Auction No. 24 Saturday, 28 July 2018 / 1:00 pm start
1893 1/- & 2/6d Coolgardie Cycle Express marginal ...
Estimate $160
Realised: $190 plus premium
Category: Australia > States and Territories > Western Australia > Stamps & Postal History
Lot Details
1893 1/- & 2/6d Coolgardie Cycle Express marginal examples. 1/- with usual gum disturbance but the 2/6d has full MUH original gum & is seldom seen thus. The service was closed in Dec 1896 after being suppressed by the postal authority. It had been opened to expediate mail delivery when the Post Office provided only a weekly service. (2)
