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Auction: 25028 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 1257

Papua
Covers and Cancellations
Port Moresby
1901 (7 Aug.) envelope addressed to "Rev. H.M. Dauncey, Delana", bearing 1901 ½d. to 1/-, all tied by "b.n.g." 8 bar obliterator and showing "port moresby/british new guinea" c.d.s. (Lee Type 6); the envelope with a few minor tone spots. Photo

Note: Rev. Harry Moore Dauncey (1863-1932) was sent by the London Missionary Society to British New Guinea in 1888 and established his mission in the village of Delane where he remained until he retired in 1928.

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Estimate
£600 to £800

Starting price
£500