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New Caledonia. 1939-41 Covers from or to Noumea, comprising 1939 (Mar 24) Henri Martinet flight to Bundaberg (2, one flown on to Paris); 1941 (Feb 1) Qantas Catalina flying boat delivery flight cover with New Caledonia 1f25 and Australia 1d cancelled upon arrival at Sydney (18 flown); and 1941 (Apr 19) Sydney to Noumea flight by R.A.A.F flying boat (30 flown). E.844/5, 915, 916, $1,800. (4). £200-250
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Cocos Island. 1939 "Guba II" Indian Ocean survey flight, printed cover posted at New York (May 24, 1938) franked 2c, flown from Hollandia to Seychelles with Netherlands Indies 10c cancelled at Hollandia (May 10), Australia 5d cancelled at Rose Bay (June 1) and an uncancelled Seychelles 6c, reverse with "C&W. LTD / 12 JUN 39 / COCOS" cachet, signed by the pilot Richard Archbold, minor corner creasing. Also a photo of the flying boat. E.865, $800. £200-250
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Fiji/Tonga. 1939 (Oct 21-23) "Aotearoa" Pacific survey flight, cover flown from Suva (Oct 21) to Tonga franked Fiji 1d pair (to Capt. W. R Dyer, c/o R.M.A "Aotearoa", 25 covers flown), and covers flown from Tonga (Oct 23) franked 3d to Australia (opening tears) or 2½d to New Zealand, both flown to Auckland. E.879b/d, $650. (3). £120-150
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1939 (Dec 10) - 1943 (Oct 25) Wartime first flight covers including 1941 (Sep 29) A.N.A Melbourne - Sydney - Brisbane service from all four legs (all signed by the crew, just 15 covers flown on each leg), etc. E.$1,470. (16). £250-350
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Mornington Island Parachute Mail. Christmas parachute drop covers for 1939, 1941, 1942 (2, from Sydney and Brisbane), 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, and 1949 flight cover, all pilot signed. Also unused vignettes for 1941, 1943, 1946 and 1947. E. $1,775. (13). £250-300
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1939-44 Commercial covers, mainly from Australia to USA, G.B or Europe, also a few incoming covers, including covers sent via the horseshoe route, 1942 (Feb.) cover to Singapore with "NOT TRANSMISSABLE / SERVICE SUSPENDED", 1940 covers flown via Hong Kong and Hawaii, and covers sent via New Zealand then by sea to the USA, several Internee and P.O.W covers noted, many Clipper covers with rates to 17/6. (61). £500-600
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1940 (Feb 13) R.A.A.F Lockheed Hudson test flight, flown cover signed by the crew, 1d tied by Richmond Aerodrome c.d.s with red boxed "Posted from / R.A.A.F Station / RICHMOND. N.S.W", just five covers flown. Also 1940 (Jan 30) cover carried on the first flight from Brisbane to Bundaberg and back with ½d pair cancelled at Archerfield Aerodrome, pilot signed with "No. 23 SQUADRON, R.A.A.F" cachet, 17 flown. E.889, 891a, $225. (2). £100-120
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1940 (May 29) Guinea Airways England to Australia delivery flight, two aircraft piloted by D.J Cameron, D. Buckley and E. Chaseling in a record 63 hours, cover flown to Darwin posted upon arrival franked 2d, signed by two pilots. Very scarce, just twelve covers flown from England to Darwin. E.902, $300. Photo on Page 86. £100-120
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1940-43 Commercial covers from G.B to Australia with 1940 express covers flown via France and Italy franked 5/6 or 8/-, 1941 covers sent via USA and Clipper via New Zealand franked 4/6 or 18/-, 1942 (Jan.) cover franked 4/6 returned with violet "TRANS PACIFIC / SERVICE SUSPENDED", 1943 express cover sent via USA and then by sea franked 8/-. (6). £140-160
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O.A.T. 1940-45 Covers with 1940 cover from Batavia to Perth handstamped violet boxed "By air to Australia and / onward airtransmission", and 1943-45 covers from Australia to Sweden (5), Finland, Switzerland (3), Holland (2) or France with oval framed "O.A.T" (6) or rectangular framed "O.A.T" (6, two types). (13). £150-180
