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Auction: 11025 - Dr. Robert Towers Collection of British Empire
Lot: 448

New Guinea North West Pacific Islands 1917 (May) envelope registered from Madang to Sydney bearing 4d. yellow-orange with variety weeping "4" and showing large part "censored by/district officer" h.s., 1917 (Oct.) envelope registered from Rabaul to Sydney bearing 1/2d. strip of three and 2 1/2d., and 1919 (Mar.) envelope registered from Rabaul to Sydney bearing 1915 (Dec.) 2d. vertical strip of three (minor foxing) comprising the three types, all neatly cancelled with c.d.s., the first two with German style registration labels; an attractive trio of philatelic frankings Estimate £ 150-200

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