Auction No. 10 Saturday, 8 October 2011 / 5:00 pm start
1889 (30th Aug) Sydney "16" NSW cancel on ...
Estimate $35
Realised: $30 plus premium
Category: Australia > States and Territories > New South Wales
Lot Details
1889 (30th Aug) Sydney "16" NSW cancel on "RETURNED LETTER - Dead Letter Office" env with embossed Arms on flap. Printed on the inside of the flap reads, "The enclosed letter, not having been delivered for the reason assigned thereon, was opened here by the Officer appointed for that purpose and is now returned to the writer" General Post Office, Sydney & signed Herm. Heinrich. Some toning but a lovely example.
