Partly-annotated batch of mostly 1930s outwards & inwards covers mostly between Australia & GB but a few more interesting including several commercial items, a few EAMS covers, etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 280.00
Sold...AU$ 525.00
Closed..Mar-24-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 598
Symbol: C
1930s bundle of mostly Queensland flights with numerous intermediates including to & from Northern Territory offices, also Rocket Flights SS 'Canonbar'-Brisbane x3 with violet labels on the reverse, SS 'Maheno' to Fraser Island with green triangle x2 & with red triangle x2, etc, some postmark interest, condition variable but many are fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00
Closed..Mar-24-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 599
Symbol: C/CX
Cat No: 63; AAMC 184a
Pre-WWII group including 1931 KLM Batavia-Australia, Australia-Batavia and Australia-England all registered, 1931 Kingsford Smith 6d violet First Day Cover illustrated flown & signed by him (AAMC 181, Cat $350), 1931 Chichester Lord Howe Island to Australia with 6d Airmail solo (cover #63; AAMC 184a, Cat $650), 1932 Kingsford Smith England-Australia signed by him, 1933 Aero Club of Sydney 'Planes' postcard signed by winning pilot GM Reid and Secretary Ernest Crome, 1934 Normanton-Cloncurry 1934 QANTAS/Imperial Australia-England envelope to Northern Rhodesia with 'PAR AVION/JUSQU'A ...' handstamp endorsed "Cairo", various 'boomerang' covers Australia-Papua-New Guinea one with Victoria Centenary 1/- black and Australia-New Zealand one signed by Charles Ulm, 1937 Pan-Am FAM-14 Australia-Hong Kong-USA postcard & registered cover, also 1947 Sydney-London with red & black/white and blue/silver vignettes signed by pilots, 1953 Sydney-Bangkok with Qantas vignette signed by both pilots, and a couple later, condition a little mixed but generally fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 725.00
Sold...AU$ 900.00
Closed..Mar-24-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 600
Symbol: D
1919 (Sep) 'THE PEACE LOAN/Dropped from Aeroplane/BY CAPT BUTLER AFC/...' black/buff leaflet as AAMC 24b(1) but with a completely different setting of the text & different fonts, reinforced with archival tape along heavy folds & a few repaired peripheral tears still of fine appearance, Cat $600+, for an unlisted sub-type. Not previously seen by us. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 500.00
Sold...AU$ 725.00
Closed..Mar-24-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 725
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 601
Symbol: C
ROCKET FLIGHTS: 1936 cover with printed 'EXPERIMENTAL/ROCKET/TRIAL FLIGHT/MELBOURNE 3'10'6' at upper-left, addressed to "Mrs G Stewart/Tanana/Yarra Glen" with SA Centenary 2d tied by Melbourne 'ENCOURAGE/YOUR/DEFENCE/FORCES' machine cancel of 5.10.1936, egregiously damaged by the overly-enthusiastic recipient requiring lengthy repairs with archival tape. AAMC R8, stated 19 covers carried but unpriced. A similar fine cover sold at our auction of 21-24.5.2024 for $2520 (Sale 256 Lot 2288). (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 900.00
Sold...AU$ 900.00
Closed..Mar-24-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 602
Symbol: C
ROCKET FLIGHTS: 1935 (Aug 11) SS 'Maheno' to Fraser Island group with red triangle x9 & with green triangle x16, etc, some blemishes but generally fine, Cat $2500. Resale/ebay opportunity.
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2016 $5 Stevens/Fraser R224F First Prefix run (broken) of twenty serials 'AA160734081'-'101' (ex 100), Unc, Cat $440.
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Estimate AU$160
Opening AU$ 120.00
Sold...AU$ 120.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 120
BANKNOTES - Decimal - Note Printing Branch Issues
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3224
Symbol:
Folders group comprising $10 1993 Last Paper/First Polymer x2, $10 (2002 ANDA) 'The Blue and Grey Tenners' x2 consecutive sets each comprising four notes all numbered '772633' or '772634' including First Prefix 'AA98' (x2); and $20 serial 'M001836', overprinted '80th ANNIVERSARY/FIRST COMMONWEALTH NOTE'.
(5 folders, 13 notes) (Image1)
1966-1982 $1 collection comprising 1966 Coombs/Wilson R71 x2, 1968 Phillips/Randall R73 x4, 1972 Philips/Wheeler 'COMMONWEALTH' R74 x3 (x1 Unc, small teller bend), 1974 Philips/Wheeler 'AUSTRALIA' R75 (Unc), 1976 Knight/Wheeler Centre Thread R76a (Unc), Side Thread R76c x3, 'DBP' Test Notes R76bi Thick Paper x4, R76bii Thin Paper x6, and 1979 Knight/Stone R77 x7, 1982 Johnston/Stone x22 (including run of four, & five), condition variable.
