Australia : Railway Late Fee.

You may be a stamp collector if...

You see such a gorgeous railway strike,
and think you have a great chance at rehabilitating this mess.

Nuff said.

Well worth saving love the late fee. I assume that the "RLY" is similar to U.S. "R.M.S." and "R.P.O."

I thought RLY is just short for "railway".

Right Smauggie, depending on era,
RLY, TPO, RMS RPO all similar in service designate.

I have soaked them, underneath on the muslin,
was an old ad for vesta batteries, and part address
to a motorcycle repairers in broken hill,
probably sending up a set of brushes for an old
Velocette motorcycle in the bush.
Had to get there ASAP reason for the late fee.

I wonder how many times it changed hands since 1937
as collectors grimaced and passed it on,
to be finally found by me

That's super nice Rod. Thanks for posting.

Very well done, thanks for showing us the results. It's a great page.

Balf

Thanks guys,
the grottiness gives it a certain appeal. :)