WI-DO-1

Western Australia - Interim period: 1901-1917.
Delivery form: WI-DO-1.

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General characteristics:

Heading and notes:	Form No. E. T. 1 on first printing and the changed to E.T. No. 2. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA added above previous colonial heading.
Message area:	8 lines of five boxes numbered on the right side.
Reverse side:	Blank.
Colours (text & form):	Pink on cream.
Size of form overall:	170 × 219 mm.
Size of datestamp box:	40 × 39 mm.

Distinctive characteristics of this form:

Colonial POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS heading with COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA printed above;
the main distinctions between the two varieties are:
1A: Form number E.T.1; 2nd line of vertical text at left has one word and animals in the Crest face away from the shield;
1B: Form number E.T. 2; 2nd line of vertical text at left has two words and animals in the Crest face towards the shield.

WI-DO-1A

WI-DO-1A.
Paddington to Kalgoorlie, WA
(29 June 1903).
Has rare RO2-TO oval date stamp of Kalgoorlie.

Characteristics:

Form number E.T. 1;
two lines of vertical text at left with one word only in the second line;
Crest has Lion and Unicorn looking away from the shield.

WI-DO-1B

WI-DO-1B.

Geraldton to Perth
(30 July 1906).

Characteristics:

Form number E.T. 2;
two lines of vertical text at left with two words in the second line;
Crest has Lion and Unicorn looking towards the shield.

Details of use and rarity.

Form sub-number	Schedule number	Earliest recorded date	Rarity rating
DO-1A	None	29 June 1903 at Kalgoorlie.	RR
DO-1B	None	30 July 1906 at CTO Perth.	RRR