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Auction: 3032 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 429

†1897 (15 Sept.) envelope from London to Port Moresby bearing 1/2d. and 1d. pair, showing rare straight-line "unclaimed" h.s. with manuscript "not here" at lower left and, on reverse, Brisbane (21.10), Cooktown (29.10), Port Moresby (7.12) and purple Dead Letter Office, Brisbane (18.10.98) datestamps. Rare and most attractive. Photo Estimate £ 1,800-2,000 Note: This is the only instructional handstamp recorded in the Queensland period.

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