Auction No. 36 Saturday, 4 October 2025 / 12:30 pm start
1906 (20th June) "Pier Head Largs" ...
Estimate $300
Category: Australia > Outerlying Territories > Christmas Island
Lot Details
1906 (20th June) "Pier Head Largs" Scottish colour postcard with 1d KEVII tied by very fine "Largs RSO Ayrshire" cds & addressed to "Christmas Island co Messrs Boustead & Co Straits Settlements via Singapore" with fine "PENANG TO SINGAPORE" mail-sorter cds. Minor corner bend. From the famous "Darling Correspondence". Bousteads were Singapore agents for the Christmas Island Phosphate Co which owned the TSS "Islander" that made regular visits to both the Christmas & Cocos Islands.