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Auction: 25028 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 1214

New Guinea
North West Pacific Islands
Covers and Cancellations
1918 (3 Sept.) philatelic envelope registered to Melbourne, bearing 1915-16 ½d., 1d., 2d., 2½d., 3d., 4d., 5d., 6d., 9d. and 1/-, each tied by fine "kokopo/queensland" c.d.s. and showing provisional registration label with, on reverse, Sydney and arrival datestamps, fine. Photo

Note: The use of the word "queensland" was an error and when brought into use it was obliterated by means of a filling of soft metal which printed as a semi-circular bar. The canceller soon showed signs of the shredding of the soft metal filling with the result the word "queensland" became successively more legible.

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Estimate
£600 to £800

Starting price
£420