Lot 1071
| [ PS ] | AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH - POSTAL STATIONERY - ENVELOPES [ View this Category ]
Estimate: $4,000 | Starting Price: $3,000 |
1916-20 6d Blue Kangaroo envelope (230 x 182mm, with internal linen pouch) inscribed 'Wool Sample only' and with printed address for Messrs Krelinger & Fernau, London. Archival records indicate that 1,641 envelopes were printed in November 1916; no used examples are recorded. Fine mint and very rare, with only five complete envelopes recorded. A major Australian Commonwealth postal stationery rarity, BW ES10, cat AU$6000 |