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Lot# 446 - Auction 284 - 290

  • Lot# : 446 Fiji

    1906/12: 1 d. red, a used example on 1908 postcard to Roma, Queensland tied by GPO Suva cds (April 29) in black with Purser's handstamp "S.S. SUVA." in violet at left - unrecorded outside of this small correspondence written by Frederick Quelhurst, a seaman working on board the S.S. Suva which traded fresh fruit from Fiji to Australia. Some water staining but rare.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold