Western Australia - Interim period: 1901-1917.
Delivery form: WI-DO-3.

  
General characteristics:

Heading and notes: Form number changed to E.T. No. 2.
Standard Interim period heading below TELEGRAM.
Message area: 30 unnumbered boxes in 6 lines.
Reverse side: Blank.
Colours (text & form): Red on cream.
Size of form overall: 137 × 208 mm.
Distinctive characteristics of this form:
 

WI-DO-3.

Sent from the Law Courts, Melbourne to Registrar Titles, Perth.
Scarce Perth ETO date stamp of 10 December 1910.

Has a scarce straight line DELAYED BY INTERRUPTION TO LINE -
the ONLY such hand stamp known on a Western Australian delivery form.
See elsewhere for DELAYED hand stamps on telegram forms.

Telegram was sent with the COLLECT instructional marking with 9d Paid Reply (PR).

An amazing form with so many unique characteristics - and the only one of this format recorded.

Details of use and rarity.

Form
sub-number		 Schedule number Earliest recorded date Rarity rating
DO-3 [D694/10.] 17 August 1910 at Perth E.T.O. RRR
  [D698 /10.] 10 December 1910 at Perth E.T.O. RRRR