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Auction: 11033 - Autumn Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1459

Western Australia Travelling Post Offices Great Southern Railway 1896 (Feb.) 1d. blue card from Fremantle to Sydney showing, on reverse, "travelling.post.office/w.a." c.d.s. (Handbook Type 3), 1896 (Aug.) 1d. blue card, uprated with 1/2d., from Newcastle to England showing, on reverse, "travelling post office/g.s.r.w.a." large c.d.s. (Type 4), 1896 (Oct.) Italian 10c. card, uprated with 5c. (3), from Rome to Perth showing "travelling post office/g.s.r.w.a." c.d.s. (28.11) (Type 4) in blue, 1898 (Mar.) envelope (opened-out and rebacked) from Sydney to Perth showing, on reverse, "travelling post office/g.s.r.w.a." (Type 6) in blue, and 1899 (Sept.-Dec.) envelope (opened-out and rebacked) from Tasmania, showing framed "unclaimed" h.s. of Coolgardie and various transit c.d.s. including "travelling.post.office/g.s.r.w.a" c.d.s. (Type 5, 10.9, the latest recorded date of use); generally fine strikes. Also two Commonwealth period related items Estimate £ 300-350

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£270