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c.1885-97 Covers (5) and a newspaper wrapper from G.B, bearing yellow labels used on missent mail, three in Indian script, three English language labels requesting return of the cover to the Postmaster General at Calcutta, Inspector General R.M.S at Calcutta or the Supdt. Travelling Post Offices at Allahabad, the last with boxed “MISSENT TO FRONTIER / BENGAL No. 1 DOWN TRAIN”, unusual. (6). £150-200
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1892-96 Covers and cards with unusual type 27 duplex cancels (with six crescents enclosing a blank space), examples from 17 offices, a few faults. (23). £100-150
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1887-1935 Covers and cards, various unusual datestamps including 1901 covers from G.B to “Captain A.M Anderson, 21st Madras Pioneers, Camp near Hangu, K.K & T Railway, via Kohat, N.W Frontier” with “CAMP POST OFFICE / No. 4” backstamps (3), 1903 postcard from Samrala Camp with “CAMP POST OFFICE / No. 1” c.d.s, also Experimental P.O (9), Hyderabad Sappers Lines and Army Hd Qrs Simla registration handstamps, Royal Artillery Bazaar Ambala due handstamp, etc. (24). £120-180
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1892-1901 Covers and cards with Government Camp or Governors Camp datestamps, comprising “A.G.G’S CAMP / RAJPUTANA” single ring backstamp on 1892 cover or squared circle cancels on 1898 postcards (5), “N.W.P GOVT CAMP P.O” single ring datestamps (11, two types, all arrival backstamps) or double c.d.s (3, two cancelling stamps), a few faults though most are fine. (20). £150-200
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Bombay. 1857-1907 Covers and cards with various Bombay cancels including numeral obliterators and duplexs, branch offices, etc., many on internal covers, a few to G.B, diamond of bars and “B” roller cancel on covers from Wellington Pier, etc. (86). £250-300
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Calcutta. 1863-1948 Covers and cards, various G.P.O and branch office cancels including scarce type 15e “1-C” or “1-N.C” within horizontal bars, Calcutta G.P.O duplex with a square of diagonal bars (unlisted by Cooper), also “Night Sorting Calcutta” backstamps (2), etc. (74). £250-300
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Calcutta. 1870-75 Covers to G.B, 1870 cover franked 8a + 8p cancelled by diamond of dots (type 1, late use), the others franked 8a with diamond of bars cancel (type 26, used at experimental post offices), or “1” within a diamond of five diagonal bars (type 28c) struck in blue (2) or black (2), scarce cancels, all fine. (6). £200-250
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Banghy Dawk (Parcel Post). 1865-68 Parcel receipts all with boxed “G.P.O / B.D” in blue, applied in Calcutta to unpaid parcels sent by the Banghy Dawk service, one repaired with tape, two fine, very scarce. (3). £200-250
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District Posts. c.1867-69 Covers (4), pieces (2) and stamps (15), one cover to G.B with 4a green cancelled triangular “D/213” (type 29), others franked ½a with rhomboid cancel (type 31, no number) used at Manwuth (2 covers) or boxed “DT POST / ST-3” within bars (type 31a), pieces with type 8f Zemindari Dawk cancels “ZY/19” (½a block + single) or “ZY/20”, etc. A scarce group. (21). £300-400
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Ingoing Mail. 1848-69 Covers (35) and postcards (4) from G.B to India, many to army officers, one 1857 cover posted unpaid and charged 4a + 2a upon redirection, 1848 letter paid 1/- in cash but charged 4a, other pre-1870 covers franked 6d (17), 9d (4) or 1/- (5, two with embossed 1/- cut to shape), later covers franked 2½d (4), 5d or 10d, an 1866 printed freight circular franked 2d, 1½d postcard franked 1d and 2d postcards (3). Also an 1858 letter from India posted as an inland letter at Liverpool franked 1d, some faults. (40). £300-350
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Official Covers. c.1869-84 O.H.M.S Covers bearing official stamps including 1869 cover from Goordaspoor franked 1867-73 ½a (12, with block of six, one torn) + 1a block of six handstamped “INSUFFICIENT” with Pathankote backstamp in red obliterated by numeral and replaced by a black c.d.s, others franked 1867-73 1a (2 covers) or 1883-99 1a, also a 1908 cover with KEVII 1a, some faults. (5). £80-100
