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Auction: 23117 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale - e-Auction
Lot: 3123

(x) Australian Colonies
Queensland
Covers and Cancellations

Mail to United Kingdom
1872 (28 Dec.) envelope from Ipswich to Essex, marked "Via Brindisi", bearing 3d. greenish grey and 6d. yellow-green, both tied by "87" sunburst, showing despatch c.d.s. at lower left with, on reverse, Brisbane (31.12) and London (17.3) datestamps; and 1873 (3 June) envelope from Rockhampton to Gloucester, marked "Via Brindisi", bearing 3d. greenish grey strip of four tied by light "102" sunburst, showing despatch c.d.s. with, on reverse, Brisbane (6.6) and arrival (4.8) datestamps

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

Sold for
£700

Starting price
£100