Losnr. 40140 - 321.-332. Auktion
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Losnr. : 40140 Queensland
British New Guinea 1895/96: Queensland 5 d. purple-brown affixed to 1896 registered cover to Sydney, NSW cancelled by "BNG" nine barred obliterator with superb "SAMARAI / 22 JUN 96 / B.N.G." datestamp and "REGISTERED / SAMARA B.N.G" alongside in black. Reverse with Cookstown, Queensland transit (July 9) and Sydney arrival (July 18). The adhesive with slight peripheral aging but this is the earliest recorded registered cover from British New Guinea. Rare and particularly attractive.rnrnProvenance: Collection Roger Lee, Premier, Melbourne, 9 Nov 2002, lot 237.rnrnAusruf : 3.000 CHFZuschlag : 3.000 CHF