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

Colour Changes, Recess by De La Rue from Perkins Bacon Plates 1864/65: 4 d. carmine and 6 d. violet, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 12½, used on 1867 single rate cover endorsed "Marseilles" to Oswestry, England tied by "Perth / GPO" duplex in black (April 27). Carried on "Avoca" to Galle, the "Surat" to Suez, from Alexandria on the "Syria" to Malta and Marseilles; reverse with Oswestry arrival cds (June 15). Minor opening tear at top but an attractive cover at the more expensive rate via Marseillles - 4 d. more than the "via Southampton" all sea route.