Auction No. 20 Saturday, 29 October 2016 / 2:00 pm start
Cocos Is KGVI Singapore pieces x 5 with Cocos ...
Estimate $45
Realised: $50 plus premium
Category: Collections, Accumulations and Selections > Australia
Lot Details
Cocos Is KGVI Singapore pieces x 5 with Cocos Island cds's plus 1952 RAAF PO Cocos Island tying Australia ½d kangaroo & KGVI 3½d & Singapore pieces with KEVI/QEII usage on same piece (2 examples). Also 2 pieces with QEII defins only & regd label with cds of Cocos Island, 1955 airmail cover to Perth with 6½d QEII tied by Cocos Island & violet pictorial "Inauguration..." cachet with JA 1956 piece having similar cancel tying KGVI 7½d & QM 2d x 2. Also an extract from ASM Apr 1955 titled "Cocos Islands Have Romantic Postal Story" by Rex Allison. (cover + 11 pieces)
