SA12 Feb Gold Rush cover to Victoria Somewhere on the diggings" Saudi Arabia 6d grey-black SG 19 Used

6d grey-black SG 19 Used

This was the first ever overprinted booklet and was the idea of Tony Shields of Shields Stamps and Coins which has subsequently raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for stamp clubs

2d deep green SG 15 Used

SG 270 5/-  rosine MLH

SA12 Feb Gold Rush cover to Victoria Somewhere on the diggings" Saudi Arabia 6d grey-black SG 19 Used(12 Feb) "gold rush" cover to Victoria bearing overhanging 2d pair (creased) and single (cut into) cancelled by diamond '23' of Salisbury with datestamp alongside, addressed to Melbourne and later endorsed 'Or Somewhere on the diggings', handstamp on reverse, some faults. A wonderful survivor of a time when entire cities were nearly emptied of people who all were off to the diggings to find gold. It must have been a postmans nightmare! Track Page