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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Stamps & Postal History
• Sale Date:
  05 Mar 2015 ~ Session 1 (Lots 1 - 176) - 1pm
  05 Mar 2015 ~ Session 2 (Lots 501 - 647) - 3pm
• Lot #:
  31
• Lot Description:
  - 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.
  Symbol: C Grade: B
• Provenance:
  Ex Tim Rybak &Roger Lee.
• Notes:
  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 spoke at Cambridge University on the similarities between Christianity and indigenous Papuan religions.
• GST:
  Please note GST will be charged on the hammer price
• Estimate:
  A$450 - 450
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Numismatics

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