Lot 4
New South Wales: 1862 envelope from Wee Waa,...

Stamps and Postal History of the World | 5938
Auction: 22 November 2022 at 00:00 GMT
£270
Description
New South Wales: 1862 envelope from Wee Waa, New South Wales to England, cancelled Wee Waa for OC 16, carried by firstly by the ''S.S. Bombay'' to Ceylon before being transferred to the ''S.S. Colombo'' which foundered on Minicoy Island (Indian Ocean) superbly struck by ''Saved from the Wreck of the Colombo'' framed h/s, with London arrival at foot for JA 3 1863, backstamped by N.S.W. markings and London arrival, opened for display, still fine and scarce.