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Registered Mail. 1860-1903 Covers with various boxed registration datestamps, boxed “REGD / No” (2) or “REGISTERED / LETTER No”, scarce semi-circular “BOMBAY P.O / REGISTERED”, etc. (32). £200-250
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Telegrams / Post Office Forms. c.1865-1908 Telegraph forms (4, two with envelopes, one posted franked ½a pair), telegram receipts (5, two with half telegraph stamps), and Post Office forms comprising list of bags of due mail, receipt for money from a disbursing Postmaster, Money Order acknowledgement, 26 posting receipts for ordinary parcels (6), a remittance, insured articles (2), registered letters or articles (15, two with scarce semi circular “BOMBAY P.O / REGISTERED” handstamps) or insured parcels (2), four Acknowledgement of Delivery forms for a parcel, insured parcels (2) or a letter, all with datestamps or handstamps, a few faults but a scarce group. (44). £300-400
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T.P.Os. 1868-1909 Covers and cards with Travelling Post Office datestamps, many types, mainly backstamps but some cancels, also a few station cancels, a good lot with many early and scarcer handstamps including boxed “T.P.O ENQUIRY OFFICE / BOMBAY”, triangular “FRONTIER / T.P.O N.WRN 22”, other oval and triangular marks, etc. (100+). £400-500
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1857 (May 19) Entire letter from Calcutta to London “Per “Alma” via Marseilles After Packet” with two ½a stamps cancelled octagonal “B/1” paying the 1a after packet fee to Kedgeree, postage unpaid with boxed “INDIA UNPAID” handstamp, charged 9d in London. The letter contains news of the Indian Mutiny with details of the risings at Meerut and Delhi. An interesting cover and letter. Photo on Page 162. £150-200
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1859-64 Covers from Calcutta to G.B endorsed “via Marseilles p. After Packet”, the first franked 7a, the second 7a8p, both including the 1a after packet fee to Kedgeree, minor faults. (2). £120-150
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1860 Registered entire from Cochin to Bombay with 1a pair + 4a on the front paying 2a postage and 4a registration, the reverse franked 1a strip of four + 4a to pay a late fee of 8a with “8 annas fee after 5pm” written below, all stamps cancelled “C/130” with boxed “REGISTERED No” and datestamps of Cochin and Bombay. Horizontal file fold with small tears at right, very unusual and scarce. £100-150
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1860 Entire from Bombay to France, an 8a stamp applied to pay a late fee, tied by “1” in diamond with scarce boxed “FEE PAID” below, the postage unpaid, charged 8c upon arrival, fault at lower left edge, a scarce late fee handstamp. £100-120
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1863-64 Covers from Calcutta to Edinburgh endorsed “P after packet & Marseille”, the first franked 8a + 2a after packet rate, the second sent after the reduction in the letter rate to G.B with 8p and 8a stamps paying 6a8p + 2a after packet rate, octagonal “B/1” or Calcutta India Paid duplex cancels, both fine. (2). £120-150
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1867-68 Covers from Calcutta franked 8a to Aden or 14a8p to France, both endorsed via Bombay and express with an additional 4a paid for the express fee, both backstamped red octagonal “EXPRESS LETTER / G.P.O / CALCUTTA” datestamp, the first with incorrect date OC 9 instead of NO 9, the cover to Aden with minor staining, otherwise fine. (2). £150-200
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1869 Covers to G.B endorsed “via Marseilles pr express”, both franked 12a8p tied by “MADRAS / INDIAN PAID” duplexs, an additional 4a paid for the express fee to Bombay. (2). £120-150
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1871-72 Covers from Bombay to Glasgow, the first franked 8a + 8a late fee tied by Bombay “1” type 15 duplexs, the second franked 8a + 4a late fee tied by small diamonds of bars (type 25) with red Bombay Apollo Pier and blue oval Sea Post Office F backstamps. (2). £120-150
