The Cecil Walkley Collection of Postal History of Western Australia is an outstanding collection and has achieved a myriad of highlights winning no fewer than six International Gold Medals (London 1990, Tokyo 1991, Granada 1992, Poznan 1993, Bangkok 1993 and Seoul 1994) and, at Beijing in 1996, a Large Gold Medal.
Feature sections in The Cecil Walkley Collection of Western Australia Postal History include:
- The Pre-Stamp Period 1829-1854
- The Imperforate Stamps Period 1854-1864
- The Perforated Stamps Period 1861-1900
- The Commonwealth of Australia Period
- Convict Mail and Official Mail
- The Boer War 1899-1902
Following the auctioning of the Cecil Walkley Collection, up for sale is the Kevin Nelson Collection of Australian Postal History 1901-1941.
Kevin's collection achieved accolades from its first showing and they flowed thick and fast. International Gold medals were awarded at Espana (2004), St Petersburg (2007), China (2009) &, in May of this year, at London.
The Kevin Nelson Collection is being offered according to the following rates structure:
- First-Class Mail - Letters - Surface
- First-Class Mail - Letters - Airmail
- First-Class Mail - Letters - Postcards
- Second-Class Mail
- Third-Class Mail
- Fourth-Class Mail
- Miscellaneous Services
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