC-DO-4Ab.
Same as above for DO-4Aa but the reverse side is blank.
Has a RO6-TO Chief TELEGRAPH OFFICE date stamp for Perth in blue-green.
WC-DO-4B.
Albany to CTO Perth
Characteristics:
Albany to CTO Perth
Characteristics:
- major change was the inclusion of a boxed space for a date stamp in the top right corner;
- 2nd and 3rd lines of text under the heading are indented;
- W of WESTERN (3rd line) overlaps R of REGULATIONS in line above;
- reverse side has Regulations and Charges (see below).
WC-DO-4B (reverse side).
A type DO-4B delivery form showing the regulations and charges
printed on the reverse side.
Dated January 1889 in lower left corner.
A type DO-4B delivery form showing the regulations and charges
printed on the reverse side.
Dated January 1889 in lower left corner.
Has a RO6-TO TELEGRAPH OFFICE date stamp for Cue in violet.
WC-DO-4Ca.
Rubber oval date stamp (RO6-TO) in violet for telegram
sent from Perth to Cue.
28 November 1894.
Characteristics:
A modification on WC-DO-4B above (so early).
Rubber oval date stamp (RO6-TO) in violet for telegram
sent from Perth to Cue.
28 November 1894.
Characteristics:
A modification on WC-DO-4B above (so early).
- 2nd and 3rd line of text under the heading are indented;
- W of WESTERN (3rd line) overlaps R of REGULATIONS in line above;
- "r" of "received" in line 1 is slightly to the left of "a(nd)" below;
- "A" of "Australia" in line 3 is below "(io)ns" above;
- reverse side is blank.
Has an RO6-TO rubber oval date stamp of Perth in violet of 19 September 1896.
WC-DO-4Cb.
Goongarrie to CTO Perth
Characteristics:
Goongarrie to CTO Perth
Characteristics:
- 2nd and 3rd line of text under the heading are indented;
- "r" of "received" in line 1 is slightly to the left of "a(nd)" below;
- "A"of "Australia" in line 3 is below the space between "(ion)s a(nd)" above;
- reverse side is blank.
Has a faint RO-6 TO Day Dawn rubber date stamp used in violet.
WC-DO-4Cc.
Perth to Day Dawn (RO6-TO);
10 February 1897.
Characteristics:
Perth to Day Dawn (RO6-TO);
10 February 1897.
Characteristics:
- 2nd and 3rd line of text under the heading are indented;
- "r" of "received"; in line 1 is above the "a(nd)" below;
- "A" of "Australia" in line 3 is below "s" of (ion)s above;
Note: some forms have a slightly more pronounced shift right in the 2nd line. - reverse side is blank.
Details of use and rarity.
| Form sub-number |
Schedule number | Earliest recorded date | Rarity rating |
| DO-4Aa | None. | 13 December 1889 at T.O. Albany. | R |
| DO-4Ab | None. | 10 June 1895 at Cue. | NC |
| DO-4B | None. | 7 September 1891 at C. T. O. Perth | NC. |
| DO-4Ca | None | 28 November 1894 at Cue. | R |
| DO-4Cb | None. | 10 September 1895 at Cue. | NC |
| DO-4Cc | None. | 10 February 1897 at Day Dawn. | NC |