Western Australia - Interim period: 1901-1917.
Urgent rate transmission form: WI-TU-2.


General characteristics:

Heading and notes: PREFIX ... is printed in the TLC;
Form number E.T. No. 44 (centered at top).
Standard Interim period heading above URGENT TELEGRAM in 11 mm capitals.
Below the heading, there is a row of eight boxes - the first box list the Urgent Rate Telegraph Charges while the others are for stamps to be affixed.
Message area: One row of two parts - for "No. of words" and recipient details
then follows 6 rows of 5 boxes for the message.
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & form): Black on orange paper.
Size of form overall: 192 × 215 mm.
Size of STAMPS row: 24 mm high.
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-TU-2 WI-TU-2.

Bunbury to Narrogin.
8 January 1917.

Characteristics:

  • has URGENT TELEGRAM in large (9 mm high) letters across form;
  • has Form Number
    E.T. No. 44 moved to TRC and there is an additional 44 in the TLC;
  • the first box of the eight retained for affixing stamps has URGENT TELEGRAPH CHARGES listed;
  • message area is boxed with 5 boxes in each of 6 rows.

Only recorded form of this type.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number
Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
TU-2 None. 8 January 1917. RRRR