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Estimate AU$160
Opening AU$ 180.00
Sold...AU$ 420.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3208
Symbol:
1966-1982 $1 group comprising 1966 Coombs/Wilson R71 pair; 1969 Phillips/Randall R73 (traces of centre bend); 1972 Phillips/Wheeler 'COMMONWEALTH' R74 pair; 1974 Phillips/Wheeler 'AUSTRALIA' R75 pair; 1979 Knight/Stone R77 consecutive run of ten (a couple with tone spots); and 1982 Johnston/Stone R78L Last Prefix 'DPS' run of three (tiny blemish on one unit); all Unc, Cat $1210.
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Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3209
Symbol:
1982 $1 Johnston/Stone R78 80% sheet reconstruction (28 of 35) all with serial '020103', columns 2 to 5 complete (sheet layout 5x7), column two consecutive prefixes 'DGS to DGZ' Plate Identification Letters (PILs) 'B' to '1G', columns three to five consecutive prefixes 'DHA' to 'DHY' Plate Letters 'C' to '1K', Uncirculated. An extremely challenging group to assemble.
For further comprehensive reading including PIL locations on Australian Decimal banknotes we recommend 'Australian Decimal Banknotes Paper Issues' (2000) by Michael Vort-Ronald.
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1967-1991 $10 paper group comprising 1967 Coombs/Randall R302 x4 (circulated); 1976 Knight/Wheeler Side Thread R306b x3; 1983 Johnston/Stone R308 x5 (Unc); 1985 Johnston/Fraser R309 pair; 1991 Fraser/Cole R313a With Plate Letter x5, and R313b Without Plate Letter; condition variable.
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Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3218
Symbol:
1988-1998 $10 polymer group comprising 1988 Johnston/Fraser Bicentenary 1st Issue R310a x4; 1993 Fraser/Evans R316a pair showing strong Printers Off-Set both sides; 1994 R316b pair (Cat $400); 1998 Macfarlane/Evans R318c with Same Serial pairs x2 (from 'Blue & Grey Tenners' folders); Cat $1110+.
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Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3219
Symbol:
'The Blue and Grey Tenners' ANDA '2002 Coin, Stamp and Note Show' Collector Folder set comprising four notes all numbered '772776' with 'JA93', 'JB93', First Prefix 'AA98', and 'AB98'; all Unc. (Image1)
1967 $20 Coombs/Randall R402F, First Prefix serial 'XBQ 702091' very light teller-flick, centre-bend and side vertical fold, aUnc, Cat $4250 for aUnc. (Image1)
1966-1985 $2 group comprising 1966 Coombs/Wilson R81 x3; 1968 Phillips/Randall R83 x3 (two with light teller-bends); 1974 Phillips/Wheeler 'AUSTRALIA' R85 x4; 1976 Knight/Wheeler OCR-B Side Thread R86c x4 (two pairs); and 1985 Johnston/Fraser R89L Last Prefix 'LQG' x3; some a little aged otherwise all Unc, Cat $1675.
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Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3212
Symbol:
1983 $2 Johnston/Stone R88 consecutive run of nineteen (+1) many with faded right side serial last or second last digit, serials 'KFL 240977'-'996' and '241000', Uncirculated, Cat $700.
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Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 250.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3213
Symbol:
1983 $2 Johnston/Stone R88 Same Serial Consecutive Prefix pairs, serials 'KGE 142638'-'KGF 142638' to 'KGE/F 142644', and 'KGE 142700'-'KGF 142700' to 'KGE/F 142702', Uncirculated, Cat $700+.
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Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 220.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 220
BANKNOTES - Pre-Decimal
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3189
Symbol:
George VI group comprising 1942 Armitage/McFarlane 10/- £1 £5 & £10; and 1949 Coombs/Watt 10/- & £1; condition variable, all circulated.
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Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 320.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3190
Symbol:
George VI group comprising 1942 Armitage/McFarlane 10/- R13, 1949 £1 Coombs/Watt R31 (4mm tear), £5 Coombs/Watt R47, & 1943 £10 Armitage/McFarlane R59; condition variable, all circulated/soiling.
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Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 240.00
Sold...AU$ 260.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3191
Symbol:
1952-1961 Coombs/Wilson group comprising KGVI 10/- R15, QEII 1960 £1 Reserve Bank R34b, £5 Reserve Bank R50, and 1954 £10 Commonwealth Bank, all circulated, light soiling, condition variable.
