About this object

Registration label from Port Hedland, blue, rectangular, dated 27 January 1959.

Envelope is addressed to 'Mr Leonard J Walton/C/- Northern Minerals/Shaw River/Port Hedland.'

Also attached: Lyrebird 1s Bronze Green; Royal Flying Doctor Service 7d Chalky Blue postage stamp(s); Black ink postmark from Port Hedland (A27 type).

Object details
Museum accession number
H2020.1321
Type
Registration label
Label Date
Label Place
Port Hedland
Addressed to
Mr Leonard J Walton/C/- Northern Minerals/Shaw River/Port Hedland
Style
print letters
Shape
rectangular
Colour
blue
REGISTRATION LABEL
Label number
0690
COVER
Cover media
long cover
Cover text
OHMS
MARKS & STAMPS
Postmark type
A27
Postage stamp type
Lyrebird 1s Bronze Green
Other postage stamp types
Royal Flying Doctor Service 7d Chalky Blue
FRONT MARKS
Postmark cancellation
Port Hedland
Other marks on front

violet boxed CARD ISSUED; sticker 'DATE OF NOTICE/Service - Non-Service'

REVERSE MARKS
Other marks on reverse

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Citations and licences
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Western Australian Museum 2025, Registration Label, Port Hedland (with A27 type postmark), 1959, accessed 31 January 2025, <https://collections.museum.wa.gov.au/collection/hanekamp-postal-collection/object/539>.
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