Lot No. 1104
| Auction No. | 35 |
| Category |
Stamps & Postal History Western Australia States and Territories Australia |
| Est. | $220 |
| Status | SOLD $220 |
1903 (16th Apr) 1d blue swan Postcard uprated by ½d green swan & tied by Carnarvon cds. Addressed to "Miss Pennebaker, East Frankford, Phileda. Pa U.S.A." with message headed "Carnarvon West Australia April 15th 1903" & signed by English-speaking Japanese seaman "K Uchida". New York transit dated MAY 30 1903 & Philadelphia arrival the next day. Message reads; "After we have left Batavia we met with a severe cyclone...we called at North West Cape instead of going to Perth direct...North West Cape & Carnarvon are very poor place being very barren country, but kangaroo [sic] and emu hunting was very interesting...". A little aged but this is the only recorded mail from the three Japanese cruisers that made a goodwill tour to Australia in 1903.
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