Western Australia - Interim period: 1901-1917.
Ordinary rate transmission form: WI-TO-2.

  
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: Form number E.T. 1. (WA could not follow the pattern of the other States of using E.T. No. 2 for this transmission form because that form number had already been allocated to ordinary rate delivery forms).
Standardised interim heading.
Message area: 6 lines of 5 unnumbered boxes.
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & form): Black on cream.
Size of form overall: 172 × 203 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
 


TO-2A WI-TO-2A.

Perth to Boulder
16 July 1907.

Characteristics:

  • form number E.T. No. 1 in top left corner but no PREFIX;
  • has 2 lines (Time Lodged and Sent) in the lower left corner;
  • date starts with "190 " for year;
TO-2B WI-TO-2B.

to Cue
3 January 1911.

Characteristics:

  • form number E.T. No. 1 in top left corner with PREFIX below;
  • date starts with "190 " for year;
  • has 2 lines (Time Lodged and Sent) in the lower left corner with a Schedule number A3272/08 below.
WI-TO-2C WI-TO-2C.
Perth to Kalgoorlie
(Telegraphs 28 May 1910).

Characteristics:

  • Form number changed to E.T. 1 in TLC;
  • no schedule number above No.... in top right corner;
  • now has 3 lines (Time Lodged, Sent and BY) in the lower left corner;
  • date starts with "190 " for year
  • three entries in lower left corner for times Lodged and Sent and BY.
WI TO 2D WI-TO-2D.
Copy to Kalgoorlie
(11 November 1911).

Characteristics:

  • has a serrated edge of the left showing it was probably issued in Booklet form.
  • no schedule number above No.... in top right corner;
  • date starts with "191 " for year. Two forms are known - used in October and November 1912.
WI-TO-2E WI-TO-2E.
To Perth (9 October 1913).

Characteristics:

  • has schedule number F1337/26 S 26 above "No ..." in top right corner;
  • date starts with "191 " for year.
WI-TO-2F WI-TO-2F.
To Perth (17 May 1915).

Characteristics:

  • has five lines of text next to "ADDRESSED TO" box.
    TIME LODGED has been moved up from before TIME SENT in lower left corner;
  • has schedule number *26 above "No ..." in top right corner;
  • date starts with "191 " for year.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
TO-2A None 16 July 1907 at Perth. RRRR
TO-2B None 3 January 1911. RRRR
TO-2C None 29 May 1910 at T.O. Perth. RRRR
TO-2D None 15 October 1912. RRRR
TO-2E F1337 / 26 S 26.
*27
B12527/15 *27		 9 October 1913 at Perth.
7 June 1915;
6 June 1917 at Cue;		 RRR
TO-2F *26. 17 May 1915.
 RRRR