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Auction: 12043 - Queensland - The Alan Griffiths Collection
Lot: 1272

QueenslandThe High valuesRegistered Mail. See also lots 1437 and 14401885 (11 Apr.) envelope from Stanhope "via Whttingham" to Broke, New South Wales, bearing Sideface 2d. blue (3), paying the correct rate of 6d., twice cancelled with sunburst "163" and 5/- rose at left, lightly cancelled and showing part of registration handstamp which clearly does not appear under the stamp, despatch c.d.s. additionally tying two of the 2d. values, the reverse with four N.S.W. transit c.d.s. including T.P.O. North; a contrived use of a high value stamp to obtain a "postally" used example. Sold on it´s merits. Photo

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