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Stamps and Postal History (#47MG) Closed

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Lot 31INWARDS MAIL: 1900 (June 25) cover from British New Guinea with embossed '[bishop's mitre]/M.J.S.-W.' on the flap, to Sydney with Queensland Four Figures 2d tied by 9-bars 'BNG' cancel of 'SAMARAI/BNG' (26mm cds alongside), small faults & some soiling. Ex Tim Rybak & Roger Lee. ‹In 1891, an Anglican Mission was established at Samarai but relocated to Dogura, on Milne Bay, the next year. In 1898, Montagu John Stone-Wigg was appointed the first Anglican Bishop of New Guinea. In 1902 he sp

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Lot closed - Price Realized:$550 (4 bids)
Estimate: $450

Stamps and Postal History (#47MG) Closed

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  • INWARDS MAIL: 1900 (June 25) cover from British New Guinea with embossed '[bishop's mitre]/M.J.S.-W.' on the flap, to Sydney with Queensland Four Figures 2d tied by 9-bars 'BNG' cancel of 'SAMARAI/BNG' (26mm cds alongside), small faults & some soiling. Ex
  • INWARDS MAIL: 1900 (June 25) cover from British New Guinea with embossed '[bishop's mitre]/M.J.S.-W.' on the flap, to Sydney with Queensland Four Figures 2d tied by 9-bars 'BNG' cancel of 'SAMARAI/BNG' (26mm cds alongside), small faults & some soiling. Ex - 2
  • INWARDS MAIL: 1900 (June 25) cover from British New Guinea with embossed '[bishop's mitre]/M.J.S.-W.' on the flap, to Sydney with Queensland Four Figures 2d tied by 9-bars 'BNG' cancel of 'SAMARAI/BNG' (26mm cds alongside), small faults & some soiling. Ex - 3
  • INWARDS MAIL: 1900 (June 25) cover from British New Guinea with embossed '[bishop's mitre]/M.J.S.-W.' on the flap, to Sydney with Queensland Four Figures 2d tied by 9-bars 'BNG' cancel of 'SAMARAI/BNG' (26mm cds alongside), small faults & some soiling. Ex - 4
  • INWARDS MAIL: 1900 (June 25) cover from British New Guinea with embossed '[bishop's mitre]/M.J.S.-W.' on the flap, to Sydney with Queensland Four Figures 2d tied by 9-bars 'BNG' cancel of 'SAMARAI/BNG' (26mm cds alongside), small faults & some soiling. Ex - 5