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249070 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
500, 506 [1957 140 öre Sea Rescue; 1957 20 öre black coil King, diagonal lines background] (VF; 140 spot, 20 crease) on 2 May 1959 airmail cover from "UPPLANDS-VÄSBY / POB 1" with Postal Agency cancellation [post offices usually located in a shop or small hotel], to Warilla, NSW, AUSTRALIA! Upon arrival in Sydney, Australia, the cover was handstamped in violet "DESPATCHED FROM SYDNEY / BY SURFACE MAIL". It was only about a 2 hour drive to Warilla, thus it was probably faster sent by truck than plane, but the recipient still needed to be informed that the final leg of the trip was by surface. The Sea Rescue high-value stamp has a small spot on it and the other stamps a crease, but that is typical for such covers -- and the cover itself is in excellent condition. The Sea Rescue high value is SCARCE ON COVER and Australia is a surprisingly unusual destination in this era for airmail from Sweden -- I cannot recall the last time I saw such a cover from Sweden to Australia. This cover has FOUR very unusual features (franking, cancel, destination, despatch marking). ACTUAL item. |
16.00 |