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1871-72 Covers to Scotland franked 8a + 4a late fee, all stamps cancelled by small diamonds of bars (type 25), one with red Apollo Pier backstamp (the other with unclear backstamp of another Bombay sub office), blue oval Sea Post Office D or E backstamps. (2). £120-150
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c.1860-1908 Internal mail with various due handstamps and charge marks, mainly pre-1890 unpaid native covers, including a cover from Kashmir bearing Jammu & Kashmir 1867 ½a ultramarine, some faults. (100). £200-250
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1867-1932 Covers or cards to or from India including 1883 cover to Victoria franked 8a with “T” and oval “MORE TO PAY” charged 4d; 1896 unpaid cover to Netherlands Indies with 2½c, 15c and 20c postage due stamps cancelled at Tebingtinggi Deli; 1889 cover from G.B to France with 1d lilac and 60c + 10c pair dues, redirected to India and charged 7a6p but handstamped “INCONNU / NOT KNOWN”, etc. (23). £180-240
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Calcutta. 1862-1910 Study of Calcutta due handstamps, boxed and c.d.s types, including 1877 cover franked Service ½a from the Offg. Resident in Nepal but posted at Hajeepore, 1901 cover with boxed Alwar State handstamp, some unusual and scarce handstamps, some faults. (40). £150-200The following five lots, sent between G.B and India, were diverted from the intended Marseille route to the more expensive Brindisi route when the Marseille route was closed due to the Franco-Prussian War, announced in a London G.P.O notice of October 21st. Underpaid mail in transit or sent before the public were informed of the route and rate alteration was charged with the single deficiency, 3d on fully paid letters under ½oz. Explanatory handstamps for use on such letters were proofed on October 26th. The British public were informed of these changes more quickly than those in India, Australasia and the Far East, and mail from G.B with this handstamp is therefore very scarce, only occurring until the first week of November, whilst underpaid mail from India continued to be received until the end of November, with Far East and Australian mails received well into December.
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1870 (Oct 8) Cover to Wales endorsed “via Bombay and best route open”, franked 8a + 8p cancelled by a very scarce undated type 9 duplex “WORKING PARTY / 313”, used in 1870 for working parties of soldiers involved in road building and construction between Murree and Abbotabad (see lot 1303), the recipients endorsement showing the letter was written at Camp Bagusta on October 8th. Handstamped boxed “INSUFFICIENTLY PAID / FOR BRINDISI ROUTE / DEFICIENT POSTAGE / d3”, reverse with crest of the 23rd Pioneers and datestamps of Murree, Rawalpindi, Bombay (Oct. 15) and Cardiff (Nov. 7), minor edge faults, very scarce. Photo on Page 162. £700-800
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1870 (Oct 12) Entire letters from Umballa to Ireland franked 8a + 8p, endorsed “via Marseilles” with red “INDIA / PAID”, fine black boxed “INSUFFICIENTLY PAID / FOR BRINDISI ROUTE / DEFICIENT POSTAGE / d3”, backstamped at Bombay (Oct. 15) and Lisburn (Nov. 7), very minor edge faults, otherwise superb and scarce. Photo on Page 162. £600-700
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1870 (Oct. 27) Cover from Exmouth to India franked 1d + 1/- cancelled “286” obliterators, endorsed “via Bombay” with fine boxed “INSUFFICIENTLY PAID / FOR BRINDISI ROUTE / DEFICIENT POSTAGE / d3” and circular “St BG / As 2” charge mark, backstamped at Exmouth, London, Bombay (Nov. 20) and Goruckpore, with a small oval T.P.O datestamp. Very minor edge faults with small closed tear at right, otherwise fine, very scarce from G.B. Photo on Page 162. £700-800
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1870 (Oct 28) Cover from London to Bombay “via Marseille” franked 1d + 1/-, with fine boxed “INSUFFICIENTLY PAID / FOR BRINDISI ROUTE / DEFICIENT POSTAGE / d3” and circular “St BG / As 2” charge mark, backstamped at Bombay (Nov. 20), faults to reverse (with small hole and part flap missing), the front very fine, very scarce from G.B. Photo on Page 162. £600-700
