Auction 321 - 332 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia, St. Helena, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Swaziland, Brazil 1843 –1870 - Day 1

British New Guinea 1900: 1½ d. black illustrated postal stationery card (H&G 11), with Bullock Ploughing illustration, used to Java tied by barred "BNG" obliterator in blue with "DARU / B.N.G." cds alongside (Nov 10, 1900) also in blue. Fine "THURSDAY ISLAND / QUEENSLAND" transit cds (Nov 13) in black and Soekaboem squared circle of arrival (Jan 11, 1901). Rare and very fine with just three Queensland postal stationery cards recorded used in British New Guinea.rnrnProvenance: Collection Roger Lee, Premier, Melbourne, 9 Nov 2002, lot 248.