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Auction: 23021 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 333

(x) Cocos (Keeling) Islands
1951 (5 Jan.) envelope registered to Melbourne showing framed "tin can mail/cocos-keeling is" with "Per wave baron" h.s. above, Cocos provisional registration label and bearing Ceylon 15c. and 25c. tied by Colombo c.d.s., on reverse "c.&w. ltd/cocos" double-ring d.s. An attractive and unique franking. Photo

Note: This was the only time Tin Can mail was ever collected by "Wave Baron". On 5 January 1951 an attempt by RMS "Orion" to collect the tin can mail "barrel" failed, thus the "Wave Baron" passed the islands on 17 January and as able to collect the mail.

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£1,200 to £1,500

Starting price
£1000