Auction No. 32 Sunday, 5 March 2023 / 3:30 pm start

Lot 0753 « Prev Lot All Search Results Next Lot »

1945 (4th Mar) OHMS Land Titles Office cover Perth ...

Estimate $50
Realised: $50 plus premium

Category: Australia  >  States and Territories  >  Western Australia  >  Official mail

Lot Details

1945 (4th Mar) OHMS Land Titles Office cover Perth with "Get into line .. Buy and Hold War Savings Certificates" slogan on reverse of this small buff env with 5½d Gloucester perfined "WA" tied to by Perth Registered cds & addressed to Marradong. "Deceased interred Marradong cemetery 30 yrs ago" in m/s. Williams B28 transit with three letter month (recorded use in PMI 20-09-47 to 11-08-59). Note: the first use of postal markings at Marradong is recorded in PMI as 1883 with the Post Office closing in 1958. No use of a postal marker was recorded between 2-11-43 to 30-9-52 in PMI. Was the PO closed & business diverted temporarily until after the war? Attractive & interesting item in VG cond with original enclosure.

1945 (4th Mar) OHMS Land Titles Office cover Perth ... Image 1++