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Lot# 3719 - Auction 234-243

  • Lot# : 3719 Western Australia

    Coolgardie Cycle Express 1895/96: The James Healy 2 s. 6 d. blue used on 1896 incoming cover front from New Zealand franked by 1882-90 1 d. rose horizontal pair tied by 'Feilding' datestamps (June 30) addressed to W. Oldham, Surveyor in Coolgardie, forwarded on to Mount Margaret with notation "Per Healy's Cycle Ex." at upper left, tied by "Per COOLGARDIE CYCLE EXPRESS CO., / HUNT STREET" in violet. Faults but very rare.rnrnNote: This front is from the same correspondence as the "Besançon" cover in our last auction, lot 3726.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF