Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1883: 1 d. pink, postal stationery envelope, used, London to Putney, dated 24 November 1897, cancelled by the Bickerdike ䷀ V♚R ䷀ Trial Machine cancel in black, with serifs on VR. To the reverse a partial Putney cds in black. Some toning to envelope and two tiny pin holes to left side well clear of stamp and postmark. A very fine strike of this rare cancellation.