AUST 2d Grey Kangaroo + 1½d Brown KGV to STD BANK of S.AFRICA, WALL ST NEW YORK

Description

AUSTRALIA
A century old 1920s
2d Grey
Kangaroo /
1½d Brown
King George V Head
postal history by
BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES, CHARTERS TOWER
(as indicated in the back cover embossed logo)
addressed to
The Agent, Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd, 55 Wall Street, New York, USA
,
in good to fine condition.
The standard airmail letter rate to non British Empire countries should be
3d
instead of
3½d
. It appears to be an overpaid airmail letter service. Perhaps the big bank can afford the extra ½d letter rate.
The Standard Bank of South Africa, Limited
established 1862 with HEAD OFFICE at 10 Clements Lane, Lombard Street, London, E.G,  HAMBURG AGENCY located at 27 ALSTERDAMM, and
NEW YORK AGENCY
located at
55 WALL STREET
.
The Bank of New South Wales
(BNSW), also known commonly as
The Wales
, was the
first bank in Australia
, being established in Sydney in 1817 and situated on Broadway. During the 19th century, the bank opened branches throughout Australia and New Zealand, expanding into Oceania in the 20th century. It merged with many other financial institutions, finally merging with the Commercial Bank of Australia in 1982 and being renamed to the
W
estpac
B
anking
C
orporation
on 4 May that year under the Bank of New South Wales
A fine piece of century old inter bank postal history in the 1920s between the Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd, New York, USA and Bank of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Happy Bidding!!
Postage & Handling
Normal Surface/Airmail Service:  (Australia);  (
Rest of the World
)
Optional Registered Service
: (Australia); (
Rest of the World
)
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