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Auction: 9011 - British Empire Stamps & Covers
Lot: 474

x New Zealand Official Stamps and Covers 1891-1906 handstamped "o.p.s.o.", Sideface 1/2d., perf. 10 in combination with Universal 1d. perf. 11 pair, all neatly cancelled and tied by Wellington c.d.s. on 1904 (18 Jan.) OPSO envelope from the Post and Telegraph Dept. to Copenhagen, Denmark and showing arrival c.d.s. 917.2) on reverse; the envelope with central vertical fold and with some light fox marks, nevertheless a very rare O.P.S.O. franking to an unusual destination. R.P.S. of N.Z. Certificate (1999). Photo Estimate £ 2,500-3,000 provenance: "Midas", 1989

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