Lot 3307
Caroline Islands 1899 (12 Oct.) 10pf overprinted postal card from Ponape to Yap (7.11), cancelled Ponape c.d.s. with Yap receiver on front, Extremely Fine. Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Provenance: Branz
Sent by Dr. Albert Hahl, governor of German New Guinea, to Rudolf von Benningsen, his counterpart in the Carolines, on the first day of operation of the German Post Office in Ponape. Illustrated in Berichte p. 1956.
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