Auction No. 8 Sunday, 28 November 2010 / 3:00 am start
1881 (26th Oct) cover to France with 1880/81 1½ d ...
Estimate $180
Category: Australia > Outerlying Territories > Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Lot Details
1881 (26th Oct) cover to France with 1880/81 1½ d venetian red, (SG 167, cat £ 140 on cover) in combination with fiscal, 1867/81 1d purple, perf 14, (the left hair ribbon shows 4 lines & band of crown is shaded so Die I, SG F19) which is catalogued also at £140 on cover. Full duplex London OC 26 ’81 XY + barred 105 cancel, with full French arrival cds on front. A stunning combination cover, rarely seen in excellent cond.
