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1892-1910 4d Postal stationery registration envelopes, sizes F (9), G (7), or H (4), various rates and destinations including Hungary, Tasmania, Canada, etc., all fine. (20). £120-150
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Late Fees. 1908 Postcard from Stutterheim to G.B endorsed "late fee" and franked 3d (the 2d late fee for posting up to 30 minutes after the close of the mails, illustrated on page 53 of Goldblatt); 1908 1d lettercard to Germany uprated 5 1/2d, and 1910 cover to USA franked South Africa 2 1/2d + Cape 4d both tied by Cape Town 3pm datestamps, the 4d late fee for mail by steamer posted at the G.P.O between 2.30pm and 3pm. The cover with tape stain at upper edge, otherwise fine and scarce. (3). Photo on Page 282. £160-200
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c.1807 Entire to "Monsieur Bird, Secretaire General du Gouvernement Anglais au Cap de Bonne Esperance" endorsed "free", with oval "GR" Cape of Good Hope arms handstamp, fine and scarce. £140-160
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c.1807 Entire to "Col. Bird, Colonial Secretary, Cape Town" headed "On Service", delivered free of charge, with a good strike of the uncommon "GR" Cape of Good Hope arms handstamp, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 282. £200-240
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1825 Entire letters addressed to "H.C Nieuwoudt, Velt Cornet, Onderbokkeveld" headed "Officieel" and endorsed from "Adjt. Landt Bur., Clan Wm". The first letter asks for a report on the family condition of Bastard Kobus Bezuidenhout, and warns that Diergaard has not reported and his possessions may be seized; the second letter instructs Nieuwoudt to obey the Landrosts earlier instructions. Two fine Veldcornet Post letters from the Clan William Land Bureau. (2). £200-240
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1854-85 Stampless O.H.M.S covers and entires including 1872 Colonial Secretary's Office printed envelope from Cape Town to Graaff Reinet (oval arrival datestamp) containing two letters asking the addressee to make an examination of stamps in the hands of the Distributor or the records of the Civil Commissioner at Graaf Reinet, with a statement of the stamps then held by the Distributor; Colonial Office cover to Beaufort West and redirected to Cape Town with oval datestamps of both places; other entires with Stutterheim double arc datestamp (torn at base), Burghers Dorp or Piquetberg oval datestamps, or Grahams Town c.d.s. (6 + 3 letters). £240-300
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1855-65 Stampless O.H.M.S entires to the Postmaster General in Cape Town, from the Postmasters at Cape Town, Colesberg, Bedford, Middelburg or Somerset East, all with oval datestamps, the last torn and stained, otherwise fine. (5). £150-180
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1871-1909 Covers including 1871 cover from King Williams Town to Cape Town endorsed "Not franked" and "unstamped" with manuscript "1", 1879 Government House cover from Cape Town to Newlands endorsed "free" redirected to Claremont with "To pay 1d", 1890 cover with violet "SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE / C G Rlys / Goods Shed / PORT ELIZABETH", 1900 cover from East London Provost Marshal's Office to "H.J Louw, Parole Prisoner from E. London, Military Commissioner of Police, Johannesburg" redirected to The Crown Solicitor, 1904 South African Museum cover to Belgium with red "CAPE TOWN / OFFICIAL PAID" c.d.s, etc., some faults. (10). £200-250
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1863-1907 Covers and entires sent on Post Office or Money Order business including 1863 "Money Order Business" wrapper to The Postmaster Cape Town with red oval Queens Town datestamp; 1873 printed "Report of Missing Advice" wrappers to The Secretary, G.P.O, Cape Town with oval Malmesbury or Caledon datestamps; G.P.O Savings Bank depositors receipts (5); 1900 cover with boxed "LONDON / M.O.O" datestamp and "M.O BRANCH / G.P.O CAPE TOWN" arrival c.d.s, etc. (14). £160-180
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1836 Entire letter written from the Malabar Hills in India, to Cape Town endorsed "Per Walmer Castle" with oval G.P.O datestamp applied upon arrival, fine and unusual from India. Also 1857 (Dec 24) entire letter from London to Cape Town endorsed "p. H.M.S Lyra". (2). £120-150
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1887-1925 Covers and cards to or from the Cape endorsed by named ship (16), covers to R.M.S "Briton" or to the Castle Line at Cape Town (3, two with cachets), Cape Town Paquebots (6, two on St. Helena postcards, one on an Ascension postcard, one on 1915 Brazil 50r stationery card with "SS Glendha" cachet, also cancels on stamps and pieces), picture postcards of ships (62, with poster type card for "Union-Castle Line Royal Mail Service to South & East Africa"), ephemera with posters advertising sailings (5), 1899 booklet "Distances, Courses and Maritime Positions on the Routes of the Union-Castle Line Steamers", etc. (100+). £150-180
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Ocean Post Offices. 1894-1914 Postcards and covers with single ring "CAPE COLONY / OCEAN POST OFFICE" c.d.s (47, one with "T" handstamp applied on the Sea P.O, another on a fine lettercard containing a coloured view of Table Mountain and a menu for R.M.S "Kildonan Castle"), double ring "UNION OF S. AFRICA / OCEAN P.O" (5, numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 6) or scarce "UNITED KINGDOM & S. AFRICA SEA P.O" (3, numbers 2 or 8), also various stamps and pieces and a dance card from R.M.S "Kinfauns Castle". A good lot, most written up on pages. (55+). £300-350
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1870-99 Covers comprising 1870 Book Post wrapper from Pietermaritzburg to Grahams Town franked 2d handstamped "TOO LATE"; 1877 G.P.O Cape Town stampless official letter to the Civil Commissioner of Graaff Reinet informing him of a 15/- fine levied on A. Thornton, post contractor for the Graaff Reinet to Port Elizabeth route, for a delay in delivering the mail; and 1899 cover from Cape Town to London, these last two both with hexagonal framed "POSTED LATE". (3). Photo on Page 282. £200-250
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1882-1914 Covers and cards with various explanatory handstamps including "OFFICIALLY / REDIRECTED", "OFFICIALLY REDIRECTED / AT CAPE TOWN (1)" (3), "NOT KNOWN" (2, one on 1900 cover to Rhodesia), "UNKNOWN", "GONE - NO ADDRESS" (2) "MISSENT / TO CAPE-TOWN" (1901 card from Germany to G.B), Cape Town R.L.O "Undelivered For Reason Stated" (3), etc., also manuscript "Missent" of Korsten and two items returned unknown from G.B. A few faults though most are fine. (20). £200-240
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1882-1900 Covers to or via G.B with 1882 cover franked 6d, a Cape "3d" charge mark crossed out and charged 1/-; 1892 cover franked 2 1/2d with Cape "2 1/2d" charge mark obliterated "F.B" and a 5d charge applied; 1900 4d registration envelope franked 1d, handstamped boxed "POSTED OUT OF COURSE / TO PAY" but not charged; and 1d envelope to Germany endorsed "Posted without Contents", a 2d charge mark applied in London then crossed out, charged 20pf. The first with small corner fault, otherwise largely fine. (4). £120-150
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1887 Cover from London to "Port Elizabeth, Cape Town" franked by six 1d lilacs, with unusual boxed "ADVERTISED / AND / 3 JU 87 / UNCLAIMED" of Kimberley, datestamps of Port Elizabeth, Kimberley, Cape Town and the Returned Letter Office, endorsed "Returned from Port Elizabeth without any reason assigned, 2d to pay". A little smudging to address, otherwise fine and very unusual. Photo on Page 282. £150-180
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1893-1910 Covers and cards (18) and a front all with postage due marks including 1894 1d postcard from Cape Town to Holland uprated 1/2d unusually with both stamps cancelled by the "T" handstamp, 1899 card to Germany with octagonal "T/25c" obliterated by "1" barred numeral and replaced by "T/15c", "TAX" handstamp of Alfred Docks (2), various charge marks of Cape Town with "2 1/2d" on cards from Russia (2), etc. (19). £200-240
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1905-08 Cover and postcards (3) from Germany, Canada or G.B (2), all redirected with boxed "REPOSTED" or manuscript "Reposted T 1/2d" and charged the single 1/2d postcard or 1d letter rate, the first unusually on a Cape 1/2d reply card posted back from Hamburg uprated with Germany 10pf. (4). Photo on Page 282. £160-180
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1878-1911 Postcards (54, mainly used), envelopes (5) and lettercards (2) including unused 1889 1/2d card bearing commercial adverts on the reverse for four companies in Cape Town, other used cards with printed adverts including 1891 "Plump for Paterson, He Stands Alone. Progress without increasing the rates is his aim. Vote Early", 1899 card with senders address "Trap. Miss St. Lourdes, E. Griqualand" and datestamps of Sneezewood and Umzimkulu, etc. (61). £200-250
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1898 1d on 1 1/2d Postal stationery postcards (H&G10), the reverse with Cape Town views in blue of The Docks, House of Assembly (2), Adderley Street or Table Bay, all posted from Cape Town to Germany (4) or Luxembourg, very fine. (5). £160-180
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1898-1901 "Greetings from Cape Town" coloured postcards with differing views published by J.C Hubrich of Cape Town, court size card posted from Rouxville to Germany with O.F.S 2 1/2d on 3d; and a larger card printed on the reverse of a Cape 1d on 1 1/2d postal stationery postcard from Cape Town to England, redirected to Germany and back to England, minor edge stain. Two attractive and scarce cards. (2). £140-160
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1903-09 Postal stationery postcards comprising QV 1d cards with views on the reverse of Adderley Street, Houses of Parliament, or young Zulu girls and goldfields, and a card with the G.P.O shown on the address side posted to Germany then reposted back to Cape Town with a German 10pf stamp; KEVII 1/2d cards with handpainted pictures of a farmhouse or sailing boat, or with an attached photo of a farm; and KEVII 1d cards with views of Buffalo Harbour, East London on the address panel (2), all used . (9). £180-220
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1874 Cover from Durban to London "pr R.M.S Basuto via Cape" bearing 1873 1/- purple-brown. Also 1896 cover from Pietermaritzburg to England bearing 1895 HALF on 1d strip of five, with Southampton Packet Letter c.d.s. (2). £100-120
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Pieces bearing 1d dated "JUN 30 86" on grey paper with arms; or combination pieces with undated 2d with arms used with Natal 1d or Transvaal 2d, the New Republic stamps cancelled by Vryheid circular arms handstamps (2) or violet oval datestamp, the Transvaal 2d tied Utrecht c.d.s and the Natal 1d tied Dundee c.d.s. The two New Republic 2d stamps with faults, nevertheless both attractive combination pieces. (3). £100-120
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1892-1913 Covers and cards (19) including formula postcard bearing a 1/2d stamp with an unusual overinked and very blurred impression of the shield overprint and heading, registered cover bearing V.R.I 1/2d - 5/- (9 values, no 2 1/2d), also 1877 Land Grant document (faults) signed by President J.H Brand and 1896 receipt both with revenue stamps. (22). £100-120
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1907 KEVII Multiple Crown CA 4d, mint block of six with margin at left and base, lower centre stamp with "IOSTAGE" variety, mounted on the upper row only, the variety unmounted. S.G. 150/a, £222+. £80-100
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1889 Cover to England bearing a 6d revenue stamp, disallowed with "0" written alongside and a Krugersdorp c.d.s away from the stamp, 1/3 due to Transvaal written in manuscript, crossed out and replaced by circular framed "1/6" charge mark, a Workington arrival c.d.s applied to a Found Open & Officially Sealed label. Minor edge faults, opening tear at upper edge but very unusual. £100-120
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1899 Registered cover to Holland bearing 1893 1/2d on 2d, 1d on 6d and 2 1/2d on 1/- pair all tied by boxed "R / GEREGISTREERD / PRETORIA" datestamps, vertical crease well away from the stamps, an attractive franking. £80-100
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1913-84 Mint selection in a stockbook including 1913-24 1/2d - £1 set of fifteen, 1927-30 2d - 10/- pairs set of seven, 1930-44 2d - 1/- pairs with all colours, 1933-48 pairs set of ten, etc. Also Transvaal 1885-93 1/2d - 10/- and some South West Africa. S.G. £3,100+. (Approx 350). Photo on Page 288. £400-500
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1927 10/- Pair and 1935 10/- Officials in pairs with type O2 or O3 overprints, all mounted mint. S.G. 39, O27, O29, £810. (3). Photo on Page 288. £150-180
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1935 Silver Jubilee set in mint horizontal pairs each including the cleft skull variety (with additional 6d pair), or vertical pairs each including the variety spots above head and behind neck. S.G. 65/8a,b, £388. (9 pairs). £100-120
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1929 Registered Ocean Letter envelope to Cape Town with 2d + 3d tied oval "SHIPPING POSTMASTER / 3 / CAPE TOWN" rubber datestamp, further strikes on the front and reverse, a fine and scarce commercial use of this datestamp. Photo on Page 282. £160-180
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1936 Empire Exhibition Johannesburg picture postcards (six differing views) franked 1/2d, posted at the exhibition, flown to various destinations including Madagascar, Nigeria, Tanganyika, Hong Kong, Belgian Congo, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, Indo-China, Nyasaland, Ceylon, Guatemala, Chile, Uruguay, Northern & Southern Rhodesia, Europe, etc. (28). £100-120
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1937 Registered covers with South Africa Coronation pairs tied by oval "SHIPPING POSTMASTER / CAPE TOWN" or "ASSISTANT SHIPPING POSTMASTER / CAPE TOWN" datestamps, fine and scarce. (2). £140-160
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1939 Registered cover to England with South Africa Huguenot Landing set in pairs all cancelled violet oval "SHIPPING POSTMASTER / CAPE TOWN" datestamps, fine and scarce. Also 1963 registered covers with bilingual "Shipping Cape Town" datestamps numbered "1" or "2", one with cachet of the Shipping Postmaster, the other with Certificate of Posting. (3). £100-120
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1901-78 Mint and used collection in an album including 1905 Cervantes Tercentenary set mint, 1926 Red Cross and Air sets mint, 1930 Columbus sets mint, 1930 Exhibition sets mint (Air 1p brown used), miniature sheets, etc. S.G. £1,750+. (100s). £150-180
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Cuba & Puerto Rico. 1855-2005 Mint and used collection in two albums, Cuba including 1860 "Y 1/4" on 2r rose used, 1886 1/4r with "66" overprint mint, 1882 20c brown mint, 10c on U.S 10c Express Stamp mint, telegraph stamps, etc.; also Puerto Rico including 1893 Columbus 3c mint. (Many 100s). £200-250
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Guinea/Fernando Po. 1903-68 Mint and used collection on pages including Fernando Po with 1899 (Sep) 60c - 1p mint; Spanish Guinea; also Elobey, Annobon & Corisco and Rio Muni, a good lot with some useful stamps. S.G. £3,900 (approx). Photo on Page 288. £200-250
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Morocco/Cape Juby. 1903-68 Mint and used collection on pages with Cape Juby including 1916 40c on 1p mint, 1922 20c violet mint and 1926-48 issues apparently complete mint; Spanish Morocco with many sets, mainly mint; IFNI virtually complete mint from 1943; Spanish P.O in Tangier and Tetuan. A good lot, mainly fine. S.G. £4,000 (approx). (100s). £200-250
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Rio de Oro/Spanish Sahara. 1905-75 Mint and used collection on pages with Rio de Oro issues largely complete mint from 1907 including 1907-08 and 1911 surcharges; La Aguera complete mint; Spanish Sahara with 1924 set mint, 1931 horizontal overprint set used, and 1950-75 issues apparently complete mint; Spanish West Africa complete mint. S.G. £2,300+. (100s). £120-150
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Literature. "Sudan, The Postal Markings, 1867-1970" and "Sudan, The stamps and Postal Stationery of 1867 to 1970" both by E.C.W Stagg; "Sudan, The Postal Markings of the T.P.Os, 1887-1989" by J.F Dight; and "Stamps and Posts of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan" by H. Gisburn and G.S Thompson. (4). £30-40
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1897-1988 Mint and used collection on pages including 1935 General Gordon set mint, Officials with 1948 set mint, Army Officials, etc. S.G. £1,000+. (100s). £140-160
