Auction 333-341 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand – The ‚KOOYONG‘ Collection - Day 2

1907: New South Wales 2 d. colbalt blue, used on cover, from Tristan da Cunha to Pontefract, England, via Australia, dated 22 August 1909 (letter enclosed), tied by Sydney machine cancel in black (Nov 2) with fine strike of the rare "TRISTAN / DA / CUHNA." undated double-lined circular cachet (Type I) in violet alongside a Pontefract cds in black (Dec 6), redirected to York on arrival with an additional Pontefract datestamp on the reverse (Dec 6) and an arrival in York (Dec 6). Carried by the White Star ship 'Mersey' which stopped at Tristan da Cuhna on 11 September 1909 and then went onto Sydney. Comes with a photo postcard of the vessel and a letter from Elizabeth Repetto, writing to her pen-pal in the UK. Some opening tears top, part of flap missing and climatic toning, however retains much charm and is an extremely rare cachet as well as an extraordinary third-party transit cover Gi = £ 4'000.
Reference: The History & Postal History of Tristan da Cunha, by George Crabb, illustrated on pg. 162.