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Auction: 24018 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 569

(x) Papua
1901 (25 Nov.) envelope (bishop's mitre on flap) to India, bearing BNG 2½d. tied by "samarai/british new guinea" c.d.s. with another fine strike alongside and showing, on reverse, Cooktown (2.12) and arrival datestamps; the envelope with some peripheral creases. An unusual and scarce destination. Photo

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Estimate
£300 to £350