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For auction: Fine Admiralty Islands Spear. Collected 1905 By Voigt.

Added to the Old Boat Blog on February 29, 2008 at 5:30 pm EST

Maritime Antiques is always looking for the latest and best nautical items for sale, and this one caught our fancy. We’ve tried to include a few details about it here, but for better information go to the details page on eBay (link below).

Of 20 total bids, the highest is $1,225.00.

Seller’s notes:
FINE ADMIRALTY ISLANDS SPEAR. COLLECTED 1905 BY MARTIN VOIGT. Originating from the Admiralty Islands, offered is a fine incised spear that was collected by German Postmaster Martin Voigt in 1905. Voigt was sent by the German government to New Guinea in 1902 to serve as Postmaster. His duties extended over the entire colony of mainland New Guinea and surrounding islands. During his tenure, he travelled… [read the rest of the seller's notes]

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