Auction No. 15 Saturday, 28 June 2014 / 1:00 pm start
1912 (15th Nov) 2d red swan with diagonal ...
Estimate $60
Realised: $80 plus premium
Category: Australia > States and Territories > Western Australia > Stamps & Postal History
Lot Details
1912 (15th Nov) 2d red swan with diagonal "ONE PENNY" in mauve overprint cancelled by Perth machine cancel. Pre-printed on reverse details of a meeting at the Perth Town hall "for the purpose of protesting against the proposal of the Federal Government to deprive Western Australians of the privilege of travelling to the Eastern States by Mail Steamer." from T.G.A. Molloy, Mayor. A lovely piece of local political history. Good cond.
