Sale No: 3
Lot No: 3444
Symbol: PS
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POSTAL HISTORY: 1953 commercial usage of formular aerogramme to the USA with KGVI Pictorials 2c 3c 8c 12c & 20c - making the 45c rate - tied by faint 'SIBU' cds. [Printed quarterly letter from a female Methodist missionary who calls Sibu "a place of confusion of tongues" and writes of a trip to the interior among the Dyaks: "...The only way to go is by...long-boat...about 115 miles...", finishing "Airmail to or from Borneo takes two weeks. Regular mail (1st class) takes two MONTHS", plus a lengthy handwritten postscript]
Grade A (Image1)
Estimate AU$75
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Opening AU$ 60.00
Sold...AU$ 60.00
Closed..Nov-22-2020, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 60
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