Auction No. 32 Sunday, 5 March 2023 / 3:30 pm start
1931 (10th Dec) 6d Kingsford Smith Airmail ovptd ...
Estimate $400
Category: Australia > States and Territories > Western Australia > Stamps & Postal History
Lot Details
1931 (10th Dec) 6d Kingsford Smith Airmail ovptd "OS" on Perth Registered "Mitchell" FDC with underlined "First Day Cover" red h/s upper left & "S. MITCHELL 376A Murray St, Perth WA" cachet in blue ink lower left. Perth regd & Midland Junction b/s's. The Perth Regd cds date of 10 DEC 1931 differs from the 17 NOV 1931 published in ACSC. Were the stamps issued at a later date in Perth? Was the date in the cds wrongly set? Was the letter "lost" in the Postbox or Post office & cancelled as a matter of course at a later date? Exc cond. ACSC 144y, Cat. $2000