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1897 Soudan overprints, mint and used collection on pages including varieties, with 1m overprint inverted mint (1967 R.P.S Certificate + 1928 Tommy Allen letter of guarantee), 5m overprinted inverted mint (1970 R.P.S Certificate, creased) and used (1956 B.P.A Certificate, one pulled perf), 5m mint strip of six with overprint misplaced sideways and therefore divided between stamps (1970 R.P.S Certificate) or single with overprint misplaced upwards, 2m with missing dot in left arabic character within a used block of four, many other minor varieties, reconstructions of the six overprint types for most values and vertical strips of six of the 2m and 3m mint and 5m used, panes of sixty of the 1m and 2m, 2p mint (6), 5p mint (5) and used (9, with block of four), 10p mint (6) and used (5), some forgeries, cancels with Army Telegraphs c.d.s code "DN" on 1p block, etc. Also six Egypt stamps with cancels of Massawah, Wadi Halfa or Sawakin. S.G. 1/9, £3,300+. (306). Photo on Pages 288 & 292. £500-600
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1898-1932 Camel Postman issues, mint and used collection on pages with 1898 set mint and used, 5m and 2p with white cloud variety and 2m with the variety retouched; 1902-21 set and 5m on 5p surcharge mint and used; 1921-23 set mint and used and plate blocks of the 2m and 10m (both including "white cloud" variety); 1927-41 set mint and used, 4m inverted watermark mint (3) and used, misplaced centres on 5m (5, with block), 10m (5, with block) or 15m, and plate blocks of eight of the 3m and 5m (both including "white cloud" variety); 1931-37 Air Mail overprints and 2 1/2p surcharge with minor varieties. S.G. £1,084. (187). £240-280
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1903 5m on 5p, Variety surcharge inverted, superb mint (R.P.S Certificate, 1989), and used with 10 Oct. 1903 Khartoum c.d.s (R.P.S Certificate, 1958), both fine and scarce. S.G. 29a, £600. (2). Photo on Page 294. £220-260
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1931-38 Air Mail stamps, mint and used collection with varieties on pages including 1931-37 perf 14 and perf 11 1/2x12 1/2 sets mint and used, additional 4 1/2p mint block of eight and used (2), and the seven 5m - 4 1/2p values issued in 1931 (just missing the 5p) used on three separate First Day Covers; 1935 local surcharge sets mint and used, surcharges misplaced upwards or sideways (some transposed) on the 15m (9) and 2 1/2p on 5m (10, one pair with C. Hass Certificate), various mint multiples including 2 1/2p on 3m missing arabic letter (4, also one used ) and 2 1/2p on 5m missing arabic letter (5, also one used), many small " 1/2" and other minor varieties, three covers bearing four examples of both the 7 1/2p and 10p, etc.; 1938 London surcharge sets mint and used, 5m block of ten and used single with inverted watermark (creased), First Day Covers bearing set of four or six 5m stamps. A fine lot. S.G. £2,150 (approx). (228 + 9 covers). Photo on Page 290. £450-550
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1931-37 Air perf 14 15m, lower left corner marginal single with inverted watermark, the stamp unmounted, fine and scarce, just two sheets (100 stamps) discovered with this watermark variety. S.G. 52aw, £275. Photo on Page 290. £100-120
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1931-37 Air perf 14 15m, lower left corner marginal block of nine with inverted watermark, large part imprint, eight stamps unmounted, fine and very scarce. Probably the largest surviving block with this watermark variety, of which just two sheets (100 stamps) were discovered. S.G. 52aw, £2,475. Photo on Page 294. £900-1,100
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1931-37 Air perf 14 15m, lower right corner marginal block of four with inverted watermark (the adjoining block to the previous lot), plate number "1", three stamps unmounted, fine and scarce, just two sheets (100 stamps) discovered with this watermark variety. S.G. 52aw, £1,100+. Photo on Page 290. £400-500
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1931-37 Air perf 14 7 1/2p, watermark inverted and reversed, very fine mint. S.G. 57by, £275. Photo on Page 288. £100-120
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