General characteristics:
| Heading and notes: |
Form No. E. T. 1 on first printing and the changed to E.T. No. 2.
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA added above previous colonial heading. |
| Message area: |
8 lines of five boxes numbered on the right side. |
| Reverse side: |
Blank. |
| Colours (text & form): |
Pink on cream. |
| Size of form overall: |
170 × 219 mm. |
| Size of datestamp box: |
40 × 39 mm. |
- Colonial POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS heading with COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA printed above;
- the main distinctions between the two varieties are:
1A: Form number E.T.1; 2nd line of vertical text at left has one word and animals in the Crest face away from the shield;
1B: Form number E.T. 2; 2nd line of vertical text at left has two words and animals in the Crest face towards the shield.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
- centre line "Received..." ends with "message";
- line above sender details ends with "Tasmania".
Details of use and rarity.
Form
sub-number |
Schedule number |
Earliest recorded date |
Rarity rating |
| DO-1A |
None |
4 July 1905 at Burnie. |
NC |
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WI-DO-1A.
Paddington to Kalgoorlie, WA
(29 June 1903).
Has rare RO2-TO oval date stamp of Kalgoorlie.
Characteristics:
- Form number E.T. 1;
- two lines of vertical text at left with one word only in the second line;
- Crest has Lion and Unicorn looking away from the shield.
Also see entry for Quindalup.
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WI-DO-1B.
Peak Hill to Perth
(16 December 1905).
Characteristics:
- Form number E.T. 2;
- two lines of vertical text at left with two words in the second line;
- Crest has Lion and Unicorn looking towards the shield.
Details of the C.T.O. Perth date stamp are included elsewhere. |
Details of use and rarity.
Form
sub-number |
Schedule number |
Earliest recorded date |
Rarity rating |
| DO-1A |
None |
29 June 1903 at Kalgoorlie. |
RR |
| DO-1B |
None |
16 December 1905 at CTO Perth. |
RRRR |