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Auction: 5011 - Stamps & Covers of the World
Lot: 1946

New Zealand Railway Department Essays 1/2d., 1d., 2d., 3d., 6d. and 1/- die proofs, each in indigo-blue on various size pieces of yellowish surfaced paper; a few creases mainly clear of the design. Photo Estimate £ 1,200-1,500Note: In 1906 the Railway Department suggested the issue of special stamps with the object of advertising the department and of providing a means of fixing the exact amount to be paid to the Post and Telegraph Department for the handling of railway correspondence. Designs were prepared and proofs made though the stamps were never issued

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