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Auction: 23028 - Stamps and Covers of India and South East Asia
Lot: 348

(x) Malaya
Straits Settlements

Covers and Cancellations
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
1951 (11 June) return flight Leigh-Parkin envelope (opened-out for display) to London, showing huge "cocos/sydney" "lightning bolt" cachet with, on reverse, typed "per qantas/catalina/vh-eba" label tied by second "c.&w. ltd/cocos" double-ring d.s., the address panel bearing Australia 1/6d. applied and cancelled at Sydney (20.6). Photo

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Sold for
£380

Starting price
£210