Auction No. 30 Saturday, 27 November 2021 / 2:00 pm start
1900 (1st July) Lockville proving cover for 12 Bar ...
Estimate $200
Realised: $290 plus premium
Category: Australia > States and Territories > Western Australia > Stamps & Postal History
Lot Details
1900 (1st July) Lockville proving cover for 12 Bar 25 with 2 x 1d carmine swans tied by very variable strikes of the 12 Bar 25 with weak neighbouring Lockville 3b. Posted to South Aust with Ship Mail Room Perth & Adelaide transit b/s's plus Norwood squared circle arrival on reverse. This cover is not one of the only 2 proving covers recorded by Pope & Reynolds. Roughly opened but stamps not affected & a rare item of WA postal history.
