Auction No. 34 Saturday, 20 April 2024 / 1:00 pm start
1948 (25th Feb) KGVI 2½d PSE uprated with 1/3d ...
Estimate $40
Realised: $40 plus premium
Category: Australia > Outerlying Territories > Australian Antartic Territory
Lot Details
1948 (25th Feb) KGVI 2½d PSE uprated with 1/3d bull, 3½d KGVI & 1½d QM Registered Caulfield North, SE7 Victoria & addressed to "The Australian Antarctic Research Expedition Macquarie Island Antarctica" with written request at base, "Please return to Barbara Caldwell... (address) ...NZ". Cover was then re-registered Macquarie Island with "ANARE Macquarie Is" cds applied at left & on reverse (7 MR 48) having been posted in Victoria on 25 FE 48 (incl Melbourne cds). Interesting in various respects! HMA Ships struck in black at top of cover. Incls original corres.
