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1962 - non-philatelic use of 10d a/gramme H&G FG3

pg133 (9/09)

Fine condition - interesting letter about life in PNG at the time.

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1962 - printed matter rate cover to USA with single 5d Cacao franking

pg144 (9/09)

Flap has not been sealed to comply with postal requirements. Fine condition.

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1962 - printed matter rate cover to USA with single 5d Commonwealth Games commemorative

pg143 (9/09)

Flap has not been sealed. Note Konedobu slogan cancel (rather than "wavy lines") MOSQUITOES ANNOY - CONTROL BREEDING.

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1963 - 1st South Pacific Games FDC

pg101

Fine addressed condition - contains PO pamphlet promoting issue.

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1963 - 8d & 2/3d Pictorials SG 47/48 FDC

pg100

Fine addressed condition - contains PO pamphlet promoting issue.

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1963 - printed matter rate cover to USA with 5d 1st South Pacific Games commemorative

pg146 (9/09)

Note Konedobu m/cancel has commemorative slogan cancel for the W.H.O. West Pacific Regional Committee Meeting. Flap has a tear but was not originally sealed o/wise condition is fine. Scarce franking for this rate, ditto the machine cancel!

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1964 - small local cover with 5d Bird of Paradise franking

pg136 (5/09)

Minor flap fault o/wise condition is fine. Don't overlook this one - local commercial covers from this period are surprisingly scarce (most stamps were removed and dropped in the "mission mixture" box at the local church!)

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1965 - neat commercial cover to USA

pg124 (7/08)

Excellent clean condition.

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1967 - commercial airmail cover to USA

pg122 (7/08)

Excellent condition - unusual choice of franking make up correct 20c rate for ½oz.

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1967 - souvenir cover with Morobe District Show LAE pictorial postmark

pg113 (5/08)

Fine condition.

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1969 - 5c 3rd South Pacific Games finely used on ionland cover to Madang

pg126 (7/08)

A very scarce survivor, most commemorative stamps from thios period usually ended up "on piece" in the "mission box" of a local church!

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1969 - domestic registered letter from BEREINA to SAMARAI

pg152 (10/09)

Goroko and Samarai b/stamps - fine condition.

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1969 - registered cover sent from Marshall Lagoon to N.S.W.

pg153 (10/09)

Fine condition.

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1969 (March 28th) - DIDBUNA cds on cover ... first day of datestamp use

pg157 (10/09)
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1969: "registered Inter-Island Air Mail" cover from Rabaraba to Ponape

pg154 (10/09)

Various b/stamps include Agana (Guam) and Ponape (Caroline Islands). Excellent to fine condition.

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1970s - stampless Philatelic Bureau cover to Australia - different POSTAGE PAID h/stamps

pg116 (5/08)

The survival rate of these covers was low. Note one h/stamp has a colon after the G (i.e. P.N:G) rather than a stop. Both items are in an excellent condition.

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1972 - commercial cover to USA

pg129 (7/08)

Shell definitives make up correct rate for ½oz. Flap has tear but is intact - overall condition is excellent.

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1974 - registered cover sent from LOMBRUM to U.K.

pg151 (10/09)

U.K "POST OFFICE - Found pen ot damaged and officially sealed" brown paper seal on flap. Note use of provisional registration label. Fine condition.

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