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Estimate AU$180
Opening AU$ 180.00
Sold...AU$ 220.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3192
Symbol:
QEII Coombs/Wilson group comprising 1954 £10 Commonwealth Bank R62 (some soiling); and 1960-61 Reserve Bank 10/- R17, £1 R34a, & £5 R50, condition variable, all lightly circulated.
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Estimate AU$180
Opening AU$ 210.00
Sold...AU$ 250.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 250
BANKNOTES - Pre-Decimal - Five Pounds
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3202
Symbol:
1918 £5 Cerruty/Collins R37b Prefix & Suffix Letter serial 'U 001419 F', VG, Cat $1425. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 440.00
Sold...AU$ 480.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 480
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3203
Symbol:
1924 £5 Kell/Collins R38a serial 'Q/1 351056', edge tears and multiple repairs, (Cat $775 for VG). (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 280.00
Sold...AU$ 360.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3204
Symbol:
1933 KGV £5 Riddle/Sheehan R44b White Face of King serial 'R/18 095831', light folds and creases, note retains crispness, gFine, Cat $1750 for Fine, $2750 for VF. (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 575.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 575
BANKNOTES - Pre-Decimal - One Pound
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3198
Symbol:
1918 £1 Cerruty/Collins R21 serial 'D 350631 M', multiple folds and creases, three small pin holes, Fine, Cat $1325. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 500.00
Sold...AU$ 725.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 725
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3199
Symbol:
1927 KGV £1 Riddle/Heathershaw R26 serial 'K/9 327384', multiple folds and creases, some rust, Fine, Cat $350. (Image1)
Estimate AU$120
Opening AU$ 125.00
Sold...AU$ 170.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3200
Symbol:
1933 KGV £1 Riddle/Sheehan R28 serial 'L/2 780785', one horizontal crease, note retains crispness, VF, Cat $450. (Image1)
1934 KGV £10 Riddle/Sheehan R57 serial 'V/2 690981', light vertical folds and small horizontal crease, with visibly raised ink in white line lacework on borders, note retains crispness, aVF/VF, Cat $2375 for VF. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,200
Opening AU$ 900.00
Sold...AU$ 900.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 900
BANKNOTES - Pre-Decimal - Ten Shillings
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3193
Symbol:
1918 10/- Cerruty/Collins R03b Bold Prefix & Suffix Letters serial 'N 521198 R', multiple folds and creases, complete note, Fine, Cat $2000. (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 650.00
Sold...AU$ 850.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3194
Symbol:
1927 KGV 10/- Riddle/Heathershaw R07 serial 'A/61 023177', light soiling folds and creases, tiny nick at top mentioned for accuracy, complete note, Fine, Cat $600 (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 260.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3195
Symbol:
1933 KGV 10/- brown Riddle/Sheehan R09 serial 'C/19 180409', light folds and creases, a couple of tiny edge nicks, a complete note retaining some crispness, Fine, Cat $1650. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 525.00
Sold...AU$ 650.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3196
Symbol:
1934 KGV 10/- brown Riddle/Sheehan R10 'TEN SHILLINGS' on three borders in red, serial 'C/65 636954', light folds and creases, Fine, Cat $700. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 360.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3197
Symbol:
1936 KGV 10/- orange Riddle/Sheehan R11 serial 'D/91 923655', folds and creases, cleaned, (Cat $375 for Fine). (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 135.00
Sold...AU$ 170.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 170
British Commonwealth Occupation Forces (B.C.O.F.)
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 534
Symbol: CO
POSTAL HISTORY: 1949 (Aug 3) oversize cover (230x170mm) with oval 'NISHIKA MARITIME COMPANY/ SHIP'S AGENTS/ NAGOYA, JAPAN' cachets on the reverse, to London with Princess 1d + Lyrebird 1/- block of 4 + Robes Thin Paper 5/- horizontal pair tied by 'AUST ARMY PO/214' cds used at Empire House in Tokyo, arrival backstamp of 11NO49, vertical fold at left & minor defects. Ex 'Tillie Mitchell': sold at our auction of 29.8.2020 for $649. [The only multiple of the Thin Paper 5/- we have seen on cover] (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Mar-24-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
COINS - 1852 Bullion Act
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3057
Symbol:
Adelaide Pound Type II 1852 (22.58mm, 8.77g), Obv. 'VALUE/ONE/POUND' surrounded by crenellations within beaded circle, ' WEIGHT 5 DWT 15GRS/* 22 CARAT * ', light contacts in field and scratch between '5' and 'DWT', otherwise clear complete strike, rim flat between 12 and 2 o'clock, rev. '[Crown]/1852' surrounded by crenellations within beaded circle, 'GOVERNMENT ASSAY OFFICE/* ADELAIDE *', clear strike, high rim, superb detail to crown, gEF. [Shown at 200% actual size] (Image1)
Estimate AU$18,000
Opening AU$ 13,500.00
Sold...AU$ 13,500.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 13500
COINS - Decimal - Philatelic Numismatic Covers (P
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3178
Symbol:
1994-2007 in album including RAM 1994 50c Year of Family, 1998 50c Bass & Flinders x4, 2000 $1 Anzacs, $1 For Valour, 2001 $1 Army, 2002 50c Accession, 2003 50c Al/Br Coronation Jubilee x5, 2004 $5 coloured Eureka x2, 2005 50c/50p (Aus/UK) World Heritage (Coat of Arms 50c not issued for circulation), 2007 $1 Harbour Bridge, $1 Ashes x4 (numbered), $1 Bounding Kangaroos, $1 APEC x3, 20c Surf Lifesaver, plus some Perth Mint issues.
