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Online Sale No. 71 |
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REST OF THE WORLD, NEW GUINEA, POSTAL HISTORY
| Lot 994 | German New Guinea: 1906 (25 Mar) registered cover to Germany franked 50pf Yacht tied by Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen datestamp, manuscript registration number, Frankfurt arrival backstamp  | |||
| Lot 995 | 1916 (10 May) cover with British Administrator's colourless embossing on reverse, franked NWPI opt on 2½d Kangaroo tied by 'PLEASANT ISLAND/NAURU' cds, used to Moudon, Switzerland, arrival backstamp. Extremely rare provisional usage  | |||
| Lot 996 | 1918 (18 Nov) OHMS registered envelope to England with NWPI opts on KGV 1d Red and Kangaroo 3d tied by strikes of Rabaul cds, red and black provisional registration label 'RABAUL' handstamped on Deuolon, double-oval The Treasury Rabaul cachet at lower left, backstamps of Sydney, Liverpool and Bracknell, minor blemishes. Still rare and attractive  | |||
| Lot 997 |
1919 (15 Mar) cover to Switzerland franked NWPI opts 11d Red strip of 3 type 'a' and 3d Kangaroo type 'c' tied by two strikes of Rabaul cds  | |||
| Lot 998 | 1919 (Jun) cover to Sweden franked with NWPI opts on KGV 1d Red (3, one being die II - SG 103/103b) tied by Kawiend datestamps, endorsed 'Letter for enemy country enclosed', Stockholm arrival backstamp. Rare commercial franking correctly paying 2½d for ½oz +d War Tax rate  | |||
| Lot 999 | 1921 (May) cover to Germany endorsed at top 'NEWS PAPER ONLY' franked with NWPI opt on KGV 1d Red strip of 3 tied by two Rabaul datestamps, re-addressed on arrival in Hamburg to Bad Wildungen and overstruck with Hamburg machine type, reverse with types 'E Class, Rabaul, New Britain . . . ' Very unusual  | |||
| Lot 1000 | 1922 (22 May) registered use of New South Wales OHMS 'Penalty' envelope to Transvaal with NWPI opt KGV 1d Red punctured 'OS' SG o3 (5) tied by four strikes of Rabaul cds, black registration label, backstamps of Rabaul, Sydney and Langlaagte arrival, minor blemishes. Very rare franking to an exotic destination. Cat 275++ as stamps and 'from x 8' on cover = £660  | |||
| Lot 1001 | 1924 (15 Dec) cover to Germany franked with NWPI opt KGV 2d Red (2) tied by Rabaul cds  | |||
