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Auction: 16044 - The John Clemente Collection of Tasmania Postal History
Lot: 227

(x) Instructional Markings
Transmission Prohibited
1908 (1 Sept.) tinselled picture postcard from Woodbridge to Queenstown, bearing Pictorial ½d. (2), showing fine "Transmission of Tinselled/Post Cards Prohibited." and "dead letter office/tasmania" oval d.s., both in red. Scarce. Photo

Note: This endorsement was introduced in 1908 following a circular to the Deputy Postmaster-General in Hobart from the Federal Postmaster-General indicating that tinsel was injurious to health.

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Estimate
£400 to £500