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Auction: 24030 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 3900

(x) New Zealand
1898 Great Barrier Pigeongram Agency
1899 1/- blue green on buff used on 1905 complete flimsy, tied by undated 'walker service' (Type 7) cancellation and with other handstamps including 'great barrier/ the original/ pigeongram service' and 'the original/ great barrier pigeongram service/ marotiri syndicate pigeongram service'; the message reads "Dear Mr. Pitt, Just a line by pigeongram while in New Zealand, this is the only post of its kind in the world and therefore most interesting. A. H. Leonard"; a charming philatelic souvenir. R.P.S.N.Z. Certificate (2012). CP VP4, $3,500. Photo

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Sold for
£400