Losnr. 40448 - 321.-332. Auktion
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1876/81: 2 d. yellow, perf. 14, used on 1877 cover from Minninup to Henry Charles Princep in Perth tied by "7" numeral obliterator with fine strike of oval "MINNINUP / WESTERN AUSTRALIA" with date of despatch "25.7.77" inserted in manuscript. Backstamped at Bunbury in transit. Top flap missing but a fine and rare cover.rnrnNote: Henry Charles Princep (1844-1922) arrived in West Australia from Singapore on 25 May 1866. He was a draughtsman, artist (his 1875/76 drawings of incidents in the explorations of John Forrest and Ernest Giles were included in the published accounts of their expeditions) and later became Under-Secretary for Mines and Protector of Aborigines.rnrnProvenance: Collection George Owen.rn Collection Cecil Walkely, Prestige, Melbourne, 27 Nov 2010, lot 141.Ausruf : 1.500 CHFZuschlag : 1.800 CHF -
