Auction No. 19 Saturday, 20 February 2016 / 2:00 pm start
1955 (23rd Nov) Not an FDC by date but a new ...
Estimate $35
Realised: $35 plus premium
Category: Australia > First Day Cover
Lot Details
1955 (23rd Nov) Not an FDC by date but a new discovery with 6d kookaburra block of 4 pmkd Cocos Island on "Australia's Newest Territory First Day Cover" island on map illust cover. This is a flight cover with "Inauguration of Domestic Postal Services Cocos (Keeling) Islands-Mainland" cachet in mauve. Typed address to Ireland. Good cond (small worn hole at top) & first we have seen of this cover design.
