POSTAL HISTORY / POSTCARDS: 1907 leather postcard to Australia with 2c red tied by 'TR CLK OAKLAND.../NOV/2/1907/CAL' TPO cancel, taxed locally with 'T 30 CMS' cachet (value inserted by second h/s) and on arrival with Sydney '3d' h/s, Australia Postage Dues Completed Design 1d & 2d tied by two fine strikes of Barred Numeral '1473' of Merewether, remarkably fine condition. [The leather postcard fad of the early 20th Century caused problems for mechanised mail handling. To discourage their use, the UPU imposed letter rates of postage on them]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200