Description:
1868 (Oct 31) mercantile entire headed "Campbells Wharf Sydney" & endorsed "p Panama Mail" to "Valparaiso/ South America" with Diadems 6d purple single & pair tied by Sydney duplex, very fine British Post Office 'PANAMA/ DE5/68' transit cds on the face, minor blemishes but extensive archival tape repairs within. A remarkable origin/ destination letter. [The trans-Pacific packet service jointly operated by the NSW & New Zealand Governments was established in 1866 but was unprofitable & ceased to operate in early-1869]
Symbol : c
Grade : (b)
Categories: Stamps & Postal History > NEW SOUTH WALES > NEW SOUTH WALES - Postal History