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

1859: 6 d. golden bronze, imperforate, a used example (Type 1) with large if uneven margins all round, used on 1859 cover endorsed "via Southampton" to London, tied by Bowra circle and bars numeral "8" obliterator in black with corresponding "FREEMANTLE / WESTERN-AUSTRALIA" double arc datestamp of despatch at left (July 15) in black. Carried on P&O Line on the "Northam" to Port Louis (Mauritius) and Suez (Aug 28) and from Alexandria on the "Ceylon" to Southampton with "London / Paid" cds in red (Sept 19). Readdressed upon arrival to Maidenhead, Bucks (Sept 20) with arrival on reverse. Two file folds well away from the adhesive, a fine and very rare cover.
Provenance: Collection G.H. Boucher, Robson Lowe, 7 Dec 1949, lot 555.
Note: The contents are from a commercial agent, Henry Carter, referring to various shipments of horses to London and Madras and copper ore from Champion Bay.