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Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 360.00
Sold...AU$ 500.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3179
Symbol:
Cat No: 000267
1994-2021 RAM and Perth Mint collection with 2005 50c/50p(GB) World Heritage Sites (2005 50c Coat of Arms not issued for circulation), 2011 $5 Al/Br Poppy FDC, 2012 $2 Remembrance 'C' mintmark #000267, 2013 Birth of A Prince #19/300, 2014 $2 (x2, 2012 mm 'C' and 2014 circulation) Remembrance #0304/1111, 2019 $1+5c Moon Landing (5c reverse showing footprint on moon), 2019 $1 Rum Rebellion Error Cover with incorrect $1 Mutiny On The Bounty coin plus cover with correct $1 Rum Rebellion coin, 2020 50c coloured Skippy; Ford & Holden 50c coloured series, Miniature Collections with 2019 Native Bees, Anzac Day, 2020 Trans-Continental Railway, joint issues, Two-Coin covers, Medallic, etc, appears virtually complete.
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Estimate AU$3,000
Opening AU$ 2,600.00
Sold...AU$ 4,400.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 4400
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3180
Symbol:
Cat No: 726/1111
1994-2020 RAM & Perth Mint collection including 2000 $1 For Valour, 2011 $5 Al/Br Remembrance Poppy (2) FDC, and red foil '11.11.11' cancel #726/1111, 2014 $2 (x2, 2012 mm 'C' and 2014 circulation) Remembrance #0383/1111, $2 coloured Lest We Forget #0772/1111, 2019 $1 Alphabet 'A' 25 years of PNCs #0152/2000, Two-Coin $1+5c Moon Landing, 2020 50c coloured Skippy, 2022 $1 Wallal Centenary, etc; plus medallic covers; some duplication.
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Estimate AU$1,200
Opening AU$ 1,700.00
Sold...AU$ 2,800.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 2800
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3181
Symbol:
1994-2014 collection with some duplication incuding 2003 50c Al/Br Coronation x11, 2004 $5 Cu/Ni coloured Eureka x7, 2005 50c/50p (Aus/UK) World Heritage, also noted 2010 $1 Commonwealth Coinage (3) 'Canberra Stampshow' (2), & 'Mandurah 2010' opts, 2011 $5 Al/Br coloured Poppy Remembrance FDC, and Red Foil Cancel '11.11.11' #53/1111; plus Australia Post medallic covers.
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Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 1,350.00
Sold...AU$ 3,200.00
Closed..Mar-27-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 3200
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 3182
Symbol:
Stamp and Coin Shows 1998-2021 ANDA & APTA overprinted numbered limited edition RAM & Perth Mint covers (stated to be) complete (ex 2012 50c '50 Years Bathurst' Melbourne) including 2013 50c Kangaroo & Map ($10 stamp) all six daily cancels, '100 Club 2013', 'Brisbane 2018 Patron', 2019 ANDA Melbourne $1+5c Moon Landing #25/500 both day cancels, 2019 $1 Rum Rebellion Sydney error cover (from Sydney 2019 Expo supporters pack ) #34/100 with cover first day cancel in black, $1 Mutiny on the Bounty coin was included rather than the $1 Rum Rebellion issue (for 'France Day 13th June' error cover see lot 3188); plus 2010-18 Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria Annual Bourse covers including 2014 50c Royal Christening #50/100, 2016 $1 Decimal Currency #39/50, 2017 50c coloured Torana Royalpex #47/200, and 2018 50c Gold Coast #50/50, 2020 $2 coloured Anzac Day Brisbane daily cancels, A very difficult collection to assemble. Huge retail value.
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