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  • Cement Man ("The City and the People")

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    (1924)
  • Coenogonium sp.

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    Mar 1921 to Mar 1922
  • certified proof

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    1923-12-27
    plate date
    1913
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    1902
  • Eragrostis pilosa (L.) P. Beauv.

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    13 Aug 1923
  • Syrrhopodon lycopodioides (Brid.) Müll. Hal.

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    16 Mar 1920
  • Hypolepis steubelii Hieron.

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    Sep 1929
  • Cordylanthus rigidus (Benth.) Jeps.

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    16 Sep 1929
  • Mapania cuspidata (Miq.) Uittien var. cuspidata

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    13 Mar 1927
  • 1 Cent

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    1921
  • Under the Moon; Sing Me a Baby Song

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    1927

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