Western Australia - Interim period: 1901-1917.
Urgent rate delivery form: WI-DU-1.
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: Form number E.T. No. 45.
Standard interim period heading.
Message area: 6 lines of 5 unnumbered boxes.
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & form): Black on dark pink.
Size of form overall: 172 × 214 mm.
Size of datestamp box: 39 × 39 mm.
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-DU-1 WI-DU-1.

Perth to Cue
16 June 1911.

Characteristics:

  • has URGENT TELEGRAM in large (11 mm high) letters across form;
  • has Form Number E.T. No. 45 in the top left corner;
  • message area is boxed.
WI-DU-1 WI-DU-1.

Rozelle, NSW to Boulder
(Post & Telegraphs date stamp RO7-P&TO).
31 March 1914.

Characteristics:

  • has URGENT TELEGRAM in large (11 mm high) letters across form;
  • message area is boxed.
   

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
DU-1 None. 16 June 1911 at Cue, WA. RRRR