Lot 1229
| | | Estimate: $600T | Realised Price : $1,150 |
1914 (Christmas Day) postcard piece bearing GRI 2d on 10pf Carmine, SG 3, tied by straight-line \'(S.S.)\'MATUNGA\' \' and handstamped date \'25 DEC 1914\'. The Matunga was later captured by a German Raider. Rare
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Lot 1230
| | | Estimate: $1,500T | Realised Price : $1,150 |
1915 (Jan) cover to Melbourne with \'OPENED BY CENSOR\' tape at top bearing combination of \'G.R.I./1d\' on 5pf Green (damaged) and Australia Kangaroo 2d punctured \'OS\', tied by \'SYDNEY/16 JA 15\' datestamp in transit, cachet of Methodist Mission on reverse, cover with faults and portion of flap missing. [This cover was probably carried on the \'S.S. \'MATUNGA\'\' which sailed from Rabaul on 6 January after loading copra at Herbertshöhe on 4-5 January, hence missing censorship at Rabaul and self-explains Sydney transit datestamps. A remarkable item
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