Western Australia - Interim period: 1901-1917.
Urgent rate delivery form: WI-DU-4.

  
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: Form number E.T. No. 45.
Standard interim period heading.
Date stamp box in heading section.
Message area: Heading line with 7 lines for message.
Has two lines of vertical text at the left which finish just below the top section.
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & form): Black on pink.
Size of form overall: 167 × 207 mm.
Size of datestamp box: 38 × 35 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
 
WI-DU-1 WI-DU-4.

Big Bell to Geraldton.
11 August 1939.
Extremely late usage for an Interim period form.

Characteristics:

  • has URGENT TELEGRAM in large (9 mm high) letters across form;
  • has Form Number E.T. No. 45 in the top left corner;
  • message area is lined.
  • much lighter pink than the other WA Urgent rate forms.

Only recorded form of this type.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
DU-4 None. 11 August 1939 at Geraldton, WA. RRRR