WI-DU-3

Western Australia - Interim period: 1901-1917.
Urgent rate delivery form: WI-DU-3.

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General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	Form number E.T. 45. Standard Interim period heading. Has URGENT TELEGRAM in 5 mm sans-serif letters for heading.
Message area:	Blank.
Reverse side:	Blank.
Colours (text & form):	Blue on pink.
Size of form overall:	163 × 210 mm.
Size of datestamp box:	30 × 35 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

very distinctive light pink paper;
has a Stores Index number 45 in the top right corner;
one or two lines of vertical text at the left.

WI-DU-3A

WI-DU-3A.

Melbourne to Perth.
Date removed but probably
5 August 1914 (time sent was 12:45 pm and time received was 11:08 am).

Characteristics:

single line of text at left finishes before the line under the heading.

Telegram sent by Prime Minister Cook announcing the commencement of war with Germany.

WI-DU-3

WI-DU-3B.
Perth to Boulder
(oval Telegraph Office
31 August 1916).

Characteristics:

single line of text at left finishes after the line under the heading (middle of RECEIVED is the divisor).
message area is blank.

Phoenix Auctions December 2013, Lot 1583.

WI-DU-3C

WI-DU-3C.

Geraldton to Perth.
Perth/W.A. date stamp of
18 August 1916.

Characteristics:

two lines of text at left almost completely moved to the heading area;
message area is blank;
schedule number is at the top next to the Stores Index number.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
DU-3A	Cannot be determined	Cannot be determined	RRR
DU-3B	Stores Index 45.	31 August 1916 at Boulder, WA.	RRR
DU-3C	19247/16 *12	18 August 1916.	RRR