New Guinea, Head Tax check (2), 10 Shillings, uniface, TERRITORY OF NEW GUINEA around HEAD TAX / 1930-1931 / 10/-, aluminium, 34mm, with suspender loop at top; similar but 1939-1940, 35mm, no suspender, but pierced as issued [2]. Fine or better the second with some surface staining, scarce £60-£80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector.

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Provenance: first bt. J Buck, 2003; second bt. Spink & Sons Ltd., 1993