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Lot# 20471 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 20471 Western Australia

    1854: Swan 1 d. black, a vertical pair, margins clear to fine, used on 1857 cover from Fremantle to Perth tied by mute obliterators in black with manuscript date "21/9/57" at lower left and fine oval framed "POST OFFICE / ♛ / FREMANTLE / WESTERN AUSTRALIA" in black above. A very rare and most attractive cover.rnProvenance: Collection Cecil Walkely, Prestige, Melbourne, 27 Nov 2010, lot 74.rn 
    Starting bid : 1,750 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF