1897 NUMERAL 
First Issue

1-1/2p Red on Gray, pink tint on the inside.
Part of instruction on verso blanked out in red and “and Fiji” added.
Size: 150 mm x 185 mm.

With serifed type “Specimen” overprint.
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1897, JANUARY 14: CORUMA to SYDNEY
Backstamped TUBA TUBA on same day,
1897, JANUARY 21: BERRIGAN to MELBOURNE
Backstamped MELBOURNE / JA 23.
VERY EARLY USAGE OF BOTH LETTER CARDS