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1941 (Jan 19/21) Quantas Sydney to Singapore service, first flights to Dili, registered cover flown from Sydney to Dili, signed by the pilot H.B Hussey (54 flown), and a cover carried on the first return flight from Dili to Sydney (21 flown), both fine. E.912/3, $900. (2). £150-180
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Gilbert & Ellice Is - Canton Is. 1941 (Aug 10) Qantas Catalina delivery flight, cover flown from Canton Island to Sydney franked Gilbert & Ellice 2d, an Australia 1d cancelled upon arrival (Aug 16), signed by the pilot Lester Brain, small grease spot at left, otherwise fine, 25 covers flown. E.920, $500. Photo on Page 86. £120-150
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Fiji. 1941 (Oct 22) Qantas Catalina delivery flight, cover flown from Suva to Sydney franked Fiji 3d, addressed to Capt. L. Brain, signed by the three crew with Sydney arrival c.d.s. Very scarce, a few flown covers prepared by the crew. E.929. Photo on Page 86. £200-250
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1941-44 R.A.A.F flights comprising 1941 (Aug 25) first Australian built Beaufort Torpedo Bomber demonstration flight from Melbourne to Cairns and back, pilot signed, franked 2d (12 flown); 1943 (Nov 8) Lancaster Bomber 4th Liberty Loan flight over Sydney, signed by the crew, posted at Sydney franked 2d; and 1944 cover posted at Bankstown (Mar 30) franked 2½d, endorsed as flown in Mosquito DD664 on 17th Dec. 1942 and again in Mosquito A52-1001 on 11th July 1944 with signatures of 35 pilots and crew, numbered "one of 23", all scarce. E.920a, 968a, 976a, $475. (3). £150-180
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Penrhyn Island. 1942 (Sep. 2) Pan Am survey flight, cover carried on the return flight from Sydney to Penrhyn via Tonga with Australia 1d cancelled at Sydney, an uncancelled Tonga 1d and Cook Islands 1d pair cancelled at Penrhyn Island (Sep. 10), circular U.S Censorship "OVO" cachet, very few covers carried. E.947d, $750. Photo on Page 86. £150-180
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Fanning Island. 1944 (Nov 8) R.A.F Trans-Pacific survey flight by Catalina JX 275 "Flying Bird", registered cover from Sydney to Fanning Island franked 5½d, flown via Fiji and Canton Island, arrival backstamp, signed by the pilot P.G Taylor, 15 covers flown. E.982, $650. Photo on Page 86. £140-180
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1945 (Apr 2) - 1958 (Jan 14) Qantas first flight covers in an album including 1945 outward and return flights between Sydney and New Guinea, Sydney to England overprinted airletter, Sydney to Singapore, outward and return flights between Sydney and Ceylon, 1946 overprinted airletters for Sydney to Singapore and England, typed inscription on England to Singapore airletter, 1947 outward and return flights between Sydney and Norfolk Island, Sydney and Japan, 1949 covers flown between Sydney and Hong Kong (4, one with vignette error "First Regular Service" omitted), etc., many pilot signed, also some ephemera, photos and vignettes. (45+). £500-700
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1946 (May 15) - 1959 (July 3) First flight covers in an album, including 1946 (May 15) TWA round the world flight cover flown from Sydney to Fiji, 1946 Australia - Canada overprinted 7d airletters (2), Pan Am flights, 1948 "Sky Merchant" round the world airletter, etc., many pilot signed, also some ephemera. (59+). £300-400
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Norfolk Island. 1947 (Sep 25) Cover franked 5½d, carried on the Qantas survey flight from Sydney to Norfolk Island. Very scarce, just six covers flown. E.1111, $650. Photo on Page 86. £120-150
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1947-69 Covers comprising 1947 (Dec 19) Nauru to Sydney charter flight to test homing beacons, addressed to Melbourne; 1948 (Aug 4) R.A.A.F outward and return flights from Hobart to Macquarie Island; 1955 (Dec 6) DC111 round the world flight covers from Australia to Canada or England (unlisted by Eustis); 1956 (Apr 27) General Doolittle tour of Australia posted at Darwin, crew signed (just four covers flown to Darwin); 1958 (Nov 24) R.A.F Comet round the world flight from G.B posted at Melbourne (unlisted by Eustis); 1969 (Dec.) London to Australia air race cover flown around the world by Sheila Scott (12 flown). A scarce group. E.1133, 1188/9, 1358, 1655, $760++. (8). Photo on Page 86. £300-350
