WI-TU-2

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:

orange colour of form rather than the pink shades used for the WA Urgent rate delivery forms;
very large letters for heading;
has PREFIX ... in TLC;
section for affixing stamps;
the main distinctions between the two variations for this form are:
1A: has no Schedule number;
1B: has a Schedule number D730/10 in the TRC.

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