Lot 997
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cover 1911 (23 Feb.) envelope (240x108mm.; flap missing at left) to England bearing bi-coloured 1d. pair tied by "BUNA BAY/PAPUA" c.d.s. (Type 77) and showing, at lower left, "THE POST OFFICE/BUNA BAY NO.../TERRITORY OF PAPUA" h.s. (Type 78) in violet; some light staining around adhesives. Rare, only a few examples are recorded. Photo

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cover 1911 (23 Feb.) envelope (240x108mm.; flap missing at left) to England bearing bi-coloured 1d. pair tied by "BUNA BAY/PAPUA" c.d.s. (Type 77) and showing, at lower left, "THE POST OFFICE/BUNA BAY NO.../TERRITORY OF PAPUA" h.s. (Type 78) in violet; some light staining around adhesives. Rare, only a few examples are recorded. Photo