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CANADA - RED RIVER SETTLEMENT - EARLY INGOING COVER FROM G.B. TO REV. SMITHURST; Fine 25/26 Feb. 1846 EL from "Middleton [by Wirksworth]" (Derbys.) to "Rev. John Smithurst" who was an early Missionary in charge of the Red River Mission at this date, and so addressed to "Church Mission House...London" charged "4[d]" (overweight unpaid rate); the address lightly crossed out there (along with miniature m/s "100" at lower left) for forwarding via the Hudson Bay Co.'s London HQ to York Factory by ship and then forwarded overland to Red River Settlement. . Good contents incl.; "the Lady Day C.M.S. Paper gives...a beautiful engraving of your Mission Premises...". [With photocopy of that engraving on the front page of the C.M.P. Vol. CXVII of "Lady Day 1845".] Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: DEVON, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL £600
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CANADA - UPRATED 31 March 1855 letter to London, initially rated at 3d in error as initially thought to be addressed to London, Ontario. 3d blocked out and large 1/2 applied (at Toronto?). Arrived London 19 April. £75
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CANADA - 1857 to 1890s MOSTLY USED GROUP - inc. 1857 ½d Rose imperf (thin); 1859 5c beaver (4), 12½d Green (2), 17c Blue (2); 1868 ½c Black (2 + 1 unused), 15c shades (4); 1893 20c Vermilion (4) & 50c Blue (2); etc. (43) £150
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CANADA - 1859-1908 Mint/unused range on leaves inc. 5c Beaver on thick paper (fault in top margin), sundry Small Queens inc. 3c horizontal pair, 5c, 8c, & 10c, 1897-98 Maple Leaves ½c to 8c, 1898 Numeral ½c to 7c & 10c, KEVII 7c, Quebec sets (faults), etc. Condition mixed but a very highly catalogued group. (68) £200
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CANADA - 1862 1c SOLO FRANKING ON NEWSPAPER; 12 July 1862 large part The Globe newspaper (Toronto) to Dundas franked QV 1c Pale Rose tied by '13' numeral ring cancel. Scarce solo franking on non-letter rate mail. £100
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CANADA - 1885 POSTCARD TO SURINAM; 1c PC uprated with 1c Yellow. PHILATELIC COURIER printed PC informing a customer that Captain Heschler is unavailable for correspondence as he has "...gone to the front with the Company under his command to assist in quelling the rebellion of the Indians in the North-West Territory - some 3,000 miles from here...", with fine "HALIFAX N.S." duplex on front and fine circular "PARAMARIBO / 10 / 6 1885" d.s. on rear. Some staining. Cross Reference: NETHERLANDS COLONIES, SURINAM £120
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CANADA - 1897 Jubilee mint range with ½c, 1c (4), 2c (3), 3c (7), 5c (4), 6c (2), 8c, 10c, 15c, 20c (2, one opt. "SPECIMEN") & 50c (2). The odd gum fault etc. but generally very clean & fresh. (28) £200
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CANADA - 1897 Jubilee 1c, 2c, 3c, 5c, 6c, 8c, $1, $2, $3, $4, & $5, fair to fine used. The $1 with c.d.s., the $2 with medium roller, the $3 with wavy lines, the $4 is somewhat grubby and the $5 has a heavy roller. Cat £3,000+ (11) £360
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CANADA - FIRST DAY OF IMPERIAL 1d POSTAGE - MAP STAMP CORRECTLY USED ON TRANSATLANTIC COVER TO G.B.; Rare and attractive 25 Dec. 1898 env. (flap removed; central vertical fold well clear of stamp and dates) from Toronto to London with 2c Map Stamp (slight perf. stains) tied by very fine "TORONTO" Flag machine cancel and redirected in GB with London 4 Jan. backstamp plus transit Squared Circle on the front; attractive and rare First Day Transatlantic Imperial Penny Postage cover. [The US did not adopt the 2c/1d rate until 1 Oct. 1908.] Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: FIRST DAY COVERS, POSTAL REFORMS, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, MAPS £300
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CANADA - 1911-31 ADMIRALS COLLECTION on leaves. Chiefly mint & with much of merit inc. 1911-21 7c (4 inc. a thinned example of the Sage Shark), 10c (2), 20c (4) & 50c (4), 1915 "WAR TAX" opt. set of three, sundry 1916 War Tax types, 1922-31 tp $1 (3), 1924 1c, 2c & 3c imperf. horizontal pairs, a useful selection of imperf. x perf. types (inc. dry & wet prints), 1926 2c on 3c surcharges (11 inc. 3 examples of SG 264), 3 marginal items showing lathework, etc. A good lot with a high catalogue value. (Approx 200) £400
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CANADA - 1927-46 Mint collection in binder inc. Confederation sets, 1928-29 sets to $1, 1930-31 set to $1, 1935 values to $1, 1937-38 set to $1, 1942-43 War Effort set to $1 (inc. 4c plate block of 15), 1946 Peace set to $1 plus a useful range of coils throughout. Condition a little mixed but generally of fresh appearance. (248) £180
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CANADA - OFFICIALS The KGVI collection of "O.H.M.S." perfin types inc. 1939 $1 violet marginal mint, 1942 War Effort $1 (2) used, 1946 Peace set mint plus 50c and $1 blocks of 4 uncancelled but without gum, etc. Chiefly good to fine (78) £120
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CANADA - OFFICIALS The mostly mint ranges of "O.H.M.S." & "G" opts. inc. 1949 set to $1, 1950 values to $1, 1951 $1 Fisherman, sundry blocks inc. 1950 10c Special Delivery opt. "O.H.M.S." block of 4, etc. (146) £120
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CANADA - SPECIAL DELIVERY/AIR MAILS Binder with the mostly mint range inc. 1898-1920 10c (4), 1922 20c dry & wet prints, 1930 20c, 1932 20c, 1938-39 10c & 20c, 1939 10c on 20c mint imprint block of six, Airs inc. punctured O.H.M.S. types, etc. (65) £100
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CANADA - YEARBOOKS: A complete run of P.O. Yearbooks from 1973-2005 including the special Millenium edition issued in 1999. A number remain unopened. (34) £120
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CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - SCARCE COMBINATION FRANKING; Feb. 1880 env. (light soiling) to Manchester franked Cape of Good Hope 6d tied by Cape town c.d.s. alongside Orange Free State 4d tied by numeral cancel and with Harris smith c.d.s. at lower right and Manchester arrival c.d.s. at rear. Attractive combination franking. Cross Reference: ORANGE FREE STATE/RIVER COLONY £220
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CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - WALFISH BAY; 2 PCs used from Walfish Bay, one with indistinct date (189?) and one dated April 22 1906. Both with slight faults. (2) £60
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CAYMAN ISLANDS - COLLECTION on leaves inc. 1905 to 1/- used, 1908 5/- used, 1921 10/- used, 1925 5/- used, Justices to 1/- used, 1935 to 5/- used, 1938-48 to 10/- (2) used, RSW set used, 1950 to 10/- used & extensive QEII to 2000 inc. several defin. sets to top value (1953, 1962, 1969 x2, 1970, etc.) A useful lot. (Few 100s) £150
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CAYMAN ISLANDS - QV to QEII ACCUMULATION mint and used duplicated ranges, strength in KGV with useful selection of 1908 defins to 3/- and War Stamp ovpt range inc. 1½d on 2½d blue SG54 variety 'no fraction bar' in mint block of 30 etc. Also a similar duplicated group of Dominica. (Qty.). Cross Reference: DOMINICA £150
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CEYLON/SRI LANKA - LOCAL MAIL TO/FROM COLOMBO; Aug. 1848 OHMS E to Kandy with Colombo c.d.s. on rear and Nov. 1864 QV 1d embossed env. (mild stains) to Colombo with "CALTURA/PAID" c.d.s. on front and "COLOMBO/PAID" c.d.s. on rear. Good pair (2 covers). £180
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CEYLON/SRI LANKA - 1857-59 4d Dull Rose, imperf. used, fairly close cut. With RPSL Certificate stating "Genuine". SG 4, £4,500. £700
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CEYLON/SRI LANKA - UNIQUE KRAAL TOWN CANCEL; 19 Aug. 1920 KGV 3c on 4c PC to Agrapatana with indicia cancelled "KRAAL TOWN" c.d.s. the only example believed to exist and only in use for one month(!) during the elephant round-up in the Krunegala District. Cross Reference: ANIMALS £240
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CHINA - SELECTION ON PAGES mint and used inc. 1878 3ca Red used, clipped perfs; 1885 1ca Green (mint and used), 3ca Mauve & 5ca Olive-Yellow, both mint; etc. Also Korea 1884 5m Rose and 10m Blue both mint. (100+) Cross Reference: KOREA £200
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CHINA - 1897 1c on 3c Red, opt on revenue stamp, mounted mint, fine. SG 88 £750. £200
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CHINA - CHINA TO USA VIA PHILIPPINES - SPECIAL ARMY CLIPPER FLIGHT: Jan 1938 Shanghai to USA via Manilla endorsed "Special Army Flight" (pencil) & addr. "via Clipper" franked with a Philippine 1p Orange tied, with a fine military cachet in violet to reverse. Cross Reference: PHILIPPINES, AIRMAILS £80
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CHINA - TAIWAN - 1888 5c on 20 cash. Green mint small part og, creased, SG C7 £950. £200
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COOK ISLANDS - ALBUM with the mint early to modern collection inc. Aitutaki, Penrhyn Island and Niue. Good early issues inc. Cook Is. 1893 1d (2, Brown & Blue), 1½ & 5d & 1/- (2, Red & Deep Carmine), 1936-44 Fiscal 2/6d, 5/- & 10/-, Aitutaki 1903 Perf 11 2½d, 3d, 6d & 1/- (2, Bright Red & Orange-Red), 1911-16 ½d-1/- set of 4, Niue SG 4b (somewhat toned on the back), SG 12 1d Carmine with mixed perfs., etc. plus much later material. A good lot. (Qty) Cross Reference: COOK ISLANDS - AITUTAKI, COOK ISLANDS - PENRHYN, NIUE, FALSE £300
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CYPRUS - TURKISH PERIOD MAIL; Range with 1831/36 EL's to Marseilles both ex French Consul at Larnaca, latter with "PURIFIE LAZARET/MARSEILLES" h.s. on rear, 1839 letter to Larnaca (in Greek), 1843 letter from a Customs Official regarding the searching of fishing boats etc. (6 items) £150
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CYPRUS - CARTON with the collection of mainly KGVI commercial covers to Worldwide destinations plus early to modern P. Stat., booklets and mint & used stamps. Lot also inc. a range of Worldwide covers with commercial mail, Airs, WWI & WWII censor mail, first flights, special handstamps, etc. plus a c.1895 'schoolboy' type album. Viewing recommended. (Approx. 400 cards/covers plus few 100s stamps) £240
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CYPRUS - EXCEEDINGLY RARE 1d + ½d COMBINATION FRANKING; 26 Aug. 1879 env. (reduced on three sides, small tear on rear flap) addressed (in Arabic) locally to a Turkish charity 'The Emlak' and franked GB 1d Red & ½d each tied by '942' barred numeral cancels and with Larnaca c.d.s. below. Similar example in the Cruttwell collection sold for £2700 (Nov. 2010). Very important exhibition item. £1,500
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CYPRUS - MILITARY CONCESSION POSTCARD; 25 Feb. 1884 GB QV 1d PC (creased) to Norwich franked Cyprus QV 1pi in its place and tied by Larnaca squared circle. Written by a sailor on H.M.S.Alexandra. Unusual use of a GB PC. Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY, Q.V., MILITARY - PENNY CONCESSION RATES £150
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CYPRUS - VERY RARE LARGE "R" MARKING; 16 July 1883 QV 2pi registration env. (faint stains - due to disinfection treatment?) to Guadeloupe remarkable destination two stamps missing (due to disinfection treatment?) with portion of Nicosia squared circle at top and large Cyprus oval reg. d.s. with large "R" h.s. below. Cyprus and London oval reg. d.s. also on front and rear with Larnaca, Turin, St Claude and Basse Terre d.s. and multiple disinfection slits on front and rear. Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAL STATIONERY, DISINFECTED MAIL, FALSE £150
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CYPRUS - POSTAL STATIONERY USED DOMESTICALLY & OVERSEAS; 1885/96 Range with QV 1pi PC used to Austria, QV 1½pi used to Valetta, QV ½pi newspaper wrappers used locally or to Egypt and QV 10pa newspaper wrappers also used locally plus Austrian postcard to Vienna franked 1pi QV, and all with Larnaca squared circle cancelling the stamps or indicia. (9 items) Cross Reference: PRINTED MATTER, POSTAL STATIONERY £220
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CYPRUS - 2½d SOLO FRANKING; 3 Aug. 1880 env. (flap defects) to London franked 2½d Lilac tied by '942' barred numeral and with Larnaca and London Paid c.d.s. on front. Scarce franking £220
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CYPRUS - STAMPS LOST IN TRANSIT; 5 June 1881 2d QV 'CYPRUS' registration env. (some toning) to Metz with three stamps lost in transit due to dampness with mss. note on front, oval Cyrus Registered d.s. and German reg. label on front. French & German transit marks on rear. Unusual. Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS, POSTAL STATIONERY, FALSE £150
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CYPRUS - PAPHO 981; 27 Sep. 1892 QV ½pi PC (faint toning) to Larnaca, indicia cancelled '981' barred numeral and with Papho c.d.s. at lower left. Rear with Platres & Limassol c.d.s. £110
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CYPRUS - PRE-STAMP MAIL; Trio with 10 Feb. 1750 EL to Larnaca ex Candia, Crete (without markings), Mar. 1836 E to Larnaca with Paris c.d.s. and framed "P.P" and unframed "L F" h.s. on front and 1839 defective front to Cyprus ex Italy with circular "P.P" h.s. on front. (3 items) Cross Reference: CRETE, FRANCE £150
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CYPRUS - DISINFECTED MAIL FROM TRIESTE; Trio with 1873/76 EL's franked Austria 10kr or 15kr tied by oval Trieste oval d.s., the latter with an Austrian P.O in Larnaca arrival c.d.s. on rear and Sep. 1875 Austria 2kr PC (toned) to Leucossia [Nicosia] uprated 3kr tied by oval Trieste d.s. (3 items) Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, LEVANT - AUSTRIAN £150
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CYPRUS - MAIL FROM GREECE; Apr./Oct. 1875 EL's with 'LARNACA DI CIPRO" Austrian Lloyd Office arrival c.d.s. on rear and each franked 10l (2 pairs - one creased) or 20l (defective) + 10l all tied by Piraeus c.d.s. (2 covers) Cross Reference: GREECE, LEVANT - AUSTRIAN £150
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CYPRUS - EXCEEDINGLY RARE HEADQUARTER CAMP MAIL; 19 Oct. 1882 env. (small peripheral faults) to Nicosia franked GB 1d Lilac + ½d Green (3) tied by two strikes of the Aberfeldy duplex and with "HEADQUARTER CAMP/CYPRUS" c.d.s. below. Two examples on a cover believed to exist - the other on outgoing mail. Spectacular exhibition item Cross Reference: SURFACE-PRINTED ISSUES, MILITARY, SCOTLAND, FALSE £1,500
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CYPRUS - MAIL FROM SOUTH AMERICA; 1892 Argentine 12c embossed stationery env. to Larnaca, with Buenos Aires and Naples c.d.s. on rear, 1894 env. to Limassol (redirected to Larnaca) franked Argentine 12c tied by Buenos Aires c.d.s. with French Ligne Packet c.d.s. on front and Marseilles entry c.d.s on rear and May 1895 env. to Larnaca franked Colombia 10c tied by Colon duplex and marginal reg. label centrally placed on front and Marseilles transit c.d.s. on rear (3 covers) Cross Reference: ARGENTINA, REGISTERED MAIL, COLOMBIA, POSTAL STATIONERY £150
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CYPRUS - LIMASSOL SQUARED CIRCLE ON POSTAL STATIONERY; Range with 1892 QV ½pi PC uprated ½pi to England, 1885/95? QV ½pi newspapers wrappers to Larnaca or Constantinople and 1896/98 10pa QV newspaper wrappers to Nicosia or Kilani with the indicia cancelled by Limassol Squared Circles. (5) Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY, PRINTED MATTER £150
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CYPRUS - RUSSIAN LEVANT MAIL REDIRECTED TO CYPRUS; Dec. 1894 front and one rear flap to Jerusalem franked Russian Levant 2k tied by indistinct c.d.s. and redirected to Larnaca with part Nicosia c.d.s. on rear. Unusual redirected mail Cross Reference: HOLY LAND AND JUDAICA, LEVANT - RUSSIAN, REDIRECTED MAIL, FALSE £150
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CYPRUS - UPU SURCHARGED POSTCARDS FROM VICTORIA; Apr. 1895 & May 1897 1½d on 2d UPU surcharged PC's to Nicosia or Larnaca both with Suez transit h.s. on front. Unusual Australian origin (2 cards) Cross Reference: VICTORIA, POSTAL STATIONERY £150
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CYPRUS - RETURNED MAIL GROUP; 1897/1900 QV 10pa or ½pi newspaper wrappers used locally or to Athens or Varna each with mss. 'Retour', "REFUSED" h.s., bilingual (French/Greek) unclaimed label or Returned Letter Office c.d.s. on front. (4) Cross Reference: PRINTED MATTER, POSTAL STATIONERY, RETURNED MAIL, FALSE £150
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CYPRUS - SCARCE SEA POST OFFICE DATESTAMPS; Apr./May 1909 PPC or env. ex GB franked 1d KEVII tied by Hoylake c.d.s. or Italy franked 10c tied by Venice squared circle with good strikes of the double-lined "SEA POST OFFICE/CYPRUS" c.d.s. on rear of each. (2) Cross Reference: SHIPS/SHIPPING, TRAVELLING POST OFFICES, PICTURE POSTCARDS, ITALY £220
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CYPRUS - FOREIGN MAIL WITH CENSOR TAPE; 1914/17 envs. to London or Berne franked 1pi or pair 30pa + ½pi ex Kara or Nicosia with White (#4063) or Pink (#50) Censor tape affixed at top or right. (2 covers) £110
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CYPRUS - MARTIAL LAW HANDSTAMPS ON FOREIGN MAIL; Range with 1915/16 envs. to Berne or Stockholm franked block of four ½pi or 2pi or an undated rear of an env. franked 2pi each with chamfered-framed "MARTIAL LAW/PASSED CENSOR/CYPRUS" h.s. and all ex Nicosia, one with "OUVERT/PAR/L'AUTORITE MILITAIRE" censor tape applied at left and tied by a h.s. with same wording. Scarce group (4 items) Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWI £220
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CYPRUS - TAXED MAIL TO OVERSEAS; Range with 1921/22 envs. to USA franked 30pa (3) or 1pi (2) both tied by Famagusta c.d.s. with bold "T" h.s. on face and pre-cancelled 3c postage dues (2 on each cover) affixed to front, 1925 unfranked env. to Poland ex Larnaca with bold "T" h.s. on front and postage dues on rear removed, 1929 PPC to Prague franked ¼pi (2) with bold "T" h.s. and mss. '30 05' alongside. (4 covers) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE COVERS £150
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CYPRUS - RARE A.R. COVERS TO OVERSEAS; Jan. 1924 env. to Trieste franked KGV 2¾ pi (3) tied by Limassol squared circles with framed "RECOMMANDE" h.s. at left and framed "A.R." below and June 1926 env. to England franked KGV 2½pi, 1½pi & 1pi tied by Larnaca c.d.s. with matching reg. label centrally fixed and framed "A R" h.s. at top left. Fine pair showing different types of these rare marks (2 covers) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL £220
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