Auction: 11033 - Autumn Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1387
Queensland Travelling Post Offices Great Northern Railway 1902 envelope (opened-out) registered to Tasmania, franked at 5d. cancelled with "t p o no 1 northern ry/down" c.d.s. and showing "registered/t.p.o. up northern ry" h.s., not previously recorded, 1904 envelope to Tasmania bearing 1d. pair each cancelled "573" an with "t p o no 2 northern ry/down" c.d.s. and 1907 envelope (opened-out) registered to Tasmania franked at 7d. cancelled with "t.p.o. no 1 n.r./down" c.d.s. with a further strike and "t.p.o. no 2 n c rway/down" c.d.s. on reverse; also Cairns Railway 1911 envelope to Melbourne bearing 1d. cancelled with "t.p.o. cairns rly/up" c.d.s. (struck "up" in error) and Commonwealth period postcard with 1d. cancelled by similar "down" c.d.s.. A few faults with two of the envelope rebacked though a scarce group Estimate £ 120-150
Sold for
£240