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Lot# 1814 - Auction 244-249

  • Lot# : 1814 New Guinea

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    New Guinea, Stamps of Australia overprinted 1919: Double-rate Cover from Rabaul to Brücken a. d. Helme, Germany bearing fifth setting Kangaroo 3 d. greenish olive, two examples, tied by light "RABAUL -8 SE 21 NEW BRITAIN" cds. In Australia on 1.10.1920 the foreign rate was raised to 4 d. for the first oz and 2 d. for each additional oz. New Guinea usually conformed to Australian rates but the evidence from the covers like this one suggests the 4 d. rate was not imposed until late 1921.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold