AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, POSTAL HISTORY

Lot 356		Estimate: $350 1878 (18 Apr) cover to Sheerness, England with 6d Mauve Wmk Crown CC Perf 12½ tied by Perth GPO duplex, endorsed 'via Southampton' and with Sheerness arrival backstamp JU 6 78. Adhesive damaged at lower left corner, otherwise a fine and clean cover
Lot 357		1888 (3 April) cover to London with 1864-79 6d Violet Wmk Crown CC Perf 12½ tied by 15-bar numeral and with Gin Gin cds at left (date completed in manuscript), Perth transit and London arrival backstamps. Back flap missing and other small faults, but a late use of the Crown CC stamp and very scarce