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Auction: 24018 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 99

(x) Australian Commonwealth
1930 (5 Sept.) Utopian Settlement in Paraguay envelope addressed to "Collinia Neuva Australia", bearing Paraguay 1p. and 1p.50 tied by diamond-framed "ensayo/servicio/aereo/interno", showing "colonioa nva australia/paraguay" double-ring datestamp alongside with another strike on reverse. Scarce. Photo

Note:
The Colonia Neuvelle Australia was one of two Utopian settlements (other being Cosme), formed by disgruntled Australians in the 1890s, hoping for a better life in Paraguay.

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Estimate
£350 to £400