Western Australia - Colonial period: 1861-1900.
Urgent rate delivery form: WC-DU-1.


General characteristics:

Heading and notes: Form number 32 (in TLC).
URGENT TELEGRAM above POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS, WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
Details of Sender and Recipient are under the heading with a note.
Message area: 33 boxes in 11 rows of 3 - numbered at right end of row.
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & form): Pink on green.
Size of form overall: 287 × 216 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of the form:
 

Front of the known form showing the layout.

Has a blue Post and Telegraph Office oval post mark (RO6-P&TO) date stamp - one of two recorded.

Reverse side is blank but has been used for this form to record a copy of the balance (an additional 102 words) of the very long message.
   

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
TU-1 None (TLC torn) 12 June 1903 at Cue. RRRRR