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1947 (Jan 21) R.A.F "Endeavour" flight to England carrying the Governor of Australia, H.R.H The Duke of Gloucester, signed by ten crew, Australia and G.B stamps; also 1953 (Oct 8) G.B airletter flown by R.A.A.F Canberra in the England to New Zealand air race then flown to Australia, posted at R.A.A.F Lowerton. Two very scarce Air Force flights, very few covers carried. E.1092c, 1327b, $375. (2). Photo on Page 88. £120-150
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1951 (Mar 14) "Frigate Bird II" experimental air mail to Chile, covers flown from Australia to Samoa (pilot signed) or Valparaiso (3), stampless registered cover from Tahiti to Mangareva with Papeete datestamps and various cachets (possibly containing official covers or documents, probably unique), and Valparaiso to Sydney return flight cover with datestamps or cachets of Easter Island, Tahiti, Mangareva and Suva. E.1269/71, $850. (6). £150-200
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Air Letters/Airgraphs. 1943-45 Air letters (5) and airgraphs (9) including 1943 (June 4) first airgraph despatch from England to Australia and 1945 (July 27) final airgraph flight from Australia, 1944 (Aug 24) first civilian airletter despatch from G.B to Australia (pilot signed), 1944 (Sep 11) first day civilian use of Australia 7d air letter to G.B (3, two overprinted in red, one pilot signed) or to Bahrain. A scarce group. E.953a, 977/8, $1,250+. (14). £200-250
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Pigeon Posts. 1933-46 Pigeongrams and covers comprising 1933 (Apr 22) cover with attached pigeongram, vignette block of four and pigeongram, 1934 (Nov 16) cover with attached pigeongram, 1946 (June 9) pigeongram, the last very scarce. E. PP3/6, 9a. (5). £100-150
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Rocket Mail. 1934-37 Flown covers (10), 1935 Silver Jubilee "Telegraph" facsimile front pages (2), vignette sheetlets (9) and a single vignette, also a photo of the official party at the 1935 (Aug 11) rocket post firing at Fraser Island. E. R1/4, 6/7, 9/11. (23). £200-250
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Air Mail labels. 1923-56 Labels including booklets, panes and sheets, uses on cover (13), etc. (53+). £100-200
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1930-31 Covers comprising 1930 first N.Z acceptance for Sydney to Brisbane or Adelaide to Perth air routes (only about 10 N.Z covers posted for each flight), 1931 tenth anniversary of N.Z internal airmails cover flown in Australia, N.Z acceptance for second Imperial Airways flight to England, 1931 Christmas flight to England (2, one with 4d + 7d Air stamps first day use on Nov 10th). (6). £150-200
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1931 (Apr 2) Cover from Ceylon to New Zealand "by Australian air service" with Ceylon 9c + 20c and Australia Air 3d all applied and cancelled in Colombo. A very unusual use of the Australia 3d, applied in Ceylon to pay for internal Australian air mail. £100-150
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1933-42 Covers and cards including 1933 (Feb 27) cover from Mt. Bryan East (birthplace of Sir Hubert Wilkins) to New Zealand flown by New England Airways signed by Wilkins, 1934 first air acceptance from New Zealand to Malta or Greece, 1940 Pan Am first flights from Australia to Hawaii, New Caledonia, USA (2) or Canada, New Caledonia to Australia, 1942 forces covers from Ceylon to N.Z with red boxed "Per AUSTRALIAN Inland / & Trans-Tasman AIR MAIL" (2), etc. (16). £160-200
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1933-34 "Faith in Australia" flights comprising 1933 (Dec 3) Australia to N.Z souvenir cards (2), Auckland to Invercargill flight (2), 1934 (Feb 17) N.Z to Australia covers (7) and souvenir cards (2), April 11th Australia to N.Z covers (8, two flown back to Australia), N.Z to Australia covers (4) and souvenir card, May 11th Australia to N.Z goodwill flight cover, July 2nd N.Z to Australia covers (2), July 24th Papua flight covers (8) and souvenir card, Australian cover intended for the return flight from Sydney to Melbourne with "AIR SERVICE / NOT AVAILABLE", and Anzac Memorial Appeal flight ticket, some items signed. E.348, 360/1, 369/71, 389/95. (40). £400-500
