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Auction: 22015 - The 'Libra' Collection - Featuring King George V Issues
Lot: 527

Papua
1932-40 Pictorial Issue
Photographic Essays
The following lots are from the E.C. Harris archive
A series of original photographs of various sizes for various denominations affixed to grey-blue pages (each 140x238mm.) with typed captions, comprising "Motu Girl" (½d., originally for the 3d.), "Steve, Son of Oala" (1d.), "Tree Houses" for different (1½d., originally for the 4d.), "Papuan Dandy" real photographic postcard (3d.), "Shooting Fish" x2 versions (9d.), "Lakatoi" horizontal (1/3d.., originally for the 2/6d.), "Potter at Work" x5 different (2/6d.) and "Sgt.-Major Simoi" x2 different (5/-), also the pages (no photos) for the 2/- (originally for the 1½d.) and £1 both with notation "Sketch retained by Stamp Printer"; some minor blemishes and a few with corner holes from initially having been in official files. An important group. (17 photos). Photo

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£420