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Bidboard #
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1938
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Lot #
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216
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Catalogue Value or Estimate:
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$1,674.00
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Current Bid:
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$230
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Cook Islands
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# 1/810 plus BOB
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A battered stockbook as weathered the storm and protected this lovely accumulation from this South Pacific country, formerly administered by New Zealand. The first page is spectacular with far better than normal examples from the first two issues, along with the early Bird stamps, mostly in their usual mint, hinged condition. Closely followed by the New Zealand overprints (with postal fiscals to 5/-). The relatively organized and only lightly duplicated start, gives way to a packed, heavily duplicated stock, with the occasional higher value definitive, set or souvenir sheet emerging. There are some semi-postals, Airmails, officials and a wide range of overprints and revalues that make this a fascinating collecting area. Our estimated count of 850 stamps is likely conservative, as is the 2021 Scott US$1240.00 =
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