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1934 (Jan 13) Third "Southern Cross" Australia to New Zealand flight by Kingsford Smith, cover with Australia 2d cancelled at Mascot (Jan 12) and N.Z 1d cancelled at New Plymouth (Jan 15), signed by Kingsford Smith. Fine and very scarce, just twelve covers carried. E.350, $650. Photo on Page 88. £200-250
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1934-35 "Southern Cross" flights by C. Kingsford Smith, 1934 (Mar 29) N.Z to Australia covers (7, one flown at Hastings on March 24th, three signed), cover intended for the flight with "TOO LATE", and proof impressions of the two special N.Z datestamps; and 1935 Jubilee flight, Australia to N.Z flown covers (3), covers with "Received Too Late For / Jubilee Air Mail" and "Deliver as Addressed By Ordinary Mail" (2), unused envelopes (3) and N.Z covers intended for the return flight but sent by sea (4), also postcards and photos (5) and a new year greetings card from Ernest Crome to Stephen Smith bearing a piece of fabric from the plane. E.367/8, 499. (27). £250-300
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1934 (Nov 22) Cover posted at Enmore (Nov 19) franked 1d, flown by Ron Whitehead and Rex Nichol from Gerringong Beach to New Zealand in a DH80A Puss Moth "Faith in New Zealand", very scarce, twelve covers flown. E.463, $425. Photo on Page 88. £120-150
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1938 (July/Aug) First All-up flights from New Zealand, including covers to Ceylon, Canada, Burma, Southern Rhodesia and Hong Kong (2), various printed envelopes. (20). £100-150
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1940 (Apr 30 - May 2) First regular TEAL air mail service between Australia and New Zealand, covers flown from N.Z to Australia (14, one pilot signed, one flown back to Australia) or Australia to N.Z (8, also Ulm card signed by the crew), G.B acceptance cover posted at Jersey, and New Zealand cover franked 5d with uncancelled Australia stamps intended to be flown in both directions, returned to the sender with the flight cachet obliterated by dumb "seapost" type cancel and "RETURN ENVELOPES / NOT ACCEPTED FOR / TRANSMISSION IN / TRANS-TASMAN AIR / SERVICE". Also May 6th outward and return "Awarua" flight covers both signed by the pilot Oscar Garden. An interesting lot, various printed covers and cachets. E.899/900ab. (27). £200-300
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1946-59 Covers including 1946 (Dec 19) R.A.A.F Mosquito Sydney to Auckland flight, pilot signed (12 flown), 1951 (May 15) Christchurch to Melbourne charter flight with a cargo of rubber during a dock strike (unlisted by Eustis), etc., some signed, also some photos and ephemera. (36+). £200-250
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1931 (Dec 17) Registered cover from Wau to England franked 5d pair, endorsed "Per Air Mail Wau Salamaua", backstamped at Sydney and Adelaide. An early New Guinea flight, unlisted by Eustis. £80-100
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1933 (Mar 2) First New Zealand acceptance for air in Papua New Guinea, two covers franked N.Z 1d cancelled at Wellington and Australia 2d cancelled at Sydney (Mar 7), flown from Port Moresby to Wau (41 flown) or Port Moresby to Salamaua (36 flown), carried by Guinea Airways piloted by Orme Denny. E.P57/a, $500. (2). £120-140
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1933-49 Covers including 1933 (Feb 10) Australia covers flown from Port Moresby to Salamaua (2, one pilot signed), 1934 (Apr 12) Port Moresby to Townsville (pilot signed), Dec 19th Port Moresby to Cairns with Lord Sempill, 1936 (Oct 29) Port Moresby to Melbourne (pilot signed), 1938 (Mar 18) Rabaul to Salamaua, April 18th Sydney to Salamaua (pilot signed), 1938 cover from Australia to G.B intended for the first flight via New Guinea but disallowed with Australian explanatory label on reverse, 1938 (Oct.) Fairchild Aerial Surveys covers to Honolulu and Los Angeles, 1949 (June 2) Samarai to Bwagaoia, etc. E.$2,115. (18). £350-450
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1935 (Aug 14) and 1940 (Mar 19) Sydney to Wau flight covers posted upon arrival, both signed by the pilot Ray Parer. E.P83, 153, $650. (2). £120-150
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1935 (Sep 1) Daru to Port Moresby and Darwin, R.A.A.F Southampton flying boat A-11-1 flight, cover franked 3d, pilot signed. E.P89, $600. Photo on Page 88. £120-150
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1937 (June 4) Kokopo to Sydney charter flight during a volcanic eruption near Rabaul, cover franked 4d, pilot signed. E.P113, $400. £100-120
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1937 (Sep 22) Papua Oil Development Co. Ltd. Australia to Papua New Guinea flight, cover flown from Sydney to Thursday Island, posted upon arrival, pilot signed (12 flown); and 1939 (Feb 24) cover posted at Port Moresby, flown to Darwin via Thursday Island. E.P116, 142, $700. (2). £150-180
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1899-2006 Mint and used collection in an album including 1910 Birthday Jubilee set mint, 1936 Dollfuss 10s unmounted mint, 1933 W.I.P.A 50g unmounted mint, etc. (100s). £200-250
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1914-18 Naval Mail. The collection in an album and on pages, many with named ship postmarks, cachets or censor cachets including battleships, destroyers, cruisers, torpedo boats, depot ships, etc., also cachets of submarine schools, gunnery schools, Danube Flotilla, former Austrian Lloyd ships, a few photos of ships, 1821 letter from the Emperor's War Cabinet "To the Commander of the Austrian Navy" and 1893 official card from the naval academy in Fiume, etc. An interesting collection. (140). £700-800
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Hospital Ships. 1915-18 Stampless covers and cards (33, three registered) and Money Order receipts (3) with cachets of the "Adria" (5), "Alpha", "Mars", "Africa" (2, Lloyd Dampfer X), "Electra" (H.S I), "Metkrovich" (4, H.S II), "Tirol" (H.S III), "Graf Wurmbrand" (4, H.S IV), "Argentina" (14, H.S VI) or "Gamma", also a card from the "Baron Call" and a postcard of the "Tirol". (36). £400-500
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1916-19 Stampless Feldpost covers and cards from balloon troops, all with cachets. (21). £150-180
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Literature/Documents. Annual Reports for 1887-1900 and 1902 (15); 1914 agreement between the Bahamas Government and the New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Co. on the carriage of mail and freight; 1913 agreement between the Bahamas Government and Florida East Coast Hotel Co. on steamship services (including mail carriage) and running of hotels; 1826 document appointing William Webb to the Executive Council of the Bahamas; 1804 act allowing the export of salt to the USA, etc. (21). £80-100
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1772 (Nov 10) Entire to "The Reverend Doctor Daniel Burton, Secretary to Venerable Society for the Propagation in Foreign Parts, in Abington Street, Westminster", internal filing endorsement "Mr Moss, Missionary, Harbour Island, Nov. 10 1772", privately carried to London and posted within the Penny Post with fine triangular "PAYD / PENY / POST / T / FE" of the Temple office and "7 / O'CLOCK /W" time handstamp for Westminster. Small closed tear, otherwise fine and a very early letter from the Bahamas. <\i> £200-250
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1786 (Feb 28/Mar 20) Entire letter from Panton Leslie & Co in Nassau to Madeira, endorsed "p. Captn Redmond", privately carried, a postscript to the letter stating "this will be handed you by the master of a small vessel belonging to us which we have let upon freight to a gentleman of Charleston, So Carolina". Also London Gazette's of Sept. 26/30 1775 announcing the final two packets to the USA, and April 15/19 1788 announcing a new packet to Jamaica and Leeward Islands; and three prints of Nassau. An early Bahamas letter, vertical file fold, otherwise fine. £100-150
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