Auction No. 10 Saturday, 8 October 2011 / 5:00 pm start
1953 cover bearing Ceylon franking (15¢) & showing ...
Estimate $550
Category: Australia > Outerlying Territories > Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Lot Details
1953 cover bearing Ceylon franking (15¢) & showing boxed "Tin Can Mail" Cocos-Keeling Is" 2 line cachet & typed "Via H.M. Ship", addressed to South Africa. Similar boxed cachet on flap. Ceylon machine cancel with census slogan ties the adhesives. Rare. (see inside back cover)
