Lot# 1792 - Auction 244-249
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Lot# : 1792 New Guinea
New Guinea, Stamps of Australia overprinted 1915/16: Registered Cover from Namatanai to the International Peace Bureau in Bern, Switzerland bearing KGV ½ d. green and 1 d. pale rose as well as Kangaroo 2 d. grey and 3 d. yellow-olive, tied by NAMATANAI (15 MR 17) cds's in violet, the obscuring of the QUEENSLAND inscription at base beginning to wear, with handwritten "letter for enemy country enclosed" and German "Namatanai (Deutsch-Neuguinea)" registration label alongside, Sydney 'OPENED BY CENSOR' strip, crisp "POSTA ESTERA 18.6.17 MILANO" transit cds on reverse and Italian censor labels as well as light BERN (14 II 19) arrival cds. Labels at top lifted for the display of stamps and postmarks, an amazing cover from a small office on New Ireland island which needed nearly two years to make its journey.Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : not sold