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1878 ½d. Brown postcard, cancelled by Vaile’s trial machine, Auckland, New Zealand- date dies for SE.2.74.

£4,750.00

This machine was invented by Robert Vaile of Auckland. He demonstrated this machine to the GPO using GB stationery, but the GPO rejected his machine. Documented in GPO archives, its an exceptionally rare trial cancel- the first seen.

Stationery. Machine cancel.

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327000

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This machine was invented by Robert Vaile of Auckland. He demonstrated this machine to the GPO using GB stationery, but the GPO rejected his machine. Documented in GPO archives, its an exceptionally rare trial cancel- the first seen.

Stationery. Machine cancel.