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

1862: 9 d. bistre, plate 2, without hair lines, wmk. emblems, used on a mourning cover in combination with 1865 3 d. rose, plate 4, wmk. emblems, sent from Mallow, Cork, Ireland to Melbourne, Australia, dated 17 August 1865, tied by the Mallow '321' Irish spoon cancel in black, endorsed 'Via Southampton'. To reverse a London transit cds in blue (18 August) and a single circle arrival datestamp in blue-green (9 October). A fine and rare example, especially out of Ireland to Australia. Only five mixed franking 9 d. covers recorded, three of which are at the 1 shilling rate with the 3 d. rose. Comes with an additional cover franked with a combination of 9 d. straw plate 4 and a 3 d. rose plate 17. Has faults. Nonetheless rare with fewer than 10 recorded.