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Auction: 9011 - British Empire Stamps & Covers
Lot: 475

x New Zealand Official Stamps and Covers — Sideface 2 1/2d. ultramarine, perf. 10, neatly cancelled and tied by Wellington quadruple-ring c.d.s. on 1895 (31 Oct.) OPSO envelope from the Posts and Telegraphs Department to Catania, Italy, London and arrival c.d.s. on reverse; the envelope with a central vertical split crease and addressee re-instated in biro. Rare on cover. S.G. O9. Photo Estimate £ 1,000-1,200 provenance: Major Henry Dumas, 2000

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