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Auction: 6010 - Important Stamps & Covers of the World - Washington Philatelic Exhibition Auction
Lot: 183

x New Guinea North West Pacific Islands 1923 (10 Aug.) envelope to Perth, Western Australia bearing 1922 £1 bistre-brown and grey-blue (good colour and well-centred for this stamp) along with thirteen other values (S.G. 102, 104, 105, 107, 109, 110, 112, 113, 115-117, 120, 122), all neatly tied by "rabaul/new britain" c.d.s.; the envelope with some pinholes at foot not affecting fine appearance. The only recorded example of the £1 on cover. Holcombe Certificate (1995) Estimate US$ 7,500-9,000

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