Great Britain and British Commonwealth Datestamps & Town Markings
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 2888
Symbol: C
634 Mile Trans-Australian Railway: '634 MILE TAR/20MR37/WA' four very fine to superb strikes on philatelic cover to California. PO 1.4.1935; TO 2.6.1937; closed ? [John Booker's similar cover - with three strikes - sold at our auction of 1.12.2019 for $1377]
Fremantle, Hamilton Road: 'HAMILTON ROAD FREMANTLE/6OC1908/WESTERN AUSTRALIA' (LRD) two very fine b/s on OHMS cover, triple-oval 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE/GPO PERTH WA' b/s in violet (PMI #ORS3a). [PMI records 4SE1908 only]
Perth: 25mm 'GPO PERTH/27AUG09/WESTERN AUSTRALIA' on 1/- olive, 21mm 'PAID/AU--/04/PERTH' on torn 1d with 'WA' puncture - both these are unlisted in PMI - and 21mm 'TELEGRAPHS/AP4/05/PERTH - WA' (PMI #5-a; LRD & only 17 days before #5-b recorded). Rare trio.
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Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Nov-22-2020, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 2892
Symbol: L
Perth: 'M.O.O/1SEP37/PERTH.W.A.' cds (25mm diameter) very fine strike on 'Money Order' form endorsed "Receipt only/..." specifying payment to the post office "Aden, India".
Perth: 'M.O.O/-5JUN41/PERTH.W.A.' cds (25mm diameter) very fine strike on PMG's Department receipt for "... Hong Kong ... 8/-", plus letter from Hong Kong GPO acknowleding remittance and enclosing the purchased stamps.
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