Lot 194
New Britain, 1915, Provisional typewritten surcharge in violet "SOLD at 1D." on 2d on 10pf carmine postal stationery card with 2d barred (Gibbs PS7), Setting B, addressed to Sydney, cancelled by "Rabaul, New Britain/ Jan. 5 1915" oval d.s. in violet. Very Fine. Illustrated in Gibbs, page 111.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE WITH THIS PROVISIONAL TYPEWRITTEN SURCHARGE SHOWING "SOLD" IN CAPITAL LETTERS.
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs
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