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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Australian History
• Sale Date:
  11 Dec 2017 ~ 10am
• Lot #:
  346
• Lot Description:
  LAWRENCE HARGRAVE [1850-1915]: 1896 use of NSW 1?d Letter Card headed “Stanwell Park/Clifton” & signed
  “Law Hargrave”
• Notes:
  Hargrave was a world-renowned researcher into the principles of flight. He was also an early explorer of British New Guinea, and had other scientific interests including astronomy. His country home was “Hillcrest House” at Stanwell Park. He was commemorated on a 1965 5d stamp & on the initial $20 banknote. Hargrave’s letter is to early stamp dealer William Petterd, but in respect of a book about Tasmania’s minerals.
• Estimate:
  A$500 - 750
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Collectables

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