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1870 (Nov 3) Entire letter from Torquay to Bombay franked 1d + 1/- (perf faults), with fine boxed “INSUFFICIENTLY PAID / FOR BRINDISI ROUTE / DEFICIENT POSTAGE / d3” and circular “St BG / As 2” charge mark, backstamped at London and Bombay (Nov 26), horizontal and vertical file folds (one crossing the two stamps), an attractive entire, very scarce from G.B. Photo on Page 162. £600-700
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c.1854-59 Stampless covers to Bombay, possibly from the Persian Gulf, with boxed “BOMBAY / SHIP LETTER / Bearing” (4, charged 1a or 2a) or circular framed “2” (2), five with a Bombay G.P.O datestamp. Also c.1880 ½a envelope cancelled by “1/B-21/2” type 32 obliterator, backstamped Porbandar c.d.s and boxed “SHIP LETTER / POSTAGE DUE (1) ANS”, mainly fine, an unusual group. (7). £200-250
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1888-1905 Covers comprising 1888 ½a envelope cancelled by Assam Steamer Service D.IN c.d.s (faults); 1902 stampless cover to Calcutta with “A.S.S 25 OUT / SET No. M” and “A.S.S 25 IN / SET No. K” datestamps, triangular “POSTED ON / WRONG / STEAMER” and semi-circular “A.S.S 25 IN SET No. K / DUE / ONE ANNA” (file folds); and 1905 1a envelope to England cancelled “STEAMER GHAT / P.O DIBRUGARH” c.d.s. (3). £120-150
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Bombay - Suez Sea Post Office. 1868-73 Covers from G.B (3) or France to India, or from India to Italy (4) or Switzerland, all with oval “SEA POST OFFICE” backstamps, 24x19mm (3, code E or no code) or 31x23mm (6, codes B, D or F) mostly in blue or green. (9). £200-250
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Bombay - Suez Sea Post Office. 1874-1904 Covers and cards from India (32) to G.B, Europe or U.S.A, or from G.B (12), Germany, France or U.S.A to India, with “SEA / POST OFFICE” (22) or “SEA POST OFFICE” (25) transit datestamps, codes A-F; and 1889 cover with enclosed letter written on S.S “Sutledge” posted on board with “SEA / POST OFFICE / B” c.d.s and 3a cancelled “B-1”. (48). £300-350
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Bombay - Suez Sea Post Office. 1884-98 Registered covers from India (12) to G.B, U.S.A or Europe, or from Egypt to Persia, all with Sea Post Office backstamps and circular framed “R” applied on the Sea Post Office, handstamps with thin or thick “R”, all fine. (13). £150-200
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Photograph of George, Prince of Wales, mounted on W. & D. Downey card, 108x165mm, signed “George P, India 1905-06”. A fine signed photo, probably given as a gift during the royal tour. Photo on Page 164. £250-300
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1905 (Nov. 8) Tuck’s official royal visit postcard, the picture side signed “Albert” with “Good Luck!!, York Cottage, November 8th 1905” all in the handwriting of the nine year old Prince Albert, posted from Sandringham franked 1d, addressed to “Captain Campbell R.N, H.M.S “Terrible”, c/o G.P.O, Prince of Wales Escort, India”, redirected to Maidens Hotel, Delhi, with single ring “PRINCE OF WALES CAMP P.O” c.d.s (2 types, with and without “DELY”). A little creasing, reverse with a little surface loss at right edge with part of the stamp torn away. A unique card sent by the future King George VI to the Chaplain of H.M.S “Terrible”, escort ship to H.M.S “Renown” which carried the royal party to India. Photo on Page 164. £300-350
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1905-06 Picture postcards to England (4) or sent within India all with “PRINCE OF WALES CAMP P.O” double ring c.d.s, dated 14 DE. (2, at Delhi), 19 DE. (Fatehpur-Sikri and return to Agra), 28 DE. (Lucknow) or 14 MA. 06 (Quetta, final week of the tour). (5). £150-180
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1905-06 Covers to England all with “PRINCE OF WALES CAMP P.O” double ring c.d.s, the first cover with Prince of Wales feathers on reverse posted from Lucknow (28 DE.), the other three covers sent by Capt. Godfrey Makins, aide-de-camp to the Prince to his mother in London, sent from Karapur (31. JA.), Nursumpet (14 FE.) or Quetta (14 MA.), the 31 Jan. cover with scarce 28mm c.d.s with single line date and large lettering, the others with 30mm c.d.s with date and time in two lines and smaller lettering. (4). £150-180
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1905 Picture postcards posted from Bombay or Viceroys Camp P.O, both to Miss Flynn at the Prince of Wales Camp with scarce “PRINCE OF WALES CAMP P.O” single ring arrival c.d.s (large lettering type) dated 23 DE. (at Gwalior) with “DELY” above the time, or 20 NO. with Dely omitted. (2). £150-180
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1905 (Dec 8) ¼a Postcard from Calcutta to Commander B. Godfrey-Faussett R.N, Equery to H.R.H The Prince of Wales, Government House, Calcutta”, redirected to H.R.H Prince of Wales Camp, with “VICEROYS CAMP P.O / DELY” c.d.s and scarce “PRINCE OF WALES CAMP P.O” c.d.s (small lettering type, without Dely) dated 20 DE. at Gwalior. The card from East India Railways advises of the arrival of an insured parcel from Amritsar. £100-120
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1905-06 Picture postcards from G.B or Switzerland to Miss Flynn at the Prince of Wales Camp both with “PRINCE OF WALES CAMP P.O” single ring datestamps, the large lettering type with “DELY” dated 2 NO. at Jaipur, and the scarce small lettering type without Dely dated 28 JA. 06 at Madras. (2). £150-180
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1908-06 Picture postcards and ephemera comprising a fine real photo postcard of the Prince and Princess of Wales with Lord and Lady Minto, the Governor of Bombay and the royal party; Tuck’s royal visit official postcard, two other cards of the royal visit and a card of H.M.S “Renown”; a 1905 (Oct.) manuscript memo from the Political Dept. Bombay about vaccinations and sanitary arrangements at Govt. House for the visit; and a list of music played on H.M.S “Renown” on January 8th. (7). £100-120
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1905 (Nov 17) Gold invitation card to the opening ceremony of King Edward’s Hall by the Prince of Wales, no. 17, named and signed by a Minister, Indore State; postcard of chiefs awaiting H.R.H at Indore station; and a cover to London with “PRINCE OF WALES CAMP P.O” c.d.s for 17 NO. (3). £100-120
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1905 (Dec 21) Indian tour souvenir postcard to London with ½a pair tied by “LT GOVERNORS CAMP / BENGAL” c.d.s with “W” after the date (used in West Bengal after the partition of Bengal in October 1905), and 1906 (Jan 18) cover to England with Prince of Wales feathers on the flap, signed “Shaftesbury” (9th Earl of Shaftesbury, Chamberlain to the Princess of Wales) with two 1a stamps tied by “VICEROYS CAMP P.O” datestamps. (2). £120-150
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1905 (Nov 11) City of Bombay, foundation stone of the Royal Museum of Western India laid by H.R.H The Prince of Wales, four page programme printed in gold, minor faults, attractive and scarce; also two picture postcards of the ceremony. (3). £100-120
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1905 “Tour In India of Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales. Special Correspondent’s Free Pass” named to Charles J. Stewart, correspondent for the Military Mail in London, giving him free railway travel in connection with the tour, contained within a similarly printed leather wallet; also a letter of Nov 23rd on Prince of Wales Camp notepaper enclosing the pass, signed by Capt. C. Wigram, assistant to the Chief of Staff during the royal visit. Very rare and attractive. (3). £250-300
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1905 (Nov 24) Printed “Camp of H.R.H The Prince & Princess of Wales” withdrawal slip for the Prince of Wales rupee account, completed and signed by B. Godfrey-Faussett to the Treasurer Mr M. Ganguli requesting 1614 rupees be given to the Princess of Wales on account of brass work and jewellery bought at Jaipur. £100-120
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1905 (Dec 23) Cover to Montague Hill Esq., U.S Club, Calcutta, with red “VICEROYS CAMP P.O / POSTAGE / PREPAID” hooded circle datestamp, containing an invitation from the Viceroy to a ball on January 4th which will be attended by the Prince and Princess of Wales, the cover roughly torn open with a large tear through the datestamp, very scarce. (2). £200-250
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