Auction No. 23 Sunday, 15 April 2018 / 3:00 pm start
New Zealand 1916 (1st June) "Town Hall, Albany, ...
Estimate $220
Category: Commonwealth & Foreign
Lot Details
New Zealand 1916 (1st June) "Town Hall, Albany, W.A." b&w postcard addressed to Wellington marked "On Active Service" in m/s with "N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE 1 JUN 1916 TROOPSHIP No. 53" boxed cachet in green pl.us "PASSED BY MILITARY CENSOR" one line h/s also in green. Several words deleted by censor. Troopships 51 to 53 departed Albany between 1st & 6th May 1916 & arrived Egypt between 9th & 21st June 1916. A lovely